Pocket Code vs Craftbox Code
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.
Craftbox Code
This app uses augmented reality to teach programming logic and coding concepts by merging the physical and virtual worlds. It requires a purchased Craftbox board to unlock its full learning potential.
- Augmented reality learning
- Programming logic education
- Coding concepts
- Physical and virtual integration
- Interactive learning
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Using the augmented reality technique, Craftbox Code joins the physical with the virtual to present the user a new learning concept for programming logic and coding. Download the app after purchasing a Craftbox board and start having fun !!! Test augmented reality by downloading the app and using the image from our website: www.craftbox.digital
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Craftbox Code at 86% against Pocket Code's 34%. Craftbox Code also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). Pocket Code's advantage is ratings volume (114 vs 2). 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.
Craftbox Code holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pocket Code has 114 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 34% of Pocket Code's written reviews are positive against 86% of Craftbox Code's.
Pocket Code ships an update every 3 months, Craftbox Code every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pocket Code | Craftbox Code |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (114 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.6% of reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 114 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 209 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | International Catrobat Association - Verein zur Foerderung freier Software | Tenda Digital |
Customer experience
Pocket Code
Craftbox Code
In-app purchases
Pocket Code
No in-app purchases
Craftbox Code
No in-app purchases
