Comparison

Codeybot vs PlayTales

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

Head to head
About

Codeybot

Control a robotic toy with your device through various modes like movement, dancing, and battling. Draw custom emojis to display on the robot and interact with it using voice commands. Experience authentic movement and self-balancing capabilities.

Highlights
  • Control robot movement
  • Voice command recognition
  • Self-balancing capabilities
  • Customizable emoji display
  • Robot battle mode
  • Authentic movement control
Features
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Codeybot APP is an awesome app that controls Codeybot Robot.Multiple robotic modes to Make Codeybot Robot Moving, Dance,Emoji editor and Fight to another Codeybot. Single Mode Authentic Movement: Guide Codeybot Robot with your ipad iphone or ipodtouch Listens & Responds:Codeybot recognizes and reacts to your voice commands Via your device Self-Balancing:Codeybot can balance on two wheels Emoji Editor:Draw your emoji shown on Codeybot and share with your friends Battle Mode(Require 2 Codeybot and 2 Turret) Codeybot becomes a battle tank, Up to 5 meters shooting distance.With shooting sounds and tank destruction effect. Fun and engaging! Get ready for battle!

About

PlayTales

This app provides an intuitive interface for children to access and manage audiobooks and audio dramas from Apple Music. It offers parental controls for listening time limits and offline playback, ensuring a safe and engaging experience for young listeners.

Highlights
  • Kid-friendly interface with large covers
  • Customizable listening time limits
  • Offline playback via Apple Music downloads
  • CarPlay integration
  • Sleep timer
  • PIN-protected parental controls
  • Siri and Shortcuts integration
Features
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PlayTales plays the audio plays and audiobooks on Apple Music in a way kids can manage on their own – while you still decide how long they listen. The stories themselves need an Apple Music subscription. WHAT PLAYTALES DOES FOR YOUR FAMILY • Peace and quiet on the back seat: with no signal, PlayTales shows and plays whatever Apple Music has downloaded, and with CarPlay, favourites and recently played sit right on the car's screen. (Offline view and CarPlay with Pro) • Bedtime without anyone getting up: the sleep timer stops the story after 5 to 60 minutes – or right at the end of the episode. • You decide how long: daily and weekly limits in minutes or episodes, guarded by your PIN. For long car journeys there's “ten more minutes”, “one more episode” or “no limit today”. • Kids listen on their own: big, colourful covers instead of menus, and PlayTales can read the titles aloud – even for kids who can't read yet. • Pick up where they left off: to the second, and through iCloud from iPhone to iPad. • Episodes in the right order: sort by episode, release date or last played, tick off or hide what's been heard – each series remembers its own settings. • And when the story ends? Stop, repeat or play the next album – your choice. • Nothing to get lost in: search can be switched off, and the settings sit behind your PIN or a math task. • “Play … in PlayTales”: with Siri, Shortcuts or straight from Spotlight search. PLAYTALES PRO A one-time purchase, not a subscription: unlimited favourites (three without Pro), CarPlay, the offline view and no adverts. Parental controls are included for everyone at no extra cost. PRIVACY No account, no sign-in. How long and how many episodes your child listens to is counted on the device only and never sent anywhere. I built PlayTales for my own children. Happy listening!

Screenshots

Codeybot4 screens
PlayTales4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PlayTales at 100% against Codeybot's 33%. PlayTales also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly). Codeybot's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support 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

Both are free to download. PlayTales sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Codeybot asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Codeybot ships an update monthly, PlayTales weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Codeybot versus PlayTales: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCodeybotPlayTales
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS7.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size198 MB10 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperMakeblock Co., Ltd.Peter Kurzok

Customer experience

Codeybot

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

PlayTales

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Codeybot

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

PlayTales

One-time3
  • Buy me a coffee$2.99
  • PlayTales Pro$3.99
  • Buy me lunch$6.99

Questions

Is Codeybot free?
Codeybot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PlayTales free?
PlayTales is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Codeybot or PlayTales have ads?
Neither Codeybot nor PlayTales shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Codeybot or PlayTales?
Codeybot ships an update monthly, and PlayTales weekly. Most recently, Codeybot was updated on November 6, 2026 and PlayTales on November 7, 2026.

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