Comparison

Coding Express LEGO® Education vs Sphero Edu Jr

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

Head to head
About

Coding Express LEGO® Education

This app introduces preschoolers to early coding concepts and 21st-century skills using a LEGO DUPLO train set. It offers four engaging activity areas: Journeys, Characters, Math, and Music, fostering problem-solving, collaboration, and creativity.

Highlights
  • Early coding concepts for preschoolers
  • LEGO DUPLO train set integration
  • Four activity areas: Journeys, Characters, Math, Music
  • Develops sequencing, problem-solving, and collaboration
  • Teacher guides and lesson plans included
  • Supports social and emotional development
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All on board the Coding Express! Coding Express LEGO® Education introduces early coding concepts and 21st century skills to preschoolers. Using the popular LEGO® DUPLO® train set, teacher guide and an easy-to-use app, preschool teachers have all they need to teach early coding concepts. TEACHER QUOTES “I have never seen anything like Coding Express and I am very intrigued with its structure and the varying ways it can teach children specific skills they might not have gained through play before. I love its versatility and how the many different areas of play will keep most children occupied for a very long time.” Kate, preschool teacher, USA “Coding Express gives preschoolers a very different learning experience. Building different shapes with the train track helps them to understand the coding concept and combined with the educational activities and teacher material it makes early coding intuitive, fun and educational. The app enhances the experience and it gives the early learners more ways to learn about coding.” Wenting, pre-school and kindergarten teacher, China With the Coding Express app and LEGO® DUPLO® solution you will get: • 234 LEGO® DUPLO® bricks, including Push & Go train with lights and sounds, motor, color sensor, 5 color-coded action bricks, 2 railroad switches and 3.8 meters of train track • Teaching materials that includes 8 online lessons, introduction guide, poster, 3 building inspiration cards for building 12 unique models, 5 getting started activities and 8 simple video tutorials • Free app featuring 4 fun and educational activity areas, including: o Journeys: Explore destinations and traffic signs. Learn about the sequencing of events, making predictions, planning and problem solving. Characters: Support children’s social and emotional development. Children identify and examine the feelings of characters, considering the consequences for others. Math: Explore and understand how to measure, estimate distance and identify numbers. Music: Learn about sequencing and looping. Compose simple melodies, explore different animal and instruments sounds. • Key learning values include sequencing, looping, conditional coding, problem solving, critical thinking, collaboration, language and literacy, and expressing ideas with digital elements • Teaching solution and early coding toy for preschool children 2-5 years old; Developed using science, math and technology from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and the 21st Century Early Learning Framework (P21 ELF) and the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework. *** IMPORTANT*** This is not a standalone educational app. This app is used to program the LEGO® Education Coding Express set, which is sold separately. Please contact your local LEGO Education reseller for further information. Getting Started: www.legoeducation.com/codingexpress Lesson Plans: www.legoeducation.com/lessons/codingexpress Support: www.lego.com/service Twitter: www.twitter.com/lego_education Facebook: www.facebook.com/LEGOeducationNorthAmerica Instagram: www.instagram.com/legoeducation Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/legoeducation LEGO, the LEGO logo and DUPLO are trademarks and/or copyrights of the LEGO Group. ©2024 The LEGO Group. All rights reserved.

About

Sphero Edu Jr

This app allows users to connect to a robot and customize its actions using visual programming blocks. Create mazes, play games, and compose music while learning fundamental coding logic.

Highlights
  • Block programming interface
  • Customize lights, sounds, and movements
  • Create mazes and games
  • Learn basic programming logic
  • Classic and new drive modes
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With Sphero Edu Jr you can connect to your indi and customize its behavior with simple yet powerful programming blocks. By coding the lights, sounds, and movements of indi, you can create unique mazes, play games, write simple songs, and ultimately learn the basic logic of programming. Features include: • All new block programming experience, designed for the uniqueness of indi. • Drive modes, including the classic Sphero driving experience and a new mode designed specifically for indi.

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Coding Express LEGO® Education at 4.2 against Sphero Edu Jr's 3.6. Coding Express LEGO® Education also leads on ratings volume (256 vs 15) and update cadence (every 8 months vs every 17 months). Sphero Edu Jr's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). 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

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

Coding Express LEGO® Education holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Coding Express LEGO® Education has 256 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Coding Express LEGO® Education's written reviews are positive against 44% of Sphero Edu Jr's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Coding Express LEGO® Education ships an update every 8 months, Sphero Edu Jr every 17 months. Both last shipped on October 21, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Coding Express LEGO® Education versus Sphero Edu Jr: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCoding Express LEGO® EducationSphero Edu Jr
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (256 ratings) — better3.6 (15 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better44.4% of reviews
Number of ratings256 — better15
Update frequencyEvery 8 months — betterEvery 17 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size855 MB128 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLEGO EducationSphero, Inc.

Customer experience

Coding Express LEGO® Education

All ratings250 ratings
Positive78.4%
Neutral9.6%
Negative12.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Sphero Edu Jr

All ratings15 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative55.6%

In-app purchases

None

Coding Express LEGO® Education

No in-app purchases

None

Sphero Edu Jr

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Coding Express LEGO® Education free?
Coding Express LEGO® Education is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sphero Edu Jr free?
Sphero Edu Jr is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Coding Express LEGO® Education or Sphero Edu Jr?
Coding Express LEGO® Education is rated higher. Coding Express LEGO® Education averages 4.2 out of 5 from 256 ratings, while Sphero Edu Jr averages 3.6 from 15 ratings.
Do Coding Express LEGO® Education or Sphero Edu Jr have ads?
Neither Coding Express LEGO® Education nor Sphero Edu Jr shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Coding Express LEGO® Education or Sphero Edu Jr?
Coding Express LEGO® Education ships an update every 8 months, and Sphero Edu Jr every 17 months. Most recently, Coding Express LEGO® Education was updated on October 21, 2026 and Sphero Edu Jr on October 21, 2026.

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