Scratch Tutorial vs OctoStudio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Scratch Tutorial
This app offers an innovative, step-by-step programming course designed for children aged 4-14. It uses engaging content to foster a love for coding and allows kids to create their own games while learning fundamental programming concepts.
- Step-by-step programming guidance
- Interactive learning system
- Create own programming games
- Courses designed by experts
- Gradual concept mastery
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The latest scratch course - easy to use, let children fall in love with programming. ----Innovative design intelligent system guides children to learn step by step. 4-14-year-old children can easy to accept, and they will learn as soon as they learn. ----Interesting programming courses stimulate children's interest in learning and let them design their own programming games while learning and playing. Love programming, learn to program. ----Senior program designer and educator cooperate to design the course, and gradually master the programming concept from shallow to deep. New intelligent programming course, open the road of children's programming enlightenment!
OctoStudio
Create animations and games using coding blocks on your mobile device. Bring your own photos and sounds to life, and share your interactive projects with others. Developed by the creators of Scratch at MIT, it's a free and fun way to learn coding.
- Create animations and games
- Use coding blocks
- Incorporate photos and sounds
- Interactive project features
- Share projects as video or GIF
- Offline project creation
- Learn coding through play
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: OctoStudio at 84% against Scratch Tutorial's 35%. OctoStudio also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.2) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Scratch Tutorial's advantage is ratings volume (4.6K vs 64) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Scratch Tutorial sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. OctoStudio asks for nothing beyond the download.
OctoStudio holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scratch Tutorial has 4.6K ratings behind it against 64, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of Scratch Tutorial's written reviews are positive against 84% of OctoStudio's.
Scratch Tutorial ships an update every 4 weeks, OctoStudio monthly. Both last shipped on October 11, 2026.
| Parameter | Scratch Tutorial | OctoStudio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (4.6K ratings) | 4.8 (64 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 34.6% of reviews | 84.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4.6K — better | 64 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 254 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 海涛 赵 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Customer experience
Scratch Tutorial
OctoStudio
Bugs and requests
Scratch Tutorial
Reported bugs
2 issues- Lessons get stuck or freeze
- Inability to edit or correct mistakes
Requested features
3 requests- Allow more free-form coding
- Improve compatibility with latest Scratch version
- Add more game-making options
OctoStudio
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Scratch Tutorial
- Scratch lessons$4.99
OctoStudio
No in-app purchases
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