Random Team Selector Starter vs mBlock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Random Team Selector Starter
Easily divide students into random teams for classroom activities. This app offers fun graphics, sound effects, and animations to keep students engaged. The free version supports up to 3 groups with 20 students each.
- Random team assignment
- Student name entry
- Custom graphics and animations
- Sound effects
- Group management
- Active/inactive student selection
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Bring your Classroom Management into the 21st century with the “Random Team Selector Starter” app. Do you need to divide your class (or a part of your class) into groups (or teams) for class activities? Do this in a Fun and Engaging way with the Random Team Selector App. With this, (FREE) starter edition, of Random Team Selector you can…. create a class group, enter the names of your students, and the app will randomly divide your class into 2 teams in a Fun and engaging way. The names of the Students will be displayed randomly and automatically as they are allocated to a team. The custom graphics, sound effects and animations will ensure the students never get bored. In this FREE version of the app you can have up to 3 Groups, each containing up to 20 “active” students. The paid, “Pro” version of the app, allows for unlimited Groups and unlimited students (Group members) in each Group, as well as multiple “Themes” to help keep the students engaged, Dropbox integration (requires a FREE Dropbox account) allowing you to backup and import Groups/Group members from an Excel spreadsheet or text file, and support for 2, 4 or 8 Teams. Student names can be made active an non active, if you only want to include part of the class. This can be useful to allow for absentees or simply to exclude certain members of the class from the selection. Student names (Group Members) and Groups (Classes) are easily created, edited (left swipe on the name) and deleted. There is a feedback form in the app to report any issues directly to the developers, or to request changes or enhancements to the app. We encourage you to use this as we want to make this app the best it can be! So if you can think of any ways in which the app can be improved then it is easy to let us know…..we want the app to meet your needs as a Teacher. If you do find this app useful please Share on Facebook and Twitter, you can do this easily from inside the app.
mBlock
This app enables students to learn coding through a block-based interface or Python. It supports creating games, animations, and programming robots, incorporating AI, IoT, and data science for advanced computer science education.
- Graphical programming with drag-and-drop blocks
- Python programming support
- Create games and animations
- Program robots
- AI, IoT, and data science features
- Cloud storage for projects
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With mBlock, students can easily create games, animations, and program robots by dragging and dropping blocks, or through writing Python. Moreover, mBlock comes with AI, IoT, data science features for cutting-edge computer science learning, making it the perfect helper for coding educators and learners. Features: - Graphical programming: The app allows users to create projects with the most popular graphical programming language and program robots to do things as they can imagine. It makes programming as easy as blocks building. - Game-based learning: Children learn to code in completing tasks and know how it feels to accomplish something. - Cloud storage: Users can store their projects in the cloud, syncing the projects across devices. It’s safe and convenient. - Compatible with Makeblock robots: mBot, mBot Ranger, Codey Rocky, Neuron - Support multiple languages: Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English, Japanese, Polish, and Korean. Contact us: - For more information, please visit the official website: https://www.mblock.cc - Contact us via email: support@makeblock.com - Join Facebook group: Makeblock Talk & Share
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Random Team Selector Starter at 3.4 against mBlock's 3.1. Random Team Selector Starter also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). mBlock's advantage is ratings volume (152 vs 5). 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.
Random Team Selector Starter holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: mBlock has 152 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 33% and 34% positive.
| Parameter | Random Team Selector Starter | mBlock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (5 ratings) — better | 3.1 (152 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 33.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 152 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 170 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EDTECH MONSTER LIMITED | Makeblock Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Random Team Selector Starter
mBlock
Bugs and requests
Random Team Selector Starter
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
mBlock
Reported bugs
26 issues- mBot2/mBot Neo not supported
- Bluetooth connection fails or is unstable
- App crashes or freezes
- Upload mode not functional on iPad
- Live mode unresponsive
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- Sprites cannot be moved correctly
- Key blocks not functioning as expected
- Saving and syncing issues lead to data loss
- Cannot upload programs
- Firmware update required via PC, not Bluetooth
- Translation errors in blocks and interface
- Tutorials are glitchy or do not work
- Fixed rotation issues
- No zoom in/out for blocks
- iPad development appears to be halted
- Cannot grant Bluetooth permissions on iPad
- Parts of the app interface disappear
- Cannot create variables on specific devices
- Incompatibility with older iOS versions
- Some sensors are not controllable via the app
- Quad RGB sensor library is not fully translated
- Costume editor lacks copy-paste and image/sound import
- Line follower functionality not working
- Code execution results in no robot action
- App requires re-login frequently
- Web version updates break iPad version compatibility
Requested features
18 requests- Add mBot2/mBot Neo support
- Improve Bluetooth connectivity
- Add local storage for programs
- Implement zoom functionality
- Add more examples for Codey Rocky
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- Enable Arduino coding in the app
- Improve translation of blocks and interface
- Add copy-paste functionality in costume editor
- Allow adding photos and sounds in costume editor
- Fix variable creation on iPhone X/iPad
- Update Scratch 3 features
- Add more sprites/photos
- Improve tutorial functionality
- Add dark mode
- Enable firmware updates via Bluetooth
- Improve compatibility with older Makeblock controllers
- Add full French language support
- Allow sharing projects
In-app purchases
Random Team Selector Starter
No in-app purchases
mBlock
No in-app purchases
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