KUBO Play vs OctoStudio

KUBO Play – The Easiest Way to Start Coding! Give your students a personalized, one-on-one coding journey with KUBO Play, a digital simulation of our award-winning hands-on, screen-free robot. Designed for early-age learners, KUBO Play makes it fun and simple to explore coding concepts in a classroom or home setting. With over 100 interactive tasks across three learning modes, KUBO Play offers a certified, standards-aligned curriculum (available for free at portal.kubo.education). Whether used digitally or as part of a blended learning experience, it seamlessly integrates computer science, storytelling, and cross-curricular activities into daily teaching. Why Educators Love KUBO Play: 1) Unique coding experience – Experience KUBO’s unique TagTiles®, just like with the physical robot. 2) Immediate Feedback – Students see instant results, reinforcing the connection between code and action. 4) Easy & Engaging – Coding is as simple as puzzle solving! Empower your students with a fun, intuitive, and interactive way to start coding today with KUBO Play!

With OctoStudio, you can create animations and games on your mobile phone or tablet. Made by the creators of Scratch at MIT. Code an animated story or game using your own artwork, sounds, and ideas. OctoStudio is completely free of charge - with no ads, no in-app purchases, and no data collected. Create projects without needing an internet connection. Available in more than 30 languages. OctoStudio is developed by the Lifelong Kindergarten group, the MIT Media Lab team that invented Scratch, the world’s most popular coding language for kids. Create • Create animations, games, and anything else you can imagine • Combine emojis, photos, drawings, sounds, and movement • Make your projects come alive with coding blocks Interact • Make interactive games you can play by tilting your phone • Shake your phone or use a magnet to start your project • Make your projects speak aloud • Code your phone to buzz or turn on and off the flashlight • Collaborate across phones using the beam block Share • Record your project as a video or animated GIF • Export your project file for others to play • Send to family and friends Learn • Get started with intro videos and ideas • Explore and remix sample projects • Develop creative thinking and problem-solving skills • Learn to code in a playful and meaningful way OctoStudio has been designed in collaboration with educators in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, India, Korea, Mexico, South Africa, Thailand, Uganda, United States, and other countries around the world. To learn more about OctoStudio or share your feedback, please visit us at www.octostudio.org