Comparison

TurtleArt vs METAWARE Edu School

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

TurtleArt

Create visual art using code by snapping together puzzle-like blocks. This app offers a gentle introduction to programming concepts through a constructionist learning environment, encouraging creativity and mathematical thinking.

Highlights
  • Drag and drop coding blocks
  • Art and math integration
  • Save and share creations
  • Remixable sample projects
  • No levels or explicit goals
  • Constructionist learning environment
Features
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TurtleArt is an app that lets you create images with code. Snap puzzle-like blocks together to give the turtle a sequence of commands and watch your image take shape. Recommended ages 9+ CREATE WITH CODE We created TurtleArt to make images at the intersection of art and math. It also happens to be a gentle introduction to coding. TurtleArt has a small vocabulary. This makes it a microworld, not a general coding environment like many other block based systems. TurtleArt is 'hard fun'! FEATURES - Simple drag and drop blocks - Samples for exploring and remixing - Help materials to answer your questions - Save images to the Camera Roll to share with friends and family - Copy and paste any TurtleArt image into a new project and see its code - No levels, no puzzles, no explicit goals - No third-party advertising - No in-app purchases A CONSTRUCTIONIST LEARNING ENVIRONMENT TurtleArt is rooted in Seymour Papert’s constructionism, where children learn best by making things that are personally meaningful. In the late 1960s Seymour Papert and his colleagues started developing the Logo programming language. The early versions of Logo introduced the Turtle, a cybernetic creature that responded to commands and established an environment rich in mathematical thinking. ABOUT TurtleArt is brought to you by the Playful Invention Company. We play. We invent. The company is a playground for its founders, Paula Bontá and Brian Silverman. Check out our website www.playfulinvention.com to see other projects and passions. PRIVACY We take kids' privacy very seriously. We do not collect personal information of any kind. Children will never be exposed to in-app purchases or third-party advertisements while playing with the app.

About

METAWARE Edu School

Features
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[VR Maker Create Your Own Map] ● World menu - You can create natural environments such as mountains, land, seas, and rivers. - By changing the coloring, you can create roads that look like real cities. - By selecting the sky background, the sun rises, night, or space environment can be implemented. ● Object menu - It is possible to express characters, buildings, nature, transportation objects, etc. - Provides functions such as quizzes, bulletin boards, and 360-degree videos as event objects. - You can add liveliness to your own map with the effect (effect) function. [Enjoy VR Player Map] - You can experience maps created in VR Maker. - You can use your maps and maps shared by friends. [Experience the Metaverse] - By sharing the virtual space map you created, you can experience it in the form of a metaverse with your friends. - You can experience it with your friends using objects, quizzes, bulletin boards, and 360-degree video features implemented in the metaverse map. [Study Block Coding Coding] - You can learn difficult coding through the game of catching a mole. - Block Coding provides a code view so you can check the code you've written.

Screenshots

METAWARE Edu School4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: METAWARE Edu School at Free against TurtleArt's $9.99. METAWARE Edu School also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

METAWARE Edu School is free to download; TurtleArt costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TurtleArt ships an update every 12 months, METAWARE Edu School every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
TurtleArt versus METAWARE Edu School: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTurtleArtMETAWARE Edu School
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 8 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB306 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPlayful Invention CompanyGlobepoint Inc.

In-app purchases

None

TurtleArt

No in-app purchases

None

METAWARE Edu School

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TurtleArt free?
TurtleArt costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is METAWARE Edu School free?
METAWARE Edu School is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TurtleArt or METAWARE Edu School have ads?
Neither TurtleArt nor METAWARE Edu School shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TurtleArt or METAWARE Edu School?
TurtleArt ships an update every 12 months, and METAWARE Edu School every 8 months. Most recently, TurtleArt was updated on October 3, 2026 and METAWARE Edu School on September 30, 2026.

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