Comparison

Cubelets vs BuildInstruction

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

Head to head
About

Cubelets

Expand your robot building possibilities with this app for Cubelets robot blocks. Control your creations remotely and explore thousands of building ideas by swapping Cubelet personalities. Updates are also available for your robot blocks.

Highlights
  • Remote control robot constructions
  • Personality Swap for Cubelet behavior
  • Receive important updates
  • Expand building horizons
Features
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Enhance your robot play with the Cubelets app. The official app for Cubelets® robot blocks. The app is not required to enjoy your robot blocks, but is a great way to expand your building horizons. Use the remote control feature to control Cubelets inside of a robot construction. Or check out Personality Swap to change how any Cubelet behaves at the touch of a button! Must own Cubelets robot blocks in order to use this application. To learn more about Cubelets, visit https://www.modrobotics.com. For the latest Cubelets news, follow us on twitter @Cubelets. Cubelets robot blocks: The building blocks of better thinkers ************** Features ************** • Remote control robot constructions • Explore thousands of building possibilities with Personality Swap • Receive important updates about Cubelets

About

BuildInstruction

This app provides clear, step-by-step visual guides for building robotics projects. It currently offers 18 detailed instructions perfect for learning robotics and coding concepts.

Highlights
  • Step-by-step building instructions
  • Large, clear pictures
  • 18 building guides included
  • Supports robotics learning
  • Aids coding education
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Building instructions are ideal as a support material for learning Robotics and Coding. At the moment the application contains 18 building instructions. These instructions are clear and easy to follow. They have large step-by-step pictures. DISCLAIMER: - This is an UNOFFICIAL APP and presented with an indirect name to emphasize that. - The instructions were made by me.

Screenshots

Cubelets4 screens
BuildInstruction4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cubelets at 44% against BuildInstruction's 0%. Cubelets also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.2). BuildInstruction's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (108 vs 25). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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

BuildInstruction holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25 and 108 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 44% of Cubelets's written reviews are positive against 0% of BuildInstruction's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Cubelets versus BuildInstruction: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCubeletsBuildInstruction
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (25 ratings)4.5 (108 ratings) — better
Positive reviews44.4% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings25108 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better14.2
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperModular RoboticsLukasz Neumann

Customer experience

Cubelets

All ratings25 ratings
Positive44.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative52.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative55.6%

BuildInstruction

All ratings105 ratings
Positive84.8%
Neutral3.8%
Negative11.4%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative80.0%

In-app purchases

None

Cubelets

No in-app purchases

None

BuildInstruction

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cubelets free?
Cubelets is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BuildInstruction free?
BuildInstruction is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cubelets or BuildInstruction?
BuildInstruction is rated higher. Cubelets averages 3.0 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while BuildInstruction averages 4.5 from 108 ratings.

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