ROBO Pro Smart vs Workshop for Raspberry Pi Pico
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.
Workshop for Raspberry Pi Pico
Explore a variety of demo projects for Raspberry Pi Pico, covering displays, sensors, automation, memory, IoT, audio, and more. Ideal for makers, electronics enthusiasts, and engineering students.
- Display projects (LCM, OLED, TFT)
- Sensor projects (temperature, pressure, motion)
- Home automation (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, LoRa)
- Memory projects (EEPROM, SRAM)
- IoT projects (SMS, ThingSpeak)
- Audio projects (piano, music player)
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This app is a collection of rich demo projects for makers, electronics enthusiast, or engineering students using Raspberry Pi Pico development board Features 1. Display projects • Character LCM 16x2 • I2C OLED 96x64 • SPI OLED 96x64 • TFT 176x220 • LED matrix • P10 led matrix 2. Sensors Projects • 18b20 temperature sensor • BMP180 pressure sensor • MPU6050 sensor • Pulse sensor • AM2320 sensor 3. Automation projects • Home automation using Wifi • Home automation using Bluetooth • Home automation using BluetoothLE • Home automation using LoRa • Home automation using 24L01 4. Memory Projects • Microwire eeprom • I2C eeprom • SPI eeprom • SPI SRAM 5. IoT projects • BMP180 IoT SMS • BMP180 IoT thingspeak 6. Miscellaneous Projects • Bluetooth multimeter • Milli-ohm meter • FM5767 FM radio • GPS module • Bluetooth ws2812 led strip • LoRa weather station 7. Audio Projects • SAA1099 piano • SAA1099 music player More projects will be added soon ! Raspberry Pi is a trademark of Raspberry Pi foundation. "Python" and the Python logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of the Python Software Foundation. All other trade names mentioned in this app or the other documentation provided by this app are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holder. This app is not related or affiliated in any way these companies.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ROBO Pro Smart at none against Workshop for Raspberry Pi Pico's 11. ROBO Pro Smart also leads on review sentiment (22% vs 0%) and update cadence (every 9 months vs every 19 months). On price, ads, monetization model 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. Workshop for Raspberry Pi Pico sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. ROBO Pro Smart asks for nothing beyond the download.
ROBO Pro Smart ships an update every 9 months, Workshop for Raspberry Pi Pico every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ROBO Pro Smart | Workshop for Raspberry Pi Pico |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 22.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months — better | Every 19 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | A B | Siu Yuen Ho |
Customer experience
ROBO Pro Smart
Workshop for Raspberry Pi Pico
In-app purchases
ROBO Pro Smart
No in-app purchases
Workshop for Raspberry Pi Pico
- Home automation using LoRa$1.99
- Home automation using 24L01$1.99
- Milli-ohm meter$1.99
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- FM5767 radio$1.99
- GPS module$1.99
- SAA1099 music player$1.99
- LoRa weather station$1.99
- Rotary encoder$1.99
- Home automation (bluetoothLE)$3.99
- Bluetooth multimeter$3.99
- Bluetooth WS2812 led strip$3.99
Questions
Is ROBO Pro Smart free?
Is Workshop for Raspberry Pi Pico free?
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