Comparison

LEGO® Powered Up vs Snap Circuits® Coding

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

Head to head
About

LEGO® Powered Up

Control motorized LEGO sets like trains and the Batmobile via Bluetooth. Bring your custom LEGO creations to life by coding movements and sounds using drag-and-drop programming. Experience interactive play with lights, sensors, and motors.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth control for LEGO vehicles
  • Customizable coding for models
  • Drag-and-drop programming
  • Add sounds and lights
  • Control speed and direction
  • Bring custom builds to life
Features
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Combine this app with the LEGO DC Super Heroes App-Controlled Batmobile (76112), the LEGO City Cargo Train (60198), or the LEGO City Passenger Train (60197) (each sold separately) to operate the motorized engines via Bluetooth controls, or use your imagination and build entirely new creations using LEGO Powered Up components and bring them to life by coding them. Make your models move and respond to real-world events. The LEGO Powered Up app puts you in the driver’s seat of the awesome 4-wheel-drive Batmobile to speed through the streets of GOTHAM CITY™. Drive forwards, backwards, left and right… or pull 360-degree turns! You can even activate cool tricks and stunts as you become the Dark Knight and fight crime. You can customize and code your Batmobile tricks and choose your sounds and movements – pretty awesome! The LEGO Powered Up app also controls LEGO trains to haul goods or pick up passengers around LEGO City. You can control the speed, change directions, and bring even more life to your play with various sounds such as a whistle, passenger announcement, railroad crossing bell, and more! The Bluetooth remote control app and the remote control handset included in the LEGO City train sets aren’t compatible with older infrared remote-controlled LEGO train sets. Thanks to Powered Up components like hubs, motors, sensors, and lights you will be able to bring your customized creations to life. You can also bring your existing LEGO models to life. Is your device compatible? Please go to LEGO.com/devicecheck to check if your device is compatible. Ask your parents’ permission before going online. The LEGO Powered Up App Feature List - Access control panels for DC Super Heroes App-Controlled Batmobile, LEGO City Cargo Train or LEGO City Passenger Train. - Control speed and direction of LEGO vehicles with a variety of exciting interfaces. - Add playful sounds and take your play to the next level. - Use LEGO Powered Up hardware components in your customized models to bring them to life! - Code movements and sounds for your models to create real-life behaviors. - Simple, easy-to-understand programming language based on drag’n’drop coding. LEGO and the LEGO logo are trademarks of the LEGO Group. ©2019 The LEGO Group

About

Snap Circuits® Coding

Learn coding fundamentals and control electronic projects with a smartphone or tablet. Design custom light, sound, and motor patterns using graphical or block-based coding. Explore electronics concepts through interactive projects.

Highlights
  • Graphical coding interface
  • Blockly coding support
  • Real-time control
  • Control lights, sounds, and motors
  • Learn electronics basics
  • Create custom patterns
Features
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Remote control and graphical coding for Snap Circuits® sets that have an SC Controller (U33) module. Learn the basics of coding, then code your own patterns of lights, sounds and moving parts. Download the Snap Circuits® App and control Snap Circuits® projects using your smartphone or tablet to control lights, sounds and a motor! A great introduction to coding, using easy graphical coding or real-time control. More advanced coders can move up to BLOCKLY coding. Learn about circuitry, security systems, dimmer switches, automatic lights, alarms, motion detectors, fan speeds, appliance motors, generators, and much more! Kids all over the world have learned basic electronics with Snap Circuits® kits. Now, Snap Circuits® takes the next generation into the world of coding!

Screenshots

LEGO® Powered Up4 screens
Snap Circuits® Coding2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: LEGO® Powered Up at 554 against Snap Circuits® Coding's 49. On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.6 for LEGO® Powered Up against 3.7 for Snap Circuits® Coding. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LEGO® Powered Up has 554 ratings behind it against 49, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 42% of LEGO® Powered Up's written reviews are positive against 44% of Snap Circuits® Coding's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LEGO® Powered Up ships an update every 2 months, Snap Circuits® Coding every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
LEGO® Powered Up versus Snap Circuits® Coding: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLEGO® Powered UpSnap Circuits® Coding
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (554 ratings)3.7 (49 ratings) — better
Positive reviews41.5% of reviews44.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings554 — better49
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better12.4
Further details — not scored
Size1.5 GB100 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLEGOElenco Electronics, Incorporated

Customer experience

LEGO® Powered Up

All ratings550 ratings
Positive61.8%
Neutral8.2%
Negative30.0%
Written reviews407 reviews
Positive41.5%
Neutral15.2%
Negative43.2%

Snap Circuits® Coding

All ratings49 ratings
Positive65.3%
Neutral6.1%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive44.0%
Neutral16.0%
Negative40.0%

Bugs and requests

LEGO® Powered Up

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Bluetooth connection drops
  • Motors not controllable through app
  • Timer blocks don't work
  • Motor code blocks don't work
  • Coding canvas is broken
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  • Loses Bluetooth connection randomly
  • Coding blocks not working properly
  • App doesn't run in background
  • Doesn't work on latest iOS
  • Doesn't work with new hubs and motors
  • Can only connect one hub at a time
  • Train stops when app closes

Requested features

12 requests
  • Add more sound effects
  • Add more music to the playlist
  • Allow custom sounds
  • Improve parameters
  • Add more controls
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  • Add more widgets
  • Allow custom themes
  • Add documentation
  • Add support for LEGO Boost and Mindstorms
  • Add loop option for sounds
  • Add dark mode option
  • Add advanced analytics dashboard

Snap Circuits® Coding

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

LEGO® Powered Up

No in-app purchases

None

Snap Circuits® Coding

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LEGO® Powered Up free?
LEGO® Powered Up is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Snap Circuits® Coding free?
Snap Circuits® Coding is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, LEGO® Powered Up or Snap Circuits® Coding?
Snap Circuits® Coding is rated higher. LEGO® Powered Up averages 3.6 out of 5 from 554 ratings, while Snap Circuits® Coding averages 3.7 from 49 ratings.
Do LEGO® Powered Up or Snap Circuits® Coding have ads?
Neither LEGO® Powered Up nor Snap Circuits® Coding shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LEGO® Powered Up or Snap Circuits® Coding?
LEGO® Powered Up ships an update every 2 months, and Snap Circuits® Coding every 4 months. Most recently, LEGO® Powered Up was updated on October 21, 2026 and Snap Circuits® Coding on October 18, 2026.

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