Snap Circuits® Coding vs Flowtoys Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Snap Circuits® Coding
Learn coding fundamentals and control electronic projects with a smartphone or tablet. Design custom light, sound, and motor patterns using graphical or block-based coding. Explore electronics concepts through interactive projects.
- Graphical coding interface
- Blockly coding support
- Real-time control
- Control lights, sounds, and motors
- Learn electronics basics
- Create custom patterns
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Remote control and graphical coding for Snap Circuits® sets that have an SC Controller (U33) module. Learn the basics of coding, then code your own patterns of lights, sounds and moving parts. Download the Snap Circuits® App and control Snap Circuits® projects using your smartphone or tablet to control lights, sounds and a motor! A great introduction to coding, using easy graphical coding or real-time control. More advanced coders can move up to BLOCKLY coding. Learn about circuitry, security systems, dimmer switches, automatic lights, alarms, motion detectors, fan speeds, appliance motors, generators, and much more! Kids all over the world have learned basic electronics with Snap Circuits® kits. Now, Snap Circuits® takes the next generation into the world of coding!
Flowtoys Connect
This app allows users to control and customize their flowtoys light props. Create custom modes, build playlists with autoplay, and design shows synchronized to music. Adjust prop settings and save/share your creations.
- Customize modes
- Playlists with autoplay
- Create shows to music timeline
- Adjust prop settings
- Save and share creations
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Control your flowtoys light props: customize modes, playlists, shows, settings... Built by flow artists and jugglers out of a passion for what we do. You will need: - bridge - firmware update The “app feedback” button includes your device and app versions, and ensures we see your feedback. Please do NOT email us directly or post feedback on social media for app support. Many thanks for your support, enjoy! App highlights: - customize modes - playlists with autoplay - create shows to music timeline - adjust prop settings - save and share
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Flowtoys Connect at 5.0 against Snap Circuits® Coding's 3.7. Flowtoys Connect also leads on review sentiment (60% vs 44%). Snap Circuits® Coding's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Flowtoys Connect holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 49 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of Snap Circuits® Coding's written reviews are positive against 60% of Flowtoys Connect's.
Snap Circuits® Coding ships an update every 4 months, Flowtoys Connect every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Snap Circuits® Coding | Flowtoys Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (49 ratings) | 5.0 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 44.0% of reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 49 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 100 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Elenco Electronics, Incorporated | Flowtoys, Inc. |
Customer experience
Snap Circuits® Coding
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In-app purchases
Snap Circuits® Coding
No in-app purchases
Flowtoys Connect
No in-app purchases
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