ROBO Pro Smart vs ft Coding Pro
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.
ft Coding Pro
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Scratch-Programmierumgebung, digitale Bauanleitungen und Aufgabenblätter in einer App. Entdecken Sie die fischertechnik® Coding Pro App, die speziell für den Baukasten STEM Coding Pro entwickelt wurde. Die Coding Pro App von fischertechnik® bietet eine Scratch-Programmierumgebung für den BT Smart Controller, digitale Bauanleitungen zum Bau der 12 fischertechnik Modelle sowie Aufgabenblätter für SchülerInnen, die speziell für den Einsatz im Regelunterricht in der Grundschule entwickelt wurden.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ft Coding Pro at every 3 months against ROBO Pro Smart's every 9 months. ROBO Pro Smart's advantage is iOS requirement (12.1 vs 14.0). 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, ft Coding Pro every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ROBO Pro Smart | ft Coding Pro |
|---|---|---|
| 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 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 2.2 GB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | A B | fischertechnik |
In-app purchases
ROBO Pro Smart
No in-app purchases
ft Coding Pro
No in-app purchases
Questions
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