Coder MiP vs Droid Depot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Coder MiP
Explore robotics through fun, block-based programming. Create custom programs to make your robot dance, tell stories, or even deliver breakfast. This app makes learning STEM skills engaging for all ages.
- Block-based programming
- Create custom robot programs
- Robot dance routines
- Interactive storytelling
- STEM skill development
- Control multiple robots
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Introducing Coder MiP! Make coding fun again and explore the amazing world of robotics using easy block-based programming with MiP. BUILD & CREATE: Use one of the many example programs available or create your own cool sketch to recreate some of the fun modes in the MIP app! Here’s some fun ideas: * Teach your MiP some new dance funky moves (synchronise multiple mips together for a MiP dance group!) * Create a story with two MiPs together. Do they fall in love? Have a battle? make friends? * MiP can deliver you breakfast! Cook some pancakes and get MiP to deliver them. LEARN: Everyone loves the idea of controlling their own robots, but traditional programming techniques are boring and slow. With Coder MiP we teach STEM skills in an easy and fun way, allowing kids and adults of all ages to have fun and learn. App requires MiP or Coder MiP toy, supports up to 8 devices at once. Learn more: wowwee.com/mip Troubleshooting: wowweezone.com Disclaimer: Despicable Me 3, Minion Rush and their respective logos and characters are trademarks and copyrights of Universal Studios. Licensed by Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.
Droid Depot
Build and interact with digital droids or control your physical custom astromech units. Engage in various games, from dancing and piloting to strategy, all inspired by the Star Wars Galaxy's Edge experience.
- Build virtual droids
- Connect to physical droids via Bluetooth
- Droid piloting game
- Droid maneuvering game
- Droid strategy game
- Digital droid creation
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Bring the Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge experience home with the Droid Depot companion app. Build a Digital Droid or play games with your Droid Depot Custom Astromech Droids. Games include: •Maneuvering - choreograph a dance sequence to the tunes of DJ R3X •Piloting - drive your Droid around freely •Strategy - play a game of Tic Tac Toe against your Droid •Build - Build a virtual droid using schematics from Mubo’s Droid Depot* https://disneytermsofuse.com/ https://privacy.thewaltdisneycompany.com/en/ https://privacy.thewaltdisneycompany.com/en/current-privacy-policy/your-california-privacy-rights/ https://privacy.thewaltdisneycompany.com/en/dnsmi/ https://privacy.thewaltdisneycompany.com/en/for-parents/childrens-online-privacy-policy/ This app uses Bluetooth to connect to your physical Droid. * Free to play - does not require a physical Droid
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Coder MiP at 4.1 against Droid Depot's 3.6. Coder MiP also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 31 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 14.0). Droid Depot's advantage is ratings volume (597 vs 55). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Coder MiP holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Droid Depot has 597 ratings behind it against 55, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Coder MiP's written reviews are positive against 56% of Droid Depot's.
Coder MiP ships an update every 6 weeks, Droid Depot every 31 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Coder MiP | Droid Depot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (55 ratings) — better | 3.6 (597 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 62.9% of reviews — better | 56.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 55 | 597 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 31 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 217 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | WowWee Group Limited | Disney Electronic Content, Inc. |
Customer experience
Coder MiP
Droid Depot
Bugs and requests
Coder MiP
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Droid Depot
Reported bugs
3 issues- Unable to edit droid name or affiliation
- No support for newer droid models (C-series)
- Music doesn't play during dance mode
Requested features
5 requests- Add more games and interactive experiences
- Allow customization of droid appearance
- Enable multi-droid connectivity and interactions
- Implement a 'follow me' mode for the droid
- Add more music tracks for the dance feature
In-app purchases
Coder MiP
No in-app purchases
Droid Depot
No in-app purchases
