Pocket Code vs Scarlet Note
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.
Scarlet Note
Engage with an inspiring community and access fresh digital content weekly. This app offers a convenient way to stay connected and discover new material.
- Weekly new content
- Engaging community
- Digital experience
- Stay connected
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Stay connected throughout the week, listen to inspiring word, stay connected with an engaging community and find convenient access to an all new Scarlet Note digital experience. New content available every week.
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Verdict
Pocket Code and Scarlet Note both sit at 3.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Scarlet Note's written reviews are positive against 34% of Pocket Code's. Pocket Code's advantage is ratings volume (114 vs 6). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.0 for Pocket Code against 3.0 for Scarlet Note. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pocket Code has 114 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 34% of Pocket Code's written reviews are positive against 100% of Scarlet Note's.
Pocket Code ships an update every 3 months, Scarlet Note every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pocket Code | Scarlet Note |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (114 ratings) | 3.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 114 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | International Catrobat Association - Verein zur Foerderung freier Software | Scarlet note inc |
Customer experience
Pocket Code
Scarlet Note
In-app purchases
Pocket Code
No in-app purchases
Scarlet Note
No in-app purchases
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