Pocket Code vs Nimbus GED
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.
Nimbus GED
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Nimbus GED es un Sistema que administra el proceso de enseñanza y aprendizaje (LMS), una herramienta poderosa y sencilla de creación y distribución de contenidos, una plataforma de comunicación entre el profesor, los alumnos y el tutor, con diseño pensado para alumnos de preescolar, primaria y educación media, cuenta con un sistema de gamificación que lo hace atractivo y funciona sin necesidad de internet ya que permite descargar los contenidos.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Pocket Code at 13.0 against Nimbus GED's 16.4. On price, update cadence, 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.
Pocket Code ships an update every 3 months, Nimbus GED every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pocket Code | Nimbus GED |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (114 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 33.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 114 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | International Catrobat Association - Verein zur Foerderung freier Software | Grupo Educare |
In-app purchases
Pocket Code
No in-app purchases
Nimbus GED
No in-app purchases
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