mBlockly for Codeybot vs Scratch Tutorial
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
mBlockly for Codeybot
This app allows users to program a Codeybot educational robot by snapping together graphical building blocks. Users can create programs to make the robot move, express emotions, and interact with its environment. It enables wireless control of the robot directly from an iPad.
- Block-based programming
- Robot control
- Wireless connectivity
- iPad gyroscope integration
- Educational tool
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Control your robot and learn programming by snapping graphical building blocks together. *** A Codeybot educational robot is required for running this app!*** LET YOUR ROBOT FEEL, THINK, AND DANCE With mBlockly, you can build short programs to let your Codeybot move or tell a story when it is happy or sad. TAKE YOUR CODEYBOT WITH YOUR TRIP Computers and cables are no more needed. Your iPad communicate directly with your Codeybot TURN YOUR IPADS INTO MAGIC WANDS mBlockly can read the status of iPad's gyroscope, meaning that you may let your codeybot dance by shaking the iPad or tilting it to each direction. E-mail：support@makeblock.cc
Scratch Tutorial
This app offers an innovative, step-by-step programming course designed for children aged 4-14. It uses engaging content to foster a love for coding and allows kids to create their own games while learning fundamental programming concepts.
- Step-by-step programming guidance
- Interactive learning system
- Create own programming games
- Courses designed by experts
- Gradual concept mastery
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The latest scratch course - easy to use, let children fall in love with programming. ----Innovative design intelligent system guides children to learn step by step. 4-14-year-old children can easy to accept, and they will learn as soon as they learn. ----Interesting programming courses stimulate children's interest in learning and let them design their own programming games while learning and playing. Love programming, learn to program. ----Senior program designer and educator cooperate to design the course, and gradually master the programming concept from shallow to deep. New intelligent programming course, open the road of children's programming enlightenment!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: mBlockly for Codeybot at 75% against Scratch Tutorial's 35%. mBlockly for Codeybot also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). Scratch Tutorial's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (4.6K vs 1). On price and ads 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. Scratch Tutorial sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. mBlockly for Codeybot asks for nothing beyond the download.
Scratch Tutorial holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scratch Tutorial has 4.6K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of mBlockly for Codeybot's written reviews are positive against 35% of Scratch Tutorial's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
mBlockly for Codeybot ships an update every 10 months, Scratch Tutorial every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | mBlockly for Codeybot | Scratch Tutorial |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 4.2 (4.6K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 34.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 254 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Makeblock Co., Ltd. | 海涛 赵 |
Customer experience
mBlockly for Codeybot
Scratch Tutorial
Bugs and requests
mBlockly for Codeybot
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Scratch Tutorial
Reported bugs
2 issues- Lessons get stuck or freeze
- Inability to edit or correct mistakes
Requested features
3 requests- Allow more free-form coding
- Improve compatibility with latest Scratch version
- Add more game-making options
In-app purchases
mBlockly for Codeybot
No in-app purchases
Scratch Tutorial
- Scratch lessons$4.99
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