VEX Classroom vs makerzoid
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
makerzoid
Control robotic devices through a block-based programming interface. Learn assembly and installation of components while developing coding skills for robot movement and actions.
- Block-based programming
- Robot control (forward, backward, turn)
- Assembly and installation guidance
- Blockly editor integration
- Progress tracking for assembly
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This is software of program blocks “Mechanical Master” and “Robot Master”, it can be used for controlling program blocks. The function of Mechanical Master: 1. Assembling and installing blocks teaching. The function of Robot Master as the blew: 1. Control robot go forward, backward, turn left and turn right. 2. Show the progress of assembling and installing blocks 3. Use Blockly edit program to control robot.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: makerzoid at 20 against VEX Classroom's 3. On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.7 for VEX Classroom against 3.8 for makerzoid. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: makerzoid has 20 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 4, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VEX Classroom | makerzoid |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 3.8 (20 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 63.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 20 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 125 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | VEX Robotics, Inc. | 广州途道信息科技有限公司 |
Customer experience
VEX Classroom
makerzoid
In-app purchases
VEX Classroom
No in-app purchases
makerzoid
No in-app purchases
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