Photon Coding vs Namco UK
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Photon Coding
Create programs for your Photon robot using intuitive, icon-based languages like Draw, Badge, and Blocks. Explore your robot's capabilities and build custom programs directly from your mobile device.
- Icon-based programming languages
- Draw, Badge, and Blocks modes
- Mobile device control
- Explore robot possibilities
- Create custom programs
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Program your Photon robot from your mobile device anytime and anywhere. Photon Code is an application that allows you to create programs for your Photon robot in Draw, Badge and Blocks - fully icon-based robot programming languages that are super easy to use. Use the app to build any program for Photon and discover the unlimited possibilities of your robot. NOTE: This app requires a Photon robot and a Bluetooth 4.0 device to play.
Namco UK
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Take your courses on your mobile device, send & receive messages, access bookshelf resources and so much more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Photon Coding at every 3 months against Namco UK's every 13 months. Namco UK's advantage is iOS requirement (11.4 vs 15.0). 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.
Photon Coding ships an update every 3 months, Namco UK every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on June 4, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Photon Coding | Namco UK |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 148 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Photon Entertainment sp. z o.o. | Namco UK Limited |
In-app purchases
Photon Coding
No in-app purchases
Namco UK
No in-app purchases
