# TELLO vs Spike™ LEGO® Education

The clearest difference is rating: Spike™ LEGO® Education at 4.7 against TELLO's 2.1. Spike™ LEGO® Education also leads on review sentiment (68% vs 27%) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). TELLO's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 14.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. TELLO sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Spike™ LEGO® Education asks for nothing beyond the download.

Spike™ LEGO® Education holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spike™ LEGO® Education has 3.7K ratings behind it against 92, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of TELLO's written reviews are positive against 68% of Spike™ LEGO® Education's.

## The numbers

| Metric | TELLO | Spike™ LEGO® Education |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [2.1 (92 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tello-programming-your-drone/id1436312867/reviews) | **[4.7 (3.7K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/spike-lego-education/id6443545905/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | 92 | **3.7K** |
| Positive reviews | 26.7% of reviews | **68.2% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 months |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | **Free** |
| Size | 30 MB | 227 MB |
| Requires iOS | **8.0** | 14.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPad, Mac |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Miroslaw Kapalka](https://appshunter.io/developer/726928133) | [LEGO Education](https://appshunter.io/developer/708170734) |

## What reviewers say

### TELLO

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tello-programming-your-drone/id1436312867)

Program your drone with a user-friendly interface, no coding skills needed. Create custom flight paths and actions step-by-step. Save and share your programmed flights with others.

**Highlights:** Visual programming interface, Customizable flight paths, Save and share flight diagrams, Drag and drop command editing, Metric and imperial units, PRO version for advanced features

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pro Version | $2.99 | one-time |


### Spike™ LEGO® Education

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/spike-lego-education/id6443545905)

This app facilitates playful STEAM learning for students, designed to work with specific LEGO® Education kits. It helps develop computational thinking through coding, encourages building and experimentation, and supports programming for various projects and competitions.

**Highlights:** Icon-block, word-block, and text-based coding, Develop computational thinking, Build, tinker, and experiment with LEGO® creations, Program and debug designs, Create stories with LEGO® Minifigures, Prepare for FIRST® LEGO® League competitions

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Awesome
- 🚀 Super good
- 🚀 Great app
- 👍 User friendly and easy to use
- 👍 Engineering Excitement in Kindergarten

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Restricted features due to LEGO's focus on profits
- 🐛 Missing basic quality of life functionality
- 🐛 Doesn't work on iPad
- 🐛 Slow loading and issues with connectivity
- 🐛 Tutorials have limitations

**Reported bugs**

- Bluetooth connection issues
- Unable to flash hub or connect
- Incompatibility with programs written in previous version

**Requested features**

- Hub-to-hub control
- RC features
- Merge Inventor app into one
- Add more color options for color sensor
- Bring back Python coding support


## Frequently asked questions

### Is TELLO free?

TELLO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Spike™ LEGO® Education free?

Spike™ LEGO® Education is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, TELLO or Spike™ LEGO® Education?

Spike™ LEGO® Education is rated higher. TELLO averages 2.1 out of 5 from 92 ratings, while Spike™ LEGO® Education averages 4.7 from 3.7K ratings.

### Do TELLO or Spike™ LEGO® Education have ads?

Neither TELLO nor Spike™ LEGO® Education shows ads.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*