Whalesbot Block Studio vs PictoBlox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Whalesbot Block Studio
This educational software enables users to create programs for various Whalesbot robots using a graphical interface. It's designed to make coding accessible and engaging for younger learners.
- Graphical programming interface
- Supports multiple Whalesbot robots
- Educational software
- User-friendly design
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Graphical programming software, supports many whalesbot robots.
PictoBlox
Learn to code with a block-based platform that integrates robotics, AI, and machine learning. Create games, animations, and control hardware using intuitive drag-and-drop Scratch blocks. Ideal for beginners to develop 21st-century skills.
- Block-based coding
- Robotics control
- AI and Machine Learning
- IoT projects
- Game and animation creation
- Hardware interaction
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PictoBlox is a block based coding app for students with enhanced hardware-interaction capabilities and emerging technologies such as robotics, AI and machine learning that make learning to code fun and engaging. Just drag and drop the Scratch coding blocks and make cool games, animations, interactive projects, and even control robots the way you want! ● 21st-Century Skills PictoBlox opens doors for beginners to learn creative and physical computing in an engaging way and thus helps in developing must-have skills of today’s technology-driven world such as: - Creativity - Logical reasoning - Critical thinking - Problem-solving ● Coding Skills With PictoBlox and its courses, beginners will learn important coding concepts such as: - Logic - Algorithms - Sequencing - Loops - Conditional statements ● AI and ML for beginners Beginners can learn Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning concepts such as: - Face and text recognition - Speech Recognition and virtual assistant - Training ML models like image, pose, and audio - AI based games ● Extensions for Making Countless DIY Projects PictoBlox has dedicated extensions for making projects based on the Internet of Things (IoT), controlling Scratch projects using a mobile app via Bluetooth, programming actuators, sensors, display modules, NeoPixel RGB lights, robotic arm, humanoid robots, and much more. Boards Compatible with PictoBlox App: - evive - Quarky - Arduino Uno - Arduino Mega - Arduino Nano - ESP32 - T Watch - Boffin - TecBits Bluetooth Modules Compatible with PictoBlox: - HC-05 BT 2.0 - HC-06 BT 2.0 - HM-10 BT 4.0 BLE (or AT-09) Want to know more about PictoBlox? Visit: https://thestempedia.com/product/pictoblox Getting Started with PictoBlox: Projects that you can make:https://thestempedia.com/project/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Whalesbot Block Studio at every 5 weeks against PictoBlox's every 14 months. PictoBlox's advantage is review sentiment (48% vs 25%) and rating (3.4 vs 3.2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
PictoBlox holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PictoBlox has 59 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Whalesbot Block Studio's written reviews are positive against 48% of PictoBlox's.
Whalesbot Block Studio ships an update every 5 weeks, PictoBlox every 14 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Whalesbot Block Studio | PictoBlox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (6 ratings) | 3.4 (59 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 48.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 59 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 14.3 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 133 MB | 178 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | WhalesBot Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. | STEMpedia |
Customer experience
Whalesbot Block Studio
PictoBlox
Bugs and requests
Whalesbot Block Studio
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
PictoBlox
Reported bugs
9 issues- Birthday date not appearing during account creation
- Purple screen and reset when saving project
- Microphone activated unexpectedly
- Space instead of left arrow in hat block
- Projects not saving on iPad and laptops
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- Arduino not connecting
- Character and code deleted after saving and reopening project
- App freezes and project disappears on refresh
- Camera access concerns
Requested features
10 requests- Zoom in feature for drawing
- Pixelated text option
- Custom controls (thumbsticks, levers)
- Move variables with finger
- Drag code to other sprites
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- Bigger window for code/stage
- Add more extensions
- Cloud variables for multiplayer
- Dark mode
- Full screen option
In-app purchases
Whalesbot Block Studio
No in-app purchases
PictoBlox
No in-app purchases
