Circuit Cubes vs Petoi
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.
Petoi
Configure and control your robot pet toys with this official app. Calibrate joints, perform pre-set actions, and create custom movements. Compatible with Bittle and Nybble robot pets.
- Easy joint calibration
- Control robot movement and actions
- Create custom robot commands
- Share custom commands with community
- Compatible with Bittle and Nybble robots
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The official app for configuring and controlling Petoi's robot pet toys. Features: -- easy calibration interface to make the robot's joints aligned correctly. -- control robots to move with different walking speeds and default actions such as push-up, greetings, stretches, and rest. Great for playing games with your friends and families. -- add custom actions (commands) to your robots to achieve more advanced maneuverability and motions - you may share your customized commands with our community @PetoiCamp. Compatible Petoi robot pets: robot dog Bittle, robot cat Nybble Petoi robot pets are cute, realistic, open-source, palm-sized, compatible with Arduino modules, programmable, and can support Raspberry Pi. Support: official website: www.petoi.com support email: support@petoi.com Support forum: www.petoi.camp/forum
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Petoi at 4.5 against Circuit Cubes's 3.4. Petoi also leads on review sentiment (60% vs 42%). Circuit Cubes's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (57 vs 13). On price, ads, 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.
Petoi holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 57 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of Circuit Cubes's written reviews are positive against 60% of Petoi's.
Circuit Cubes ships an update monthly, Petoi every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Circuit Cubes | Petoi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (57 ratings) | 4.5 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.1% of reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 57 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 145 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tenka Inc | Petoi LLC |
Customer experience
Circuit Cubes
Petoi
In-app purchases
Circuit Cubes
No in-app purchases
Petoi
No in-app purchases
