Coding Express LEGO® Education vs Parlo!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
Parlo!
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Parlo! è un comunicatore visivo progettato per bambini con autismo o difficoltà di linguaggio. Permette di esprimere bisogni, emozioni e azioni tramite pulsanti con immagini, colori e voce. Per aggiungere nuovi pulsanti tieni premuto il bottone con il lucchetto e avrai la possibilità di creare nuovi bottoni! Ogni pulsante può avere testo, emoji o immagine reale, ed è associato a una voce sintetica o registrata. Per ascoltare l'audio assicurati di non avere il silenzioso e di avere il volume alzato. COME FUNZIONA: Per il bambino: Vede pulsanti divisi per colore in base alla categoria Tocca un pulsante Il pulsante si anima, vibra e parla la parola Per l’adulto (Modalità Admin): Premere a lungo il bottone con il lucchetto in alto a destra Aggiungere / modificare / eliminare pulsanti Personalizzare: - Testo o emoji - Immagine dal dispositivo - Registrazione voce reale Salvare: tutto resta memorizzato sul dispositivo Audio: - Se non c’è registrazione → usa sintesi vocale automatica - Se c’è una registrazione → riproduce la voce personalizzata Offline e sicura: - Nessuna connessione internet richiesta - Nessun account - Nessuna raccolta dati
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Verdict
Coding Express LEGO® Education and Parlo! are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
| Parameter | Coding Express LEGO® Education | Parlo! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (250 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 250 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 855 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LEGO Education | ISTITUTI EDMONDO DE AMICIS SRL |
In-app purchases
Coding Express LEGO® Education
No in-app purchases
Parlo!
No in-app purchases
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