Cubelets Updater vs Petoi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cubelets Updater
This app connects to Bluetooth Cubelets, allowing real-time construction updates and remote control of up to six robot blocks. It also supports upgrading older Cubelets to the latest operating system.
- Real-time construction map updates
- Remote control of up to six Cubelets
- Steer Drive blocks
- Activate Flashlight blocks
- Read Distance block output
- Upgrade Cubelets OS
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Cubelets robot blocks are a fast and easy way to inspire kids to become better thinkers. The Cubelets app connects to your Bluetooth Cubelet, and allows you to play with Cubelets in new ways. Connect to your Bluetooth Cubelet and see a map of your Cubelets update in real time as you change your construction. Then, select up to six Cubelets to remote control them. Steer your Drive blocks around, light up your Flashlight block, or read the output from the Distance blocks on your robot. This app supports Cubelets OS 4, a new operating system for Cubelets. If you have older Cubelets, you may upgrade them to OS 4 in the app.
Petoi
Configure and control your robot pet toys with this official app. Calibrate joints, perform pre-set actions, and create custom movements. Compatible with Bittle and Nybble robot pets.
- Easy joint calibration
- Control robot movement and actions
- Create custom robot commands
- Share custom commands with community
- Compatible with Bittle and Nybble robots
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The official app for configuring and controlling Petoi's robot pet toys. Features: -- easy calibration interface to make the robot's joints aligned correctly. -- control robots to move with different walking speeds and default actions such as push-up, greetings, stretches, and rest. Great for playing games with your friends and families. -- add custom actions (commands) to your robots to achieve more advanced maneuverability and motions - you may share your customized commands with our community @PetoiCamp. Compatible Petoi robot pets: robot dog Bittle, robot cat Nybble Petoi robot pets are cute, realistic, open-source, palm-sized, compatible with Arduino modules, programmable, and can support Raspberry Pi. Support: official website: www.petoi.com support email: support@petoi.com Support forum: www.petoi.camp/forum
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Petoi at 4.5 against Cubelets Updater's 3.0. Petoi also leads on review sentiment (60% vs 33%) and ratings volume (13 vs 4). Cubelets Updater's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Petoi holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Cubelets Updater's written reviews are positive against 60% of Petoi's.
Cubelets Updater ships an update every 6 months, Petoi every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and July 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cubelets Updater | Petoi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (4 ratings) | 4.5 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Modular Robotics | Petoi LLC |
Customer experience
Cubelets Updater
Petoi
In-app purchases
Cubelets Updater
No in-app purchases
Petoi
No in-app purchases
