Comparison

Sphero Edu Jr vs DataPost

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

DataPost

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Help measure the impact of offline education. DataPost turns your iPhone into a portable data collector for the RACHEL network — a global initiative by World Possible that brings educational content to communities without reliable internet access. By visiting RACHEL hotspots and carrying their usage data back online, you help researchers, educators, and program coordinators understand how offline learning is happening in the places that need it most. How it works When you arrive at a RACHEL hotspot, DataPost automatically detects it on the local Wi-Fi and downloads the device's anonymized usage data — information about which resources are being accessed, how often, and at what times. The data stays safely on your phone until you reach an area with internet, where DataPost finishes the trip by uploading everything to the central gateway. You are the link that keeps the data flowing from offline classrooms to the people working to improve them. Key features • Automatic RACHEL detection on Wi-Fi • Continuous monitoring of both RACHEL and internet connectivity • One-tap sync with real-time progress tracking • GPS tagging on every transfer for delivery verification • Secure Google Sign-In for courier identification • Personal activity dashboard with delivery history, success rate, and average delivery time • Designed to work in low-connectivity environments Who it's for DataPost is built for couriers, teachers, NGO workers, volunteers, and anyone traveling between connected and underserved areas who wants to support the mission of accessible education. Whether you pass through a school once a week or visit dozens of RACHEL devices across remote regions, every sync you complete brings valuable insight back to the people working to expand offline learning programs. About RACHEL RACHEL (Remote Areas Community Hotspot for Education and Learning) is a portable, self-contained server developed by World Possible that delivers free educational content to schools and communities without internet access. DataPost is the official courier companion app for collecting usage data from RACHEL devices around the world - helping the program understand its reach and continuously improve.

Screenshots

Sphero Edu Jr4 screens
DataPost4 screens

Verdict

The call

Sphero Edu Jr and DataPost are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Sphero Edu Jr versus DataPost: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSphero Edu JrDataPost
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (15 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews44.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 17 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size128 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSphero, Inc.World Possible

In-app purchases

None

Sphero Edu Jr

No in-app purchases

None

DataPost

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sphero Edu Jr free?
Sphero Edu Jr is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DataPost free?
DataPost is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sphero Edu Jr or DataPost have ads?
Neither Sphero Edu Jr nor DataPost shows ads.

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