Comparison

LEGO® Boost vs Star Wars The Force Coding Kit

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

Head to head
About

LEGO® Boost

Bring LEGO creations to life with this app! Use drag-and-drop coding to make models move, talk, and respond. Access building instructions and enjoy over 60 activities, or code your own unique models.

Highlights
  • Drag-and-drop coding interface
  • Digital LEGO building instructions
  • Over 60 fun activities
  • Codeable LEGO models
  • Control LEGO creations from mobile device
  • Combine with other LEGO sets
Features
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The LEGO® Boost app is available for download until January 1st. Combine this app with the LEGO® BOOST Creative Toolbox (17101) set to bring your creations to life! Enjoy more than 60 fun activities with simple drag-n'-drop coding, watch videos and access digital LEGO Building Instructions. Have fun with LEGO models that can move, talk and respond to real-world events. Take your experience to another level with advanced coding. Build and BOOST your own robot toy creations and control them from your mobile device. All it takes is three simple steps: BUILD, CODE and PLAY! Is your device compatible? Please go to LEGO.com/devicecheck to check if your device is compatible. Ask your parents’ permission before going online. LEGO® BOOST App Feature List - Access digital LEGO® Building Instructions for all 5 LEGO BOOST models included with the 17101 LEGO BOOST Creative Toolbox. - BUILD, CODE and PLAY with CODABLE LEGO® models. - Bring your LEGO® BOOST creations to life with the simple drag-n'-drop PROGRAMMING interface. - Enjoy more than 60 fun ACTIVITIES. - Imagine, build and code your own creations. Kick-start your creativity—3 inspirational models included with the app. - Combine 17101 LEGO BOOST with the LEGO® City 60194 Arctic Scout Truck to control and drive the vehicle! Use the app to operate the forklift, examine samples with the color sensor, help the whale back into the water and much more. - Combine 17101 LEGO BOOST with LEGO® NINJAGO® 70652 Stormbringer and set the Lightning Dragon free! Use the app to control the fearsome beast, fire the shooters, create a color-sensing ejector seat and much more! - Go to LEGO.com/devicecheck to check if your device is compatible. Ask your parents’ permission before going online. LEGO BOOST set (17101) Feature List - Includes 844 LEGO® pieces, plus a LEGO Move Hub, Interactive Motor and a Color & Distance Sensor. - Move Hub features Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) connectivity, 2 encoded motors, activation button, internal tilt sensor and a light. - Interactive Motor is an encoded motor. - Color & Distance Sensor detects distance, motion and color, and can also function as a light. - Create and code Vernie the Robot, Frankie the Cat, the M.T.R.4 (Multi-Tooled Rover 4), the Guitar 4000 and the AutoBuilder. - Rotate Vernie’s head to activate its shoulder-mounted spring-loaded shooter. - Build the M.T.R.4 (Multi-Tooled Rover 4) and try out the different tool and customization attachments for an array of exciting activities. - Learn songs and rock out with the Guitar4000! - Look after your own pet with Frankie the Cat. Be sure to feed it the right food—or it might get upset! - Construct, code and operate the AutoBuilder to produce real miniature LEGO® models. - Build and code robots and models, and complete exciting activities with the playmat and intuitive LEGO® BOOST app. The LEGO® BOOST Creative Toolbox set (17101) is sold separately. For app support contact LEGO Consumer Service. For contact details refer to http://service.lego.com/contactus Our privacy policy and terms of use for apps are accepted if you download this app. Read more on http://aboutus.lego.com/legal-notice/Privacy-Policy and http://aboutus.lego.com/legal-notice/terms-of-use-for-apps There’s no third-party advertising. LEGO marketing content and information is served, for instance LEGO news about LEGO sets and other LEGO games, in hope of inspiring children’s creative play. LEGO and the LEGO logo are trademarks of the LEGO Group. ©2017 The LEGO Group.

About

Star Wars The Force Coding Kit

Learn to code by creating your own Star Wars adventures. Control iconic characters and starships with hand gestures and build interactive stories using code blocks that reveal JavaScript. Customize your avatar and share your creations with a community.

Highlights
  • Control characters with hand gestures
  • Learn coding concepts (loops, logic, variables)
  • Create custom Star Wars stories
  • Code block to JavaScript conversion
  • Avatar customization
  • Share creations with a community
Features
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Explore the Force Move your hand to swing Lightsabers, levitate X-wings, pilot starships, make Force lightning, Jedi Mind Trick Stormtroopers, and more. Learn to code Step-by-step challenges show you how. Connect code blocks, see the JavaScript. Learn about loops, logic, and variables. The more you train, the more powerful you become. Code your galaxy Create your own Star Wars adventures with iconic characters, creatures, starships, sounds, and planets. Simple for beginners, expansive for experts. What's your Star Wars story? Choose the light side or the dark side. Code a blue or red Lightsaber, pilot an X-wing or TIE fighter, levitate Stormtroopers or Rebels. There's no end to what you can make. Share your adventures Be inspired. Make, share, and play Star Wars creations with the Kano World community. Safe and friendly. Endless play See the code behind any creation, then tweak it to make it your own. Swap a character, add a starship, alter the Force gesture, fill the screen with Porgs. Create your avatar Level up as you complete challenges. Discover costumes, Lightsabers, and Droids to customize your avatar.

