Comparison

Scratch Tutorial vs PlayMaksi

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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!

About

PlayMaksi

Play your favorite Scratch games on mobile with adaptive touch controls. Enjoy a vast library of community-created games, play offline, and track your progress with daily challenges and badges. Creators can easily upload and share their own Scratch projects.

Highlights
  • Adaptive touch controls for keyboard games
  • Vast library of community Scratch games
  • Offline play capability
  • Daily challenges and leaderboards
  • Upload and share your own Scratch projects
  • No account or setup required
Features
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Your favourite Scratch games, finally playable on your phone. Scratch games are made for a keyboard and a big screen. PlayMaksi makes them work on touch: keyboard-only games get an on-screen joystick and action buttons automatically, and click games work with your finger. Tap a game and play - free, with no account and no setup. WHY PLAYERS LOVE IT • Joystick and buttons added automatically to keyboard games • Community favourites: platformers, runners, puzzles, clickers, mazes and more • One tap to play - no sign-up needed • Save games and play offline, on the bus or anywhere without signal • Turn the on-screen controls on or off for each game PLAY EVERY DAY • A new game of the day at the top of Home, worth bonus stars • Earn stars, level up and keep your daily streak going • Collect 22 badges - bronze, silver, gold, legendary and secret ones • Pick a nickname and climb the weekly leaderboard (optional) MADE A GAME IN SCRATCH? Export your project as an .sb3 file, upload it, add a title, a description and a cover, and publish. Your game gets its own page and a link you can share with friends, family or classmates - and it is playable on their phones straight away. FOR TEACHERS AND CODING CLUBS Show student projects on whatever phone or tablet the class already has. Share one link; nobody needs a laptop or an account to play. FOR PARENTS Play the game your child made, on your own phone, in a couple of taps. HOW IT WORKS 1. Open PlayMaksi and pick a game - or upload your own .sb3 2. Play with touch, joystick or buttons 3. Save it for offline play or share the link Note: PlayMaksi is an independent platform for Scratch .sb3 projects and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the Scratch Team, the Scratch Foundation, or MIT.

Screenshots

Scratch Tutorial4 screens
PlayMaksi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Scratch Tutorial at 4.2 against PlayMaksi's 3.7. Scratch Tutorial also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (4.7K vs 3). PlayMaksi's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 weeks). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Scratch Tutorial sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PlayMaksi asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Scratch Tutorial holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scratch Tutorial has 4.7K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scratch Tutorial ships an update every 4 weeks, PlayMaksi every 5 days. Both last shipped on November 13, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Scratch Tutorial versus PlayMaksi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScratch TutorialPlayMaksi
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (4.7K ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews34.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.7K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size254 MB113 MB
Age rating4+9+
Developer海涛 赵Mikhail Petrusheuski

Customer experience

Scratch Tutorial

All ratings4,632 ratings
Positive78.2%
Neutral6.9%
Negative14.9%
Written reviews234 reviews
Positive34.2%
Neutral5.1%
Negative60.7%

PlayMaksi

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

PlayMaksi

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Scratch Tutorial

One-time1
  • Scratch lessons$4.99
None

PlayMaksi

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Scratch Tutorial free?
Scratch Tutorial is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PlayMaksi free?
PlