Comparison

Maker Studio vs Scratch Tutorial

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

Head to head
About

Maker Studio

This app empowers children to unleash their creativity by building 3D worlds, animating characters, and drawing cartoons. Kids can design and share their projects as movies, flipbooks, or even 3D prints, with augmented reality features to bring creations to life.

Highlights
  • Create 3D worlds and cities
  • Animate characters
  • Draw 2D cartoons and flipbooks
  • 3D print creations
  • Augmented Reality projection
  • Stopmotion animation
  • Learn 2D/3D visualization
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Maker Studio is an all-in-on creativity app for kids which lets them create animations ,build worlds, draw shapes and share their creations with movies, flipbooks and 3d prints. **ONE WEEK FREE TRIAL!!** Create beautiful worlds and cities with simple taps, from giant windmills to craggy castles and add animals, humans and birds. "Walk" mode lets you create a character and walk around the world ,with the ability to customize your character with different costumes and colors. Make objects such as birds, animals, vehicles with simple taps and print them or project them in the real world with Augmented Reality Print mode allows parents to 3d print their kids creations in the real world Draw funny cartoons in 2d and print them out as flipbook or export out as movie. Use Apple Pencil or touch to make funny cartoons or beautiful animated backgrounds. Build cute 3D characters and animate them to walk, run and dance. Simple controls and video tutorials show step by step instructions on how to make 3D animations Explore clay animation with our simple to use Stopmotion app. Capture frames using the device's camera and time the frames to create your very own animated masterpiece! Build 2D shapes with simple drag and drop with an interactive mode on creating basic geometric shapes. Kids can learn how to visualize their creations in 2d and 3d with minimal instructions. **How To Videos show kids step by step how to use the app to make creations. *All the apps in Maker Studio have won awards from Purdue University, Children's Tech Review, Common Sense Media and been featured in Apple's Top Ten for Creativity with over 10 million downloads globally. Key Features of Maker Studio: • Parents get regular updates on their email showing kid's activities as screenshots • iCloud sync to make sure your kid's work stays safely on the cloud • Work offline and save all creations locally on device **Plus, members get access to our new apps and releases on a monthly basis Updates: https://makerstudiokids.com/update.html Highlights: • Unlimited access to our complete collection of games and activities, all in one kid-friendly app through COPPA and GPDR compliant • Pre-downloaded games without WiFi or internet, perfect for long roadtrips. • Exclusive content, updated monthly • One subscription across multiple devices • Members get early access to all new games and releases • Perfect for kids aged 4-9 • No ads or in-app purchases for members • Store all work across multiple devices using iCloud sync Subscription Details: New users will have access to a free trial at the time of sign-up! After your free trial, you can choose to subscribe on a Monthly or Annual basis. Subscription allows users to access all the app features based on a Monthly (every 30 days) or Annual (every year) basis. When you confirm your purchase, payment will be charged through your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. * If you change your mind at any point, you can cancel anytime from App Store Subscription Settings. No cancellation fee would be charged. * Don’t want to auto-renew? Manage your account and renewal settings in your User Account Settings. * You can use your subscription on any device registered with your Apple ID. If you are facing any issues with the app, please reach out at support@appymonkeys.com. Privacy Policy & Terms of Use: We adhere to the strict guidelines set forth by COPPA (Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule), which ensures the protection of your child’s information online. Read our full privacy policy and Terms of Use: Privacy Policy & Terms Of Use https://appymonkeys.com/privacy_policy.html About Appy Monkeys Maker Studio is developed by Appy Monkeys, an award-winning company devoted to play and education. www.appymonkeys.com

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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!

Screenshots

Maker Studio4 screens
Scratch Tutorial4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Scratch Tutorial at free with in-app purchases against Maker Studio's subscription. Scratch Tutorial also leads on ratings volume (4.6K vs 430). Maker Studio's advantage is review sentiment (71% vs 35%) and rating (4.4 vs 4.2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Maker Studio sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Scratch Tutorial sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Maker Studio holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scratch Tutorial has 4.6K ratings behind it against 430, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Maker Studio's written reviews are positive against 35% of Scratch Tutorial's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Maker Studio ships an update every 3 weeks, Scratch Tutorial every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Maker Studio versus Scratch Tutorial: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMaker StudioScratch Tutorial
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (430 ratings) — better4.2 (4.6K ratings)
Positive reviews71.2% of reviews — better34.6% of reviews
Number of ratings4304.6K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size802 MB254 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArjun Gupte海涛 赵

Customer experience

Maker Studio

All ratings430 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral5.1%
Negative11.6%
Written reviews52 reviews
Positive71.2%
Neutral3.8%
Negative25.0%

Scratch Tutorial

All ratings4,632 ratings
Positive78.2%
Neutral6.9%
Negative14.9%
Written reviews231 reviews
Positive34.6%
Neutral5.2%
Negative60.2%

User reviews

Maker Studio

From 430 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Creative animation and 3D modeling tools
  • 👍 User-friendly interface for kids
  • 🎯 Educational and developmental value
  • 🌈 Colorful and engaging graphics
  • 📱 No ads in the app

Room to improve

  • 💰 Aggressive paywall after free trial
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and data loss
  • ⚠️ Limited free content
  • 🔴 Performance issues and lag
  • 🎮 Confusing interface for beginners

Scratch Tutorial

From 4.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Helpful tutorials
  • 🤗 Good for learning to code
  • 😊 Fun and engaging

Room to improve

  • 💰 Paywall for advanced content
  • 🤔 Outdated or incompatible blocks
  • 😕 Repetitive and restrictive
  • 🙄 Poor graphics and UI

Bugs and requests

Maker Studio

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • App crashes after 3 minutes of gameplay with data loss
  • Black screen appearing during gameplay
  • World building mode doesn't allow deletion or undo
  • Augmented reality missing delete functionality
  • iPad compatibility issues with city worlds
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  • Game freezes and lags during creation
  • Objects placed in world building cannot be removed

Requested features

8 requests
  • Delete/undo button for all activities and world building
  • Eraser tool for objects in activities
  • More character models
  • Walking/exploration in cities
  • More frequent content updates
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  • Better tutorials for first-time users
  • Minecraft-like features (mining, pets, exploration)
  • Bug fixes for world maker and advanced animation

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

2 purchases

Maker Studio

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription7 Days trial$44.991 Year
1 purchases

Scratch Tutorial

One-time1
  • Scratch lessons$4.99

Questions

Is Maker Studio free?
Maker Studio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Scratch Tutorial free?
Scratch Tutorial is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Maker Studio or Scratch Tutorial?
Maker Studio is rated higher. Maker Studio averages 4.4 out of 5 from 430 ratings, while Scratch Tutorial averages 4.2 from 4.6K ratings.
Do Maker Studio or Scratch Tutorial have ads?
Neither Maker Studio nor Scratch Tutorial shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Maker Studio or Scratch Tutorial?
Maker Studio ships an update every 3 weeks, and Scratch Tutorial every 4 weeks. Most recently, Maker Studio was updated on October 8, 2026 and Scratch Tutorial on October 6, 2026.

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