Circuit Cubes vs makerzoid
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.
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 rating: makerzoid at 3.8 against Circuit Cubes's 3.4. makerzoid also leads on review sentiment (64% vs 42%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Circuit Cubes's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
makerzoid holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 57 and 20 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of Circuit Cubes's written reviews are positive against 64% of makerzoid's.
Circuit Cubes ships an update monthly, makerzoid every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Circuit Cubes | makerzoid |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (57 ratings) | 3.8 (20 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.1% of reviews | 63.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 57 — better | 20 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 145 MB | 125 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tenka Inc | 广州途道信息科技有限公司 |
Customer experience
Circuit Cubes
makerzoid
In-app purchases
Circuit Cubes
No in-app purchases
makerzoid
No in-app purchases
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