Snap Circuits® Coding vs Riffio
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!
Riffio
This app allows users to create the next season of their favorite shows by making choices that shape the story. Users select characters, settings, and ideas to craft interactive episodes, becoming co-creators of beloved narratives.
- Choose your favorite show
- Select lead characters
- Pick the story setting
- Develop your own ideas
- Make choices to shape the story
- Create 2-minute episodes
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Riffio – Where You Create the Next Season Love Pixel Quest, Miles the Brave and Critter Protectors? Now it’s your turn to create the next season. Riffio is the first interactive storytelling platform where you control the next season of popular shows. Jump into the world of your favorite characters, make big choices, and shape the story with every episode. How It Works 1. Choose the show you love 2. Pick two main characters to lead the new season 3. Select your setting 4. Create your idea 5. At the end of each Riff, choose how the story continues 6. Each Riff is a 2-minute episode. Your choices shape what happens next, again and again. Why Riffio You’re not just listening, you’re creating. Every episode is shaped by you, not a fixed script. It’s easy to start, with no writing required, just pick and play. Riffio gives you the power to co-create the next season of their favorite stories, using simple, guided choices. Download Riffio today and start building the next big adventure. The future of storytelling is in your hands. Read our privacy policy here: https://storybutton.com/pages/policies Read our Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Need Help? Contact us https://support.storybutton.com/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Snap Circuits® Coding at none against Riffio's 20. Snap Circuits® Coding also leads on iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.6). Riffio's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months) and rating (4.1 vs 3.7). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Riffio sells 20 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Snap Circuits® Coding asks for nothing beyond the download.
Riffio holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 49 and 59 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of Snap Circuits® Coding's written reviews are positive against 56% of Riffio's.
Snap Circuits® Coding ships an update every 4 months, Riffio fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Snap Circuits® Coding | Riffio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (49 ratings) | 4.1 (59 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 44.0% of reviews | 55.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 49 | 59 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 100 MB | 136 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Elenco Electronics, Incorporated | Storybutton |
Customer experience
Snap Circuits® Coding
Riffio
Bugs and requests
Snap Circuits® Coding
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Riffio
Reported bugs
7 issues- App doesn't keep track of listening progress
- App doesn't remember where you left off
- App doesn't show new episodes when they come out
- Subscription from other sources not recognized
- Storycast account not linked
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- Login screen freezes (implied by general frustration)
- Incompatible with older devices (implied by general frustration)
Requested features
9 requests- Add new content regularly
- Implement a search button
- Improve tracking of listening progress
- Ensure child-safe ads only
- Allow linking of existing subscriptions
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- Restore original character voices
- More episodes of Star Keepers
- More content for Pixel Quest
- More content for Critter Protectors
In-app purchases
Snap Circuits® Coding
No in-app purchases
Riffio
- Riffio Pro 1$2.991 Month
- Riffio Pro 2$4.991 Month
- Riffio Pro 3$7.991 Month
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- Riffio Pro 47 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Riffio Pro 57 Days trial$12.991 Month
- Riffio Standard Monthly$12.991 Month
- Family Monthly plan$12.991 Month
- Riffio Pro 1 Yearly$24.991 Year
- Riffio Pro Monthly$24.991 Month
- Individual Plan7 Days trial$79.991 Year
- Riffio Standard Yearly$99.001 Year
- Riffio Pro 5 Yearly7 Days trial$99.991 Year
- Family Plan7 Days trial$99.991 Year
- Riffio Pro Yearly$199.001 Year
- 800 Riffios$0.99
- 4,000 Riffios$4.99
- 8,000 Riffios$9.99
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- 16,000 Riffios$19.99
- 40,000 Riffios$49.99
- 80,000 Riffios$99.99
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