VEX Classroom vs BuildInstruction
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VEX Classroom
Manage VEX GO robotics hardware in your classroom. Update firmware, rename devices, and locate your VEX GO brains with this educational tool.
- Update VEX GO brain firmware
- Rename VEX GO brains
- Locate VEX GO brains
- Classroom hardware management
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The VEX Classroom app allows users to manage their classrooms full of VEX GO robotics hardware. Users can use VEX Classroom to: - Update their VEX GO brains to the latest firmware version - Rename their VEX GO brains - Locate their VEX GO brains
BuildInstruction
This app provides clear, step-by-step visual guides for building robotics projects. It currently offers 18 detailed instructions perfect for learning robotics and coding concepts.
- Step-by-step building instructions
- Large, clear pictures
- 18 building guides included
- Supports robotics learning
- Aids coding education
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Building instructions are ideal as a support material for learning Robotics and Coding. At the moment the application contains 18 building instructions. These instructions are clear and easy to follow. They have large step-by-step pictures. DISCLAIMER: - This is an UNOFFICIAL APP and presented with an indirect name to emphasize that. - The instructions were made by me.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BuildInstruction at 4.4 against VEX Classroom's 3.7. BuildInstruction also leads on ratings volume (112 vs 3) and iOS requirement (14.2 vs 16.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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.
BuildInstruction holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BuildInstruction has 112 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | VEX Classroom | BuildInstruction |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 4.4 (112 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 112 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 14.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | VEX Robotics, Inc. | Lukasz Neumann |
Customer experience
VEX Classroom
BuildInstruction
In-app purchases
VEX Classroom
No in-app purchases
BuildInstruction
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Is BuildInstruction free?
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