Circuit Cubes vs BuildInstruction
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Circuit Cubes
Add power, motion, and light to toys with electronic building blocks. Control creations with various modes or basic programming. Compatible with major brick brands and includes kit instructions.
- Add power, motion, and light
- Compatible with major brick brands
- Control creations via app modes
- Basic programming interface
- Includes kit instructions
- Save custom builds
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Bring your toys to life with Circuit Cubes, the electronic building blocks that add power, motion, and light to your creations. Designed by STEM teachers, Circuit Cubes can turn on a light, power a motor, or make wheels spin — plus they are compatible with all major brand bricks. The Circuit Cubes app allows you to push the limits of what you can do with your builds. Control your creations by using Tank, Tinker, or Gamepad modes and even create basic programming in the Code interface. The app includes the instructions for all the Circuit Cubes kits. You can also save your own creations to My Builds.
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 4.5 against Circuit Cubes's 3.4. Circuit Cubes's advantage is review sentiment (42% vs 0%). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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, 4.5 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 57 and 108 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 42% of Circuit Cubes's written reviews are positive against 0% of BuildInstruction's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
| Parameter | Circuit Cubes | BuildInstruction |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (57 ratings) | 4.5 (108 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.1% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 57 | 108 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 145 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tenka Inc | Lukasz Neumann |
Customer experience
Circuit Cubes
BuildInstruction
In-app purchases
Circuit Cubes
No in-app purchases
BuildInstruction
No in-app purchases
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