Comparison

PROGRAMMING ZEMI vs みまもりキッズ横浜

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

Head to head
About

PROGRAMMING ZEMI

This educational app teaches programming fundamentals to young elementary schoolers through interactive play and visual block-based coding. It allows children to animate doodles, create original programs, and share their work with friends, fostering computational thinking skills.

Highlights
  • Visual block-based coding
  • Animate doodles and photos
  • Learn programming basics via video
  • Share creations with friends
  • Puzzle-based learning
  • Collaboration with Sonic the Hedgehog
Features
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Ultimate edition of a programming educational app for young elementary schoolers ‐ Educational materials developed from programming classes for 1st through 3rd graders ‐ Feedback from children and teachers at the class has been reflected in the app ‐ Children can learn to think like a programmer just by playing with the app ● Collaboration with Sonic the Hedgehog from May 2023! - For a limited time only (from May 2023 to March 31, 2027), 54 characters, 16 backdrops, and 5 background music selections will be available from the globally popular "Sonic the Hedgehog" video game from SEGA - Sonic the Hedgehog was born in 1991, and since then he has features in many games in the series for gaming consoles. - Let's try choosing your favorite character and making them move around through your own original programming work! ● Target age - 1st grade and up ● Advantages of the PROGRAMMING ZEMI 【Create programs simply and easily just by connecting blocks】 - Our visual programming system enables children to code easily, simply by connecting blocks. 【Self-learning by video from basics to advanced programming】 - Videos shows tips for self-learners to learn skills. 【Animate doodles using programming】 - Children can animate their own doodles in their program by using the camera to take a photo of their drawing. 【Share work with others】 - Children can interact with their friends by showing each other their work and adding to their friends' programs. ● Functions 【New Work】 - Animate doodles and photos and create original programs! 【My Works】 - Gallery of your works. These can also be shared with friends. 【Rewards】 - Learn programming basics by video. Complete to get rewards and earn more blocks. 【Put together】 - Imagine how blocks will work when they are put together, and figure out how to create more complicated functions by rearranging them. 【Puzzle】 - Put some blocks together to animate characters and solve puzzles. Learn about the process for arranging blocks. 【Shared works】 - Gallery of works shared by others. Children can look at the examples of others when creating their own programs. ● Why should you choose this app? - Child-friendly interface that allows even young elementary schoolers to easily learn programming skills - Incorporates feedback from children and teachers at elementary schools - Together, the functions of this app cover everything from the basics to advanced programming concepts, and enable children to create their very own programs ● How to use the app - You can create multiple accounts on one device - You can limit how long this app can be used in a day - You can configure sharing settings for each of your works individually ● Data collection - Name of an app provider which obtains information: DeNA Co., Ltd. - What information we collect, how we collect it, the purpose of use the information, sending the collected information 【The application】 - Information to collect: Device model name, language and region settings, IP address connected, OS and OS version - Collection method: Auto collection - Purpose of use collected: Account management, identifying access users - Sending the collected information externally, providing such information to third parties and use of information collection modules: Yes 【Crashlytics】 - Provider: Google Inc. - Information to collect: Device status, unique device identifier, hardware and OS information, information on a function and a position when the app crashed - Collection method: Auto collection - Purpose of use the information collected : Usage trend survey

About

みまもりキッズ横浜

Features
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横浜市放課後キッズクラブ向けのみまもりキッズ専用アプリです。 ・キッズクラブの利用予約 ・キッズクラブの利用履歴 ・児童の入退室通知 ・キッズクラブからのお知らせの閲覧、通知 ・キッズクラブとの個別連絡メッセージ(利用できない場合がございます。)

Screenshots

PROGRAMMING ZEMI4 screens
みまもりキッズ横浜3 screens

Verdict

The call

PROGRAMMING ZEMI and みまもりキッズ横浜 are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

PROGRAMMING ZEMI ships an update monthly, みまもりキッズ横浜 every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
PROGRAMMING ZEMI versus みまもりキッズ横浜: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPROGRAMMING ZEMIみまもりキッズ横浜
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews48.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size142 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDeNA Co., Ltd.TMC, K.K.

In-app purchases

None

PROGRAMMING ZEMI

No in-app purchases

None

みまもりキッズ横浜

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PROGRAMMING ZEMI free?
PROGRAMMING ZEMI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is みまもりキッズ横浜 free?
みまもりキッズ横浜 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PROGRAMMING ZEMI or みまもりキッズ横浜 have ads?
Neither PROGRAMMING ZEMI nor みまもりキッズ横浜 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PROGRAMMING ZEMI or みまもりキッズ横浜?
PROGRAMMING ZEMI ships an update monthly, and みまもりキッズ横浜 every 5 weeks. Most recently, PROGRAMMING ZEMI was updated on October 29, 2026 and みまもりキッズ横浜 on October 30, 2026.

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