Brick Junior vs Scratch Tutorial
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Brick Junior
This app provides step-by-step 3D animated instructions for building models, perfect for young children new to construction toys. Users can rotate and zoom in on models to view each step multiple times, making complex builds accessible.
- Hundreds of 3D models
- Detailed animation build demos
- Rotate and scale 3D models
- View steps repeatedly
- Beginner-friendly instructions
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Brick Junior is a great helper for kids who are new to blocks and can help children build models. It offers hundreds of 3D models with detailed animation build demos. You can rotate, scale 3D models, and view the steps repeatedly. It is especially suitable for beginners of bricks.
Scratch Tutorial
This app offers an innovative, step-by-step programming course designed for children aged 4-14. It uses engaging content to foster a love for coding and allows kids to create their own games while learning fundamental programming concepts.
- Step-by-step programming guidance
- Interactive learning system
- Create own programming games
- Courses designed by experts
- Gradual concept mastery
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The latest scratch course - easy to use, let children fall in love with programming. ----Innovative design intelligent system guides children to learn step by step. 4-14-year-old children can easy to accept, and they will learn as soon as they learn. ----Interesting programming courses stimulate children's interest in learning and let them design their own programming games while learning and playing. Love programming, learn to program. ----Senior program designer and educator cooperate to design the course, and gradually master the programming concept from shallow to deep. New intelligent programming course, open the road of children's programming enlightenment!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Scratch Tutorial at 4.2 against Brick Junior's 3.2. Scratch Tutorial also leads on review sentiment (35% vs 0%) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 8 months). 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. Brick Junior sells 14 one-off in-app purchases and Scratch Tutorial sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Scratch Tutorial holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scratch Tutorial has 4.6K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Brick Junior's written reviews are positive against 35% of Scratch Tutorial's.
Brick Junior ships an update every 8 months, Scratch Tutorial every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Brick Junior | Scratch Tutorial |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (5 ratings) | 4.2 (4.6K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 34.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 4.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 92 MB | 254 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 鲲 陈 | 海涛 赵 |
Customer experience
Brick Junior
Scratch Tutorial
Bugs and requests
Brick Junior
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Scratch Tutorial
Reported bugs
2 issues- Lessons get stuck or freeze
- Inability to edit or correct mistakes
Requested features
3 requests- Allow more free-form coding
- Improve compatibility with latest Scratch version
- Add more game-making options
In-app purchases
Brick Junior
- Classic Model Pack$0.99
- Racing Car Model Pack$0.99
- Fighting Car Model Pack$0.99
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- Minicar Model Pack$0.99
- Airplane Model Pack$0.99
- Formula One Car Model Pack$0.99
- Mecha Model Pack$0.99
- Modern Fighter Model Pack$0.99
- WWII GER Tank Model Pack$0.99
- WWII US Tank Model Pack$0.99
- Helicopter Model Pack$0.99
- Castle Model Pack$0.99
- Dinosaur Fossil Model Pack$0.99
- HMMWV Model Pack$0.99
Scratch Tutorial
- Scratch lessons$4.99
Questions
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