Maker Studio vs Scratch Tutorial
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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 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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Maker Studio | Scratch Tutorial |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (430 ratings) — better | 4.2 (4.6K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.2% of reviews — better | 34.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 430 | 4.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 802 MB | 254 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Arjun Gupte | 海涛 赵 |
Customer experience
Maker Studio
Scratch Tutorial
User reviews
Maker Studio
From 430 App Store ratingsWhat 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 ratingsWhat 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
Maker Studio
- Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Annual Subscription7 Days trial$44.991 Year
Scratch Tutorial
- Scratch lessons$4.99
Questions
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