Cubelets Updater vs Thames & Kosmos Junior
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.
Thames & Kosmos Junior
Build and program a robotic friend using a physical kit. Control its movements, lights, and sounds through an intuitive visual coding interface. This app offers a fun, hands-on introduction to robotics, engineering, and computer science for young learners.
- Build and code a robotic buddy
- Learn coding with block-based interface
- Program movement, lights, and sounds
- Remote control and programming modes
- Robot workshop diagnostic game
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This app is used to control and program the robot built using the Robotics: Smart Machines - Junior kit from Thames & Kosmos. Build and program a loyal robotic pal! Discover the world of robotics — an exciting, interdisciplinary field combining physics, engineering, and computer science. This kit gives kids a simple, fun, and customizable introduction to robotics. As soon as Junior is assembled, you can begin programming its movements directly on a built-in keypad. You can also download the free Junior app to unlock all of the Junior’s capabilities. Did you assemble everything correctly? Play a make-believe robot workshop game in the app to diagnose any onboard issues. You control Juniors’s movements and sounds. Have fun and drive Junior by remote control or by using your device as a gyroscope. Code programs for Junior using an easy, visual interface included in the app. Junior’s microcontroller — the robot’s “brain” — has separate inputs for the LED lights that light up its eyes, a speaker, two motors (left and right), and a battery. As you assemble this robot, you will learn how Junior’s functions relate to each of these elements. A full-color, 32-page step-by-step illustrated manual helps kids assemble the model and use all of the functions of the app — all while teaching them about robotics in the real world. The app requires a tablet (recommended) or smartphone running iOS. • Build and code your own robotic buddy • Learn to code! Easy, block-based coding app with dozens of cool functions • Program movement, lights, and sounds • Remote control and programming modes
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Thames & Kosmos Junior at 100% against Cubelets Updater's 33%. Thames & Kosmos Junior also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.6) and ratings volume (24 vs 5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Thames & Kosmos Junior holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 24 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Cubelets Updater's written reviews are positive against 100% of Thames & Kosmos Junior's.
| Parameter | Cubelets Updater | Thames & Kosmos Junior |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (5 ratings) | 4.9 (24 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 24 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 10.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Modular Robotics | Franckh-Kosmos Verlags GmbH & Co. KG |
Customer experience
Cubelets Updater
Thames & Kosmos Junior
In-app purchases
Cubelets Updater
No in-app purchases
Thames & Kosmos Junior
No in-app purchases
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