Sphero Play vs ClicBot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sphero Play
Control and play with various Sphero robots using a single application. Explore multiple drive modes, engage in robot-controlled games, and learn basic programming through a block-based interface.
- Multiple drive modes (joystick, tilt, voice)
- Robot-controlled games
- Block Drive programming
- Sports-themed drive modes
- Voice control
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Drive and play games from ONE app with your Sphero Mini, Sphero 2.0, SPRK, SPRK+, BOLT, and BOLT+. Connect and control your robots with several exciting drive modes, use your robot as a controller to play games, or try out Block Drive for an intro to programming with colorful blocks. Features include: DRIVE MODES Drive your robots several ways with the Sphero Play app. Use the joystick and slingshot controls, tilt your device, or use your voice. Our sports-themed drive modes keep things fun with the ability to swing your device to "golf"*, or flick to "kick" your robot. BLOCK DRIVE PROGRAMMING Learn programming basics by controlling your robot with colorful movement and light blocks. GAMES Use your robot as a controller to shoot your way through space, race your vehicle through a tunnel avoiding obstacles and scoring points, or rotate your ball to destroy a polygon of bricks. Need robots? We know a guy. Visit sphero.com and order today. *This mode is not available on iPads.
ClicBot
Control and program a modular educational robot with this app. It offers guided robot connections, custom robot creation, and STEAM educational videos. Engage with a community to share your creations.
- Robot control and programming
- Guided robot connection
- Custom robot creation
- Movement script editing
- Graphic programming tools
- STEAM educational videos
- Community sharing
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ClicBot APP is a mobile terminal control and programming software, which is developed for ClicBot modular entertainment educational robot. ClicBot APP provides dozens of ClicBot robot application cases, which enables users to complete the connection of the robot under the guidance of software and enjoy all kinds of robot manipulation and functions. Users are also able to create customized robots and realize more robot functions through movement scripts editing and graphic programming tools in the APP. ClicBot APP also provides users with a series of STEAM educational videos, which allows users to learn and understand the robot movement, AI programming and other knowledge in a pleasant atmosphere. Users can also visit the community in the ClicBot APP, participate in lots of community activities, and share their creations with others.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sphero Play at 4.8 against ClicBot's 4.2. Sphero Play also leads on ratings volume (37K vs 48). ClicBot's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Sphero Play holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sphero Play has 37K ratings behind it against 48, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 69% of Sphero Play's written reviews are positive against 71% of ClicBot's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Sphero Play ships an update every 2 months, ClicBot every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sphero Play | ClicBot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (37K ratings) — better | 4.2 (48 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 68.9% of reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 37K — better | 48 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 193 MB | 147 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Sphero, Inc. | Beijing KEYi Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Sphero Play
ClicBot
Bugs and requests
Sphero Play
Reported bugs
2 issues- Joystick controls not working as expected
- Alignment issues causing unexpected movement
Requested features
4 requests- More games and activities
- Support for additional Sphero products (e.g. Ollie, BB-8)
- Improved aiming and control precision
- Camera integration to see the Sphero's view
ClicBot
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Sphero Play
No in-app purchases
ClicBot
No in-app purchases
