ROBO Pro Smart vs Shape Patterns
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ROBO Pro Smart
This app allows users to build and control fischertechnik® BT Smart Controller models. Its intuitive, icon-based graphical interface uses drag-and-drop functionality for coding. It is optimized for iPads but also functions on iPhones.
- Build fischertechnik BT Smart Controller models
- Intuitive icon-based graphical interface
- Drag-and-drop coding functionality
- Control models with created code
- Optimized for iPad, works on iPhone
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Build your fischertechnik® BT Smart Controller model and bring it to life with the ROBO Pro Smart App. The App’s graphical user interface is intuitive and icon-based. The icons are well known from e.g. the desktop version ROBO Pro and established for many years now. Drag-and-drop the icons, link them and run your code on the model. The use of iPads is preferred, but it works fine with iPhone's smaller displays.
Shape Patterns
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On the split screen you can see at the same time what the program code looks like when you create the patterns with shapes or what the pattern with shapes looks like when you create a program code. The app deals intensively with the topic of "loops" because they have a special meaning when programming and creating patterns. The app works best on the iPad because you can see two views at once and see how changes affect the different layers (pattern/programming). On iPhone, you only see one view at a time, but you can switch between views. On PIKAS digi (https://pikas-digi.dzlm.de) you will soon receive assignments, digital blackboards and ideas for use in class.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Shape Patterns at every 2 months against ROBO Pro Smart's every 9 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ROBO Pro Smart ships an update every 9 months, Shape Patterns every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ROBO Pro Smart | Shape Patterns |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 22.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | A B | IPN - Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education |
In-app purchases
ROBO Pro Smart
No in-app purchases
Shape Patterns
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is ROBO Pro Smart free?
Is Shape Patterns free?
Do ROBO Pro Smart or Shape Patterns have ads?
Which is updated more often, ROBO Pro Smart or Shape Patterns?
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