Screenshots

LEGO® Boost4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: LEGO® Boost at 66% against Star Wars The Force Coding Kit's 13%. LEGO® Boost also leads on rating (4.6 vs 1.8) and ratings volume (4.3K vs 93). Star Wars The Force Coding Kit's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LEGO® Boost holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LEGO® Boost has 4.3K ratings behind it against 93, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of LEGO® Boost's written reviews are positive against 13% of Star Wars The Force Coding Kit's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LEGO® Boost ships an update every 3 months, Star Wars The Force Coding Kit every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
LEGO® Boost versus Star Wars The Force Coding Kit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLEGO® BoostStar Wars The Force Coding Kit
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (4.3K ratings) — better1.8 (93 ratings)
Positive reviews65.6% of reviews — better12.9% of reviews
Number of ratings4.3K — better93
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size717 MB151 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLEGOKano Computing

Customer experience

LEGO® Boost

All ratings4,262 ratings
Positive90.7%
Neutral3.0%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews392 reviews
Positive65.6%
Neutral8.4%
Negative26.0%

Star Wars The Force Coding Kit

All ratings79 ratings
Positive24.1%
Neutral3.8%
Negative72.2%
Written reviews85 reviews
Positive12.9%
Neutral7.1%
Negative80.0%

User reviews

LEGO® Boost

From 4.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun and engaging
  • 👍 Great for learning coding
  • 🎨 Excellent for creativity
  • 💡 Impressive programming options
  • 🤖 Enjoyable building experience

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Connectivity issues
  • 🔋 Battery life problems
  • 📚 Unclear instructions
  • 🤔 Confusing programming interface
  • 🔍 Difficulty finding parts

Star Wars The Force Coding Kit

From 93 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Fun Star Wars themed coding gameplay
  • 📚 Effective learning tool for coding concepts
  • ⭐ Engaging for children interested in STEM
  • 🎯 Good concept and hardware design

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Persistent app crashes and freezing
  • 🔐 Login/signup process completely broken
  • 📱 Poor compatibility with iOS updates
  • 🔌 Frequent Bluetooth disconnections
  • 🎨 Blank screens and missing visual elements

Bugs and requests

LEGO® Boost

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App crashes and freezes
  • Firmware update failures
  • Bluetooth connection problems
  • Lost progress and build instructions
  • Sensor and motor issues

Requested features

5 requests
  • More advanced programming blocks
  • Ability to save and load projects
  • Improved instructions and documentation
  • Compatibility with more devices
  • Easier part organization

Star Wars The Force Coding Kit

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • Login/signup fails with 'Load Failed' error
  • App freezes when placing code blocks
  • Lightsaber disappears or fails to render
  • Jedi training remote puzzle non-functional
  • BB-8 guide appears on blank screens
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  • Hand gestures only move cursor, not lightsaber
  • Bluetooth connection drops after lessons
  • Audio turns to static or feedback loop
  • Canvas remains blank or unresponsive
  • App crashes on iPad Pro and newer devices
  • White blank screen on app launch
  • Region selection form won't accept input
  • Coding blocks won't change or progress
  • App restarts unexpectedly during gameplay
  • Incompatible with iOS 14 and later

Requested features

6 requests
  • Regular app maintenance and updates
  • iOS compatibility updates with new releases
  • Improved Bluetooth stability and reconnection
  • Background app refresh controls
  • Better error messages and troubleshooting guides
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  • Company responsiveness to user feedback

In-app purchases

None

LEGO® Boost

No in-app purchases

None

Star Wars The Force Coding Kit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LEGO® Boost free?
LEGO® Boost is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Star Wars The Force Coding Kit free?
Star Wars The Force Coding Kit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, LEGO® Boost or Star Wars The Force Coding Kit?
LEGO® Boost is rated higher. LEGO® Boost averages 4.6 out of 5 from 4.3K ratings, while Star Wars The Force Coding Kit averages 1.8 from 93 ratings.
Do LEGO® Boost or Star Wars The Force Coding Kit have ads?
Neither LEGO® Boost nor Star Wars The Force Coding Kit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LEGO® Boost or Star Wars The Force Coding Kit?
LEGO® Boost ships an update every 3 months, and Star Wars The Force Coding Kit every 3 weeks. Most recently, LEGO® Boost was updated on October 24, 2026 and Star Wars The Force Coding Kit on October 22, 2026.

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