Comparison

mBlock vs Finding Something Real

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

Head to head
About

mBlock

This app enables students to learn coding through a block-based interface or Python. It supports creating games, animations, and programming robots, incorporating AI, IoT, and data science for advanced computer science education.

Highlights
  • Graphical programming with drag-and-drop blocks
  • Python programming support
  • Create games and animations
  • Program robots
  • AI, IoT, and data science features
  • Cloud storage for projects
Features
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With mBlock, students can easily create games, animations, and program robots by dragging and dropping blocks, or through writing Python. Moreover, mBlock comes with AI, IoT, data science features for cutting-edge computer science learning, making it the perfect helper for coding educators and learners. Features: - Graphical programming: The app allows users to create projects with the most popular graphical programming language and program robots to do things as they can imagine. It makes programming as easy as blocks building. - Game-based learning: Children learn to code in completing tasks and know how it feels to accomplish something.      - Cloud storage: Users can store their projects in the cloud, syncing the projects across devices. It’s safe and convenient. - Compatible with Makeblock robots: mBot, mBot Ranger, Codey Rocky, Neuron - Support multiple languages: Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English, Japanese, Polish, and Korean. Contact us: - For more information, please visit the official website: https://www.mblock.cc - Contact us via email: support@makeblock.com - Join Facebook group: Makeblock Talk & Share

About

Finding Something Real

This app offers a podcast and ministry for young women exploring faith, identity, and relationships. Listen to unscripted episodes, track your listening, and search the back catalog. Co-hosts can access specific ministry-related features.

Highlights
  • Free episode playback
  • No account required for listening
  • Progress tracking and saved episodes
  • Searchable back catalog
  • Short clip browsing
  • Co-host specific features
Features
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Finding Something Real is a podcast and ministry for young women working out what they actually believe. Each season a cohort of women in their late teens and twenties co-hosts alongside Janell Wood, asking about identity, doubt, church hurt, relationships, and what following Jesus looks like now. Nothing is scripted and nobody is handed an answer — the questions come from the co-hosts themselves, and each one gets its own episode. In the app: • Every episode plays right here — free, and no account needed • Pick up where you stopped, save episodes for later, and keep track of what you have already heard • Search the whole back catalogue, or browse short clips when you have two minutes instead of an hour • Who we are, who it is for, and how the cohorts work Co-hosts for the current season can sign in to see their recording schedule, reply to invitations, send in questions, and read notes from Janell. Accounts are issued by the ministry — there is nothing to sign up for, and everything else in the app is open to everyone. Finding Something Real Ministry is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit.

Screenshots

mBlock4 screens
Finding Something Real4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Finding Something Real at 5.0 against mBlock's 3.1. mBlock's advantage is ratings volume (155 vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Finding Something Real holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: mBlock has 155 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
mBlock versus Finding Something Real: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermBlockFinding Something Real
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (155 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings155 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size170 MB35 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMakeblock Co., Ltd.Curtis Hendrick

Customer experience

mBlock

All ratings152 ratings
Positive48.7%
Neutral9.2%
Negative42.1%
Written reviews186 reviews
Positive33.9%
Neutral14.0%
Negative52.2%

Finding Something Real

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

mBlock

Reported bugs

26 issues
  • mBot2/mBot Neo not supported
  • Bluetooth connection fails or is unstable
  • App crashes or freezes
  • Upload mode not functional on iPad
  • Live mode unresponsive
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  • Sprites cannot be moved correctly
  • Key blocks not functioning as expected
  • Saving and syncing issues lead to data loss
  • Cannot upload programs
  • Firmware update required via PC, not Bluetooth
  • Translation errors in blocks and interface
  • Tutorials are glitchy or do not work
  • Fixed rotation issues
  • No zoom in/out for blocks
  • iPad development appears to be halted
  • Cannot grant Bluetooth permissions on iPad
  • Parts of the app interface disappear
  • Cannot create variables on specific devices
  • Incompatibility with older iOS versions
  • Some sensors are not controllable via the app
  • Quad RGB sensor library is not fully translated
  • Costume editor lacks copy-paste and image/sound import
  • Line follower functionality not working
  • Code execution results in no robot action
  • App requires re-login frequently
  • Web version updates break iPad version compatibility

Requested features

18 requests
  • Add mBot2/mBot Neo support
  • Improve Bluetooth connectivity
  • Add local storage for programs
  • Implement zoom functionality
  • Add more examples for Codey Rocky
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  • Enable Arduino coding in the app
  • Improve translation of blocks and interface
  • Add copy-paste functionality in costume editor
  • Allow adding photos and sounds in costume editor
  • Fix variable creation on iPhone X/iPad
  • Update Scratch 3 features
  • Add more sprites/photos
  • Improve tutorial functionality
  • Add dark mode
  • Enable firmware updates via Bluetooth
  • Improve compatibility with older Makeblock controllers
  • Add full French language support
  • Allow sharing projects

Finding Something Real

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

mBlock

No in-app purchases

None

Finding Something Real

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is mBlock free?
mBlock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Finding Something Real free?
Finding Something Real is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, mBlock or Finding Something Real?
Finding Something Real is rated higher. mBlock averages 3.1 out of 5 from 155 ratings, while Finding Something Real averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do mBlock or Finding Something Real have ads?
Neither mBlock nor Finding Something Real shows ads.

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