Comparison

VR academy vs Workshop for Raspberry Pi Pico

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head

Workshop for Raspberry Pi Pico

Free

📚 Education

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About

VR academy

Features

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Die VR academy bietet eine große Vielfalt an Trainings für privat und Business.Ob Bewerbungstraining oder Vertriebstraining,hierüber erhalten Sie Zugriff zu vielen Theme

About

Workshop for Raspberry Pi Pico

Explore a variety of demo projects for Raspberry Pi Pico, covering displays, sensors, automation, memory, IoT, audio, and more. Ideal for makers, electronics enthusiasts, and engineering students.

Highlights

Display projects (LCM, OLED, TFT)
Sensor projects (temperature, pressure, motion)
Home automation (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, LoRa)
Memory projects (EEPROM, SRAM)
IoT projects (SMS, ThingSpeak)
Audio projects (piano, music player)

Features

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This app is a collection of rich demo projects for makers, electronics enthusiast, or engineering students using Raspberry Pi Pico development board Features 1. Display projects • Character LCM 16x2 • I2C OLED 96x64 • SPI OLED 96x64 • TFT 176x220 • LED matrix • P10 led matrix 2. Sensors Projects • 18b20 temperature sensor • BMP180 pressure sensor • MPU6050 sensor • Pulse sensor • AM2320 sensor 3. Automation projects • Home automation using Wifi • Home automation using Bluetooth • Home automation using BluetoothLE • Home automation using LoRa • Home automation using 24L01 4. Memory Projects • Microwire eeprom • I2C eeprom • SPI eeprom • SPI SRAM 5. IoT projects • BMP180 IoT SMS • BMP180 IoT thingspeak 6. Miscellaneous Projects • Bluetooth multimeter • Milli-ohm meter • FM5767 FM radio • GPS module • Bluetooth ws2812 led strip • LoRa weather station 7. Audio Projects • SAA1099 piano • SAA1099 music player More projects will be added soon ! Raspberry Pi is a trademark of Raspberry Pi foundation. "Python" and the Python logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of the Python Software Foundation. All other trade names mentioned in this app or the other documentation provided by this app are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holder. This app is not related or affiliated in any way these companies.

Screenshots

VR academy1 screens

Workshop for Raspberry Pi Pico3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: VR academy at none against Workshop for Raspberry Pi Pico's 11. VR academy also leads on update cadence (every 5 months vs every 19 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Workshop for Raspberry Pi Pico sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. VR academy asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VR academy ships an update every 5 months, Workshop for Raspberry Pi Pico every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level

VR academy versus Workshop for Raspberry Pi Pico: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	VR academy	Workshop for Raspberry Pi Pico
Price	Free	Free
Positive reviews	—	0.0% of reviews
Update frequency	Every 5 months — better	Every 19 months
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No — better	Yes
Monetization	—	Free
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	10.0 — better	13.0
Further details — not scored
Size	233 MB	40 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	twinc GmbH	Siu Yuen Ho

In-app purchases

None

VR academy

No in-app purchases

11 purchases

Workshop for Raspberry Pi Pico

One-time11

Home automation using LoRa$1.99
Home automation using 24L01$1.99
Milli-ohm meter$1.99

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FM5767 radio$1.99
GPS module$1.99
SAA1099 music player$1.99
LoRa weather station$1.99
Rotary encoder$1.99
Home automation (bluetoothLE)$3.99
Bluetooth multimeter$3.99
Bluetooth WS2812 led strip$3.99

Questions

Is VR academy free?

VR academy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Workshop for Raspberry Pi Pico free?

Workshop for Raspberry Pi Pico is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Do VR academy or Workshop for Raspberry Pi Pico have ads?

Neither VR academy nor Workshop for Raspberry Pi Pico shows ads.

Which is updated more often, VR academy or Workshop for Raspberry Pi Pico?

VR academy ships an update every 5 months, and Workshop for Raspberry Pi Pico every 19 months. Most recently, VR academy was updated on September 15, 2026 and Workshop for Raspberry Pi Pico on September 24, 2026.