Comparison

Scottie Go vs mBlock

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head

Scottie Go

Learning programming at home

Coding for beginners

★ 3.1152 ratingsView app →

About

Scottie Go

This educational game teaches programming basics through interactive tasks and physical tiles. Players help an alien by programming its movements to collect spaceship parts, learning concepts like loops and variables.

Highlights

Interactive programming course
Nearly 100 tasks
Cardboard tiles for programming
Learn programming terms
Improve analytical thinking
Develop algorithmic intuition

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Caution: The game requires special tiles, which can be bought from Scottie Go! official distributors. Who would believe that the fate of a friendly alien Scottie will depend on you and your programming skills. It's year 2030. Scottie's spaceship breaks down and has to land on our planet. Help Scottie obtain replacement parts for his vehicle by programming his movements. Become an expert in algorithm design and discover basics of programming. Scottie Go! is an educational game with an interactive course in programming. It is a unique combination of educational application, with almost 100 tasks of increasing difficulty, and cardboard tiles used to write programs, recognized by the application. While playing, you will learn terms such as: loop, condition, variable, function and many others. Scottie Go! is a game which will let you: • improve your analytical and logical thinking skills, • learn to solve complex problems and work in groups, • develop your algorithmic intuition. More information can be found at www.scottiego.com.

About

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.

Highlights

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

Features

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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

Screenshots

Scottie Go4 screens

mBlock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: mBlock at 34% against Scottie Go's 14%. Scottie Go's advantage is iOS requirement (9.2 vs 15.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scottie Go ships an update every 5 weeks, mBlock every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level

Scottie Go versus mBlock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Scottie Go	mBlock
Price	Free	Free
Rating	—	3.1 (152 ratings) — better
Positive reviews	14.3% of reviews	33.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings	—	152 — better
Update frequency	Every 5 weeks — better	Every 2 months
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	Free	Free
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	9.2 — better	15.0
Further details — not scored
Size	912 MB	170 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	BeCREO Technologies Sp. z o.o.	Makeblock Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Scottie Go

Written reviews7 reviews

Positive14.3%

Neutral0.0%

Negative85.7%

mBlock

All ratings152 ratings

Positive48.7%

Neutral9.2%

Negative42.1%

Written reviews186 reviews

Positive33.9%

Neutral14.0%

Negative52.2%

Bugs and requests

Scottie Go

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

None

Scottie Go

No in-app purchases

None

mBlock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Scottie Go free?

Scottie Go is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is mBlock free?

mBlock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Scottie Go or mBlock have ads?

Neither Scottie Go nor mBlock shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Scottie Go or mBlock?

Scottie Go ships an update every 5 weeks, and mBlock every 2 months. Most recently, Scottie Go was updated on September 23, 2026 and mBlock on October 8, 2026.