Jimu vs makerzoid
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Jimu
Build, control, and program robotic creations using interactive 3D assembly guides and a graphical programming interface. Design custom actions, convert code to Swift, and share your robotic designs with a community.
- 3D assembly guides
- Pre-programmed robot actions
- Custom action creation
- Graphical programming interface
- Code conversion to Swift
- Robot model design and sharing
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Build, control and program Jimu Robots with this app. With 3D video guide on how to assemble your Jimu Robot and tons of pre-programmed actions for each robot model, you will be able to start playing with your Jimu Robot from the start. You can create custom actions for each robot model, and learn how to program robots with graphical programming interface. You can even view how the graphically programing code would look like when converted to Swift. Feeling creative? Design and create your own Jimu Robot models and share them with other users. Program custom actions and show off your latest robotic creations in both pictures and videos.
makerzoid
Control robotic devices through a block-based programming interface. Learn assembly and installation of components while developing coding skills for robot movement and actions.
- Block-based programming
- Robot control (forward, backward, turn)
- Assembly and installation guidance
- Blockly editor integration
- Progress tracking for assembly
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This is software of program blocks “Mechanical Master” and “Robot Master”, it can be used for controlling program blocks. The function of Mechanical Master: 1. Assembling and installing blocks teaching. The function of Robot Master as the blew: 1. Control robot go forward, backward, turn left and turn right. 2. Show the progress of assembling and installing blocks 3. Use Blockly edit program to control robot.
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Verdict
Jimu and makerzoid both sit at 3.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 64% of makerzoid's written reviews are positive against 37% of Jimu's. Jimu's advantage is ratings volume (434 vs 20) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.7 for Jimu against 3.8 for makerzoid. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Jimu has 434 ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 37% of Jimu's written reviews are positive against 64% of makerzoid's.
Jimu ships an update monthly, makerzoid every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Jimu | makerzoid |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (434 ratings) | 3.8 (20 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 36.7% of reviews | 63.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 434 — better | 20 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 197 MB | 125 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | UBTECH ROBOTICS CORP | 广州途道信息科技有限公司 |
Customer experience
Jimu
makerzoid
Bugs and requests
Jimu
Reported bugs
4 issues- Coding screen doesn't work
- Can't select different builds
- App crashes during building
- Incompatible with older devices
Requested features
4 requests- Dark mode option
- More help and guidance in the app
- Ability to purchase missing parts
- Improved app stability and reliability
makerzoid
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Jimu
No in-app purchases
makerzoid
No in-app purchases
