Sphero Edu Jr vs makerzoid
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sphero Edu Jr
This app allows users to connect to a robot and customize its actions using visual programming blocks. Create mazes, play games, and compose music while learning fundamental coding logic.
- Block programming interface
- Customize lights, sounds, and movements
- Create mazes and games
- Learn basic programming logic
- Classic and new drive modes
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With Sphero Edu Jr you can connect to your indi and customize its behavior with simple yet powerful programming blocks. By coding the lights, sounds, and movements of indi, you can create unique mazes, play games, write simple songs, and ultimately learn the basic logic of programming. Features include: • All new block programming experience, designed for the uniqueness of indi. • Drive modes, including the classic Sphero driving experience and a new mode designed specifically for indi.
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 update cadence: makerzoid at every 2 months against Sphero Edu Jr's every 17 months. makerzoid also leads on review sentiment (64% vs 44%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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 — 3.6 for Sphero Edu Jr against 3.8 for makerzoid. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 20 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 44% of Sphero Edu Jr's written reviews are positive against 64% of makerzoid's.
Sphero Edu Jr ships an update every 17 months, makerzoid every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sphero Edu Jr | makerzoid |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (15 ratings) | 3.8 (20 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 44.4% of reviews | 63.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 | 20 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 2 months — better |
| 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 | 128 MB | 125 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sphero, Inc. | 广州途道信息科技有限公司 |
Customer experience
Sphero Edu Jr
makerzoid
In-app purchases
Sphero Edu Jr
No in-app purchases
makerzoid
No in-app purchases
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