Pocket Code vs Thunkable Live
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pocket Code
Develop and play your own games, animations, and interactive applications directly on your mobile device. This visual programming tool is inspired by educational initiatives and offers a free, open-source platform for creative coding.
- Create games and apps
- Develop animations
- Interactive art creation
- Music video production
- Visual programming system
- Share creations
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Create, play, and share your own games, animations, interactive art, music videos, and many other kinds of apps, directly on your iPhone! Pocket Code is ideally suited for the Hour of Code during the Computer Science Education Week http://csedweek.org/ organized by code.org, the European Code Week http://codeweek.eu/ as well as other similar initiatives. Catrobat is a visual programming system and a free open source non-profit project. Catrobat and the software developed by the Catrobat team are inspired by the work of the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at the MIT Media Lab.
Thunkable Live
This platform allows users to create mobile applications using a visual, block-based programming language. It empowers individuals to design and control their own mobile device applications through an intuitive drag-and-drop interface. Explore tutorials and documentation to build your own projects.
- Drag and drop interface
- Blocks based programming
- Mobile device control
- In-app tutorials
- Extensive documentation
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Thunkable is a drag and drop platform where anyone can use a blocks based programming language to control their mobile device. In addition to using the tutorials in the app, you can follow us for more extensive video tutorials and documentation to make your own Thunkable project.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Thunkable Live at 4.1 against Pocket Code's 3.0. Thunkable Live also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (54% vs 34%). Pocket Code's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Thunkable Live holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 114 and 325 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 34% of Pocket Code's written reviews are positive against 54% of Thunkable Live's.
Pocket Code ships an update every 3 months, Thunkable Live weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pocket Code | Thunkable Live |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (114 ratings) | 4.1 (325 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.6% of reviews | 53.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 114 | 325 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 116 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | International Catrobat Association - Verein zur Foerderung freier Software | Thunkable |
Customer experience
Pocket Code
Thunkable Live
Bugs and requests
Pocket Code
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Thunkable Live
Reported bugs
5 issues- Login screen freezes or crashes
- White screen issues and app not loading
- Inability to view or edit code
- Inconsistent behavior between web and mobile versions
- Firebase integration problems
Requested features
5 requests- Dark mode option
- Improved code editor and customization tools
- Better integration with external services
- More comprehensive documentation and tutorials
- Ability to test apps on multiple devices
In-app purchases
Pocket Code
No in-app purchases
Thunkable Live
No in-app purchases
Questions
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