Tinkercad vs EarthProject
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tinkercad
This app empowers aspiring designers and engineers with essential skills in 3D design, electronics, and coding. Learn through hands-on projects, build confidence, and bring your creations to life in the real world. It's a safe, ad-free environment for all ages to explore innovation.
- 3D design optimized for mobile
- Circuit simulation with Arduino/micro:bit
- 3D design from code (Codeblocks)
- AR viewer for designs
- Import/export various file formats
- Educational tools for teachers
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Tinkercad is a free app that equips the next generation of designers and engineers with the foundational skills for innovation: 3D design, electronics, and coding. • FREE FOR EVERYONE: No strings attached. Start creating from the first click. • LEARN BY DOING: Build confidence, persistence, and problem-solving skills. • SAFE FOR ALL AGES: Ad-free. kidSAFE certified. Privacy first. KEY FEATURES • Easily build 3D with controls optimized for your device. • Connect, code, and simulate circuit components with Arduino and micro:bit microcontrollers. • Make 3D designs from code using Tinkercad Codeblocks. • Bring your designs into the real world with the Tinkercad AR viewer. • Import STL, OBJ and SVG files into the 3D design space to build on an existing design. • Export your files including STL, OBJ, USDZ, and SVG or send them to other programs. • All you need is a device and an internet connection. • Apple Pencil compatible. FOR EDUCATORS • Tinkercad Classrooms allows teachers to assign Activities, send and receive assignments, invite co-teachers, and monitor student progress—all from your dashboard. • Tinkercad Lesson Plans and starters available for students to get started with 3D CAD design, electronics simulation, and block-based programming. • Compatible with Google Classroom. Tinkercad is a free product from Autodesk, a leader in 3D design, engineering, and entertainment software. Tomorrow's innovators start here. Children’s Privacy Statement: https://www.autodesk.com/company/legal-notices-trademarks/privacy-statement/childrens-privacy-statement
EarthProject
Learn and get motivated to reduce your carbon and plastic waste. This app provides educational content and encourages sustainable practices to help you make a positive environmental impact.
- Learn to reduce waste
- Motivation for sustainable practices
- Carbon footprint reduction
- Plastic waste reduction
- Environmental impact education
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The EarthProject app will teach you and motivate you to reduce your carbon and plastic waste!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tinkercad at 4.6 against EarthProject's 3.4. Tinkercad also leads on ratings volume (20K vs 5). EarthProject's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months) and 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Tinkercad holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tinkercad has 20K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 59% and 60% positive.
Tinkercad ships an update every 4 months, EarthProject monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tinkercad | EarthProject |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (20K ratings) — better | 3.4 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 59.4% of reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Autodesk Inc. | TAKE ACTION GLOBAL Inc |
Customer experience
Tinkercad
EarthProject
Bugs and requests
Tinkercad
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login issues and lost connection problems
- Dimensions box repeatedly appearing
- Designs reverting to earlier versions
- Overlapping UI elements
Requested features
5 requests- Add support for Apple Pencil and trackpad
- Improve alignment and grouping tools
- Provide offline functionality
- Expand library of shapes and templates
- Implement better tutorial and documentation
EarthProject
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Tinkercad
No in-app purchases
EarthProject
No in-app purchases
