mBlockly for mBot vs Makerzoid Kit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
mBlockly for mBot
Learn programming by controlling a robot with graphical building blocks. This app allows your robot to sense its environment, move, and react to commands, turning your tablet into a controller for interactive learning experiences.
- Block-based programming interface
- Robot sensor integration (ultrasonic, line-tracking, lightness)
- Bluetooth robot control
- Tablet gyroscope control
- Interactive learning
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Control your robot and learn programming by snapping graphical building blocks together. ***a mBot educational robot with bluetooth module is required for running this app!*** LET YOUR ROBOT FEEL, THINK, AND DANCE With mBlockly, your mBot robot may perceive distance via ultrasonic sensors, mind its feet through line-tracking sensors, and be afraid of dark with its lightness sensor. Build short programs to let your mBot move or sing a little song when it is happy or sad. TAKE YOUR MBOT WITH YOUR TRIP Computers and cables are no more needed. Your iPad communicate directly with your mBot via bluetooth. TURN YOUR IPADS INTO MAGIC WANDS mBlockly can read the status of iPad's gyroscope, meaning that you may let your mBot dance by shaking the iPad or tilting it to each direction. E-mail：support@makeblock.cc
Makerzoid Kit
This app allows users to build, control, and program robot models. It offers guides for assembling pre-designed models and pre-programmed actions, as well as tools to create custom robots and learn programming through a graphical interface. Users can also design and share their own creations.
- Build robot models
- Control robot models
- Program robots with graphical interface
- Assemble pre-designed models
- Create custom robot designs
- Share robot creations
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Build, control and program your Makerzoid SuperBot with this app. With guide on how to assemble your 26 types pre-designed SuperBot models and 7 pre-programmed actions for robot model, you will be able to start playing with your SuperBot from the start. You can also create your own robot model, and learn how to program robots with graphical programming interface. Feeling creative? Design and create your own models and share them with friends and family. Build,Control,Program and Explore more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: mBlockly for mBot at every 2 months against Makerzoid Kit's every 12 months. mBlockly for mBot also leads on iOS requirement (7.1 vs 12.0). Makerzoid Kit's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 29%) and device support (3 vs 1). 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.
mBlockly for mBot ships an update every 2 months, Makerzoid Kit every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | mBlockly for mBot | Makerzoid Kit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.1 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Makeblock Co., Ltd. | 广州途道信息科技有限公司 |
Customer experience
mBlockly for mBot
Makerzoid Kit
In-app purchases
mBlockly for mBot
No in-app purchases
Makerzoid Kit
No in-app purchases
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