Comparison

SpriteBox vs Code the Robot. Save the Cat

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

Head to head
About

SpriteBox

This app combines puzzle-platformer gameplay with coding education. Players guide a character through worlds by programming instructions, learning concepts like sequencing, debugging, and loops. It offers both icon-based and real Swift syntax modes.

Highlights
  • Puzzle-platformer gameplay
  • Icon-based coding
  • Real Swift syntax mode
  • Sequencing commands
  • Debugging logic
  • Looping constructs
Features
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Run and jump into coding! SpriteBox is a unique puzzle-platformer; a mix of exploration and learning to code. By giving Sprite programs of instructions to follow, you can advance through unique worlds and help free Sprite's bottled-up friends. During your adventure, you'll learn to sequence commands, change parameters, debug faulty logic, and use simple to complex loops to solve problems. Once comfortable with Icon-based coding, you can choose to play SpriteBox using real Swift syntax. A completely new take based on Blockly's design, Swift mode look like real code... because it is real code! Using a preset list of commands created specifically to be interacted with on mobile, you can explore how Swift code both looks and acts in the real world. SpriteBox comes with 20 puzzles to solve, and 150 stars to collect. Are you up for the challenge?

About

Code the Robot. Save the Cat

This game teaches children the fundamentals of coding and logic through engaging puzzles. Players guide a robot to a cat, encountering actions, loops, and conditions. It offers a creative mode for users to design and share their own levels.

Highlights
  • Teaches programming and logic basics
  • Explores actions, loops, and conditions
  • Unlockable levels and new elements
  • Create and share custom maps
  • Content for ages 5 and up
  • No ads
Features
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“Code the Robot. Save the Cat” is a fun and educational game used to learn the basics of programming and logic. Explore actions, loops, functions and conditions. Play and learn, as you unlock levels, you'll also unlock new elements to help develop your logical thinking. Have fun with little bits of humor on the side and meet new friends: the cat and the robot. With "Code the Robot. Save the Cat" you can play and learn freely, without feeling any pressure or stress. Think, act, observe, ask questions and find the answers. Have fun moving the robot forward, spinning it and making moves to reach the cat and save it. But... Are you absolutely sure the cat wants to be saved? Every time you get to the cat he slips away and goes further: you will have to go all the way to solve the mystery. Play on five different islands and dozens of levels with continuously increasing difficulty. CREATE YOUR OWN MAPS AND CHALLENGES! Become an expert programmer and create and share your own levels. Parents and teachers can also create challenges for your children or students. FEATURES • Helps develop logical thinking. • Easy and intuitive scenarios, with interfaces that appeal to children. • Dozens of levels distributed on five islands where you work with different programming concepts. • Includes programming concepts such as loops, conditions, functions... • Create levels and share them with other devices. • Content for children ages 5 and up. It's a game for the whole family. Hours of fun. • No ads. ABOUT LEARNY LAND At Learny Land, we love to play, and we believe that games must form part of the educational and growth stage of all children; because to play is to discover, explore, learn and have fun. Our educational games help children learn about the world around them and are designed with love. They are easy to use, beautiful and safe. Because boys and girls have always played to have fun and learn, the games we make - like the toys that last a lifetime - can be seen, played and heard. At Learny Land we take advantage of the most innovative technologies and the most modern devices to take the experience of learning and playing a step further. We create toys that could not have existed when we were young. Read more about us at www.learnyland.com. Privacy Policy We take Privacy very seriously. We do not collect or share personal information about your children or allow any type of third party ads. To learn more, please read our privacy policy at www.learnyland.com. Contact us We'd love to know your opinion and your suggestions. Please, write to support@learnyland.com. Terms of Use: http://learnyland.com/terms-of-service/

Screenshots

SpriteBox3 screens
Code the Robot. Save the Cat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SpriteBox at 71% against Code the Robot. Save the Cat's 0%. SpriteBox also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (5.1.1 vs 12.0). Code the Robot. Save the Cat's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 3.7). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support 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. Code the Robot. Save the Cat sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. SpriteBox asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Code the Robot. Save the Cat holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 63 and 38 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of SpriteBox's written reviews are positive against 0% of Code the Robot. Save the Cat's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
SpriteBox versus Code the Robot. Save the Cat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpriteBoxCode the Robot. Save the Cat
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (63 ratings)4.4 (38 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings63 — better38
Update frequency—Every 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS5.1.1 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size120 MB268 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSpriteBox LLCLearny Land

Customer experience

SpriteBox

All ratings63 ratings
Positive63.5%
Neutral6.3%
Negative30.2%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive70.7%
Neutral7.3%
Negative22.0%

Code the Robot. Save the Cat

All ratings38 ratings
Positive84.2%
Neutral5.3%
Negative10.5%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

SpriteBox

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Code the Robot. Save the Cat

Subscriptions4
  • Learny Land Pass - Monthly7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Learny Land Pass - Monthly7 Days trial$8.991 Month
  • Learny Land Pass - Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
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  • Learny Land Pass - Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is SpriteBox free?
SpriteBox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Code the Robot. Save the Cat free?
Code the Robot. Save the Cat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SpriteBox or Code the Robot. Save the Cat?
Code the Robot. Save the Cat is rated higher. SpriteBox averages 3.7 out of 5 from 63 ratings, while Code the Robot. Save the Cat averages 4.4 from 38 ratings.
Do SpriteBox or Code the Robot. Save the Cat have ads?
Neither SpriteBox nor Code the Robot. Save the Cat shows ads.

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