Comparison

BlocklyLab vs Yanshee

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

Head to head

About

BlocklyLab

Features

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BlocklyLab是由广州中鸣数码科技有限公司研发的一款平板编程APP。可以通过iPad对控制界面进行编程，结合中鸣机器人实现编程学习。运行软件，进入控制界面后，只需要通过手机WIFI功能连接到指定的网络，点击连接按钮，输入配对码即可连接成功。当存在多个网络或者采用手机热点的时候，可以输入指定网络IP进行定向配对。

About

Yanshee

Features

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Yanshee is an advanced robotic open source platform which aims at tertiary education study in UBTECH education system. Through Yanshee app, you can to control and move Yanshee robot around, choreograph a dance for the robot, as well as learning coding with blockly visual programming language (VPL). You might not only have a fun with Yanshee quickly and easily, but also understand basic logic of Python language via VPL studying. Yanshee would be the best friend who can encourage you to committed to advanced coding and AI research study.

Screenshots

BlocklyLab3 screens

Yanshee4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: BlocklyLab at 6.0 against Yanshee's 11.0. 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

BlocklyLab ships an update every 2 months, Yanshee every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level

BlocklyLab versus Yanshee: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	BlocklyLab	Yanshee
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 2 months — better	Every 3 months
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	6.0 — better	11.0
Further details — not scored
Size	186 MB	163 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	JoinMax Digital Technology Co.,Ltd.	UBTECH ROBOTICS CORP

In-app purchases

None

BlocklyLab

No in-app purchases

None

Yanshee

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BlocklyLab free?

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

Is Yanshee free?

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

Do BlocklyLab or Yanshee have ads?

Neither BlocklyLab nor Yanshee shows ads.

Which is updated more often, BlocklyLab or Yanshee?

BlocklyLab ships an update every 2 months, and Yanshee every 3 months. Most recently, BlocklyLab was updated on September 19, 2026 and Yanshee on September 26, 2026.