SAS CodeSnaps vs Sphero Edu Jr
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SAS CodeSnaps
This app allows students to create and execute code using tangible, printable blocks. Programs are scanned and run on compatible robots, offering a collaborative coding experience for all skill levels.
- Printable, tangible coding blocks with QR codes
- Digital coding space for program manipulation
- Support for advanced coding concepts like loops
- Compatibility with multiple Sphero robot models
- Cloud storage for program access
- Teacher resources and lesson guides
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CodeSnaps is a collaborative coding environment requiring only one robot and one iPad. CodeSnaps takes advantage of tangible, printed coding blocks allowing students to prepare programs together on a work surface without a device. When blocks are scanned with the CodeSnaps app, the program is then executed on the connected robot. Features include: • Printable, tangible blocks equipped with QR codes allowing programs to be scanned with the CodeSnaps app • A digital coding space for further manipulating programs after scanning or starting a program from scratch • A variety of coding blocks including advanced concepts such as loops. • Support for Sphero robots including BOLT, SPRK+, Sphero, Ollie, and Sphero Mini • Cloud storage so students can access their programs anytime, anywhere • Teacher resources and lesson guides. Feedback Your feedback will help shape the next release of CodeSnaps. Please send questions or comments to socialinnovation@sas.com. Follow us twitter.com/saseducator License Agreement Your use of this Application indicates your acceptance of the terms of the SAS Institute Inc. License Agreement for SAS® CodeSnaps, linked above. If you do not agree with these terms, you are not authorized to use the Application.
Sphero Edu Jr
This app allows users to connect to a robot and customize its actions using visual programming blocks. Create mazes, play games, and compose music while learning fundamental coding logic.
- Block programming interface
- Customize lights, sounds, and movements
- Create mazes and games
- Learn basic programming logic
- Classic and new drive modes
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With Sphero Edu Jr you can connect to your indi and customize its behavior with simple yet powerful programming blocks. By coding the lights, sounds, and movements of indi, you can create unique mazes, play games, write simple songs, and ultimately learn the basic logic of programming. Features include: • All new block programming experience, designed for the uniqueness of indi. • Drive modes, including the classic Sphero driving experience and a new mode designed specifically for indi.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SAS CodeSnaps at 100% against Sphero Edu Jr's 44%. SAS CodeSnaps also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.6) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 17 months). Sphero Edu Jr's advantage is ratings volume (15 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
SAS CodeSnaps holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sphero Edu Jr has 15 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of SAS CodeSnaps's written reviews are positive against 44% of Sphero Edu Jr's.
SAS CodeSnaps ships an update every 3 months, Sphero Edu Jr every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SAS CodeSnaps | Sphero Edu Jr |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.6 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 44.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 15 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 17 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.1 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 128 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SAS Institute Inc. | Sphero, Inc. |
Customer experience
SAS CodeSnaps
Sphero Edu Jr
In-app purchases
SAS CodeSnaps
No in-app purchases
Sphero Edu Jr
No in-app purchases
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