Sphero Play vs Maped Creativ Animaker
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.
Maped Creativ Animaker
Create your own animated drawings with this app. Transform your sketches into mini cartoons by coloring, completing, or inventing scenes. Share your animated creations as GIFs.
- Create animated drawings
- Transform sketches into cartoons
- Color, complete, or invent scenes
- Share animations as GIFs
- Portable creative activity
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Créer des animations, comme un pro, dès 6 ans ! Tu adores les animations ? Et si tu en créais toi-même ? C'est si facile et amusant, avec Animaker Flash et Animaker Flip ! Ces kits de loisirs créatifs innovants te permettent de réaliser des dessins, qui vont se transformer en véritables mini dessins animés sur l'appli gratuite Animaker. Tu vas être bluffé par tes propres créations ! Retrouve dans ces sets des mini dessins animés à colorier, compléter ou inventer, et à montrer à tes parents et à tes amis… Ils vont être épatés eux aussi, effet Waouh garanti ! C'est une activité nomade par excellence. Tu peux emmener tes cahiers Animaker partout avec toi, en vacances; en sortie ou en voyage. Le dessin animé en 3 étapes : dessine, utilise l’application et le tour est joué, ta première animation est prête ! Tu n'as plus qu'à télécharger ton animation, et la partager en GIF ! Maped Creativ propose une collection d'activités manuelles innovantes, ultra funs et stimulantes, pour fabriquer de ses propres mains, développer sa créativité, réaliser des créations uniques, et jouer avec.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sphero Play at 69% against Maped Creativ Animaker's 0%. Sphero Play also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (37K vs 1). Maped Creativ Animaker's advantage is iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.0). On price, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sphero Play has 37K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Sphero Play's written reviews are positive against 0% of Maped Creativ Animaker's.
| Parameter | Sphero Play | Maped Creativ Animaker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (37K ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 69.1% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 37K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 193 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sphero, Inc. | MAPED |
Customer experience
Sphero Play
Maped Creativ Animaker
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
Maped Creativ Animaker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Sphero Play
No in-app purchases
Maped Creativ Animaker
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Sphero Play free?
Is Maped Creativ Animaker free?
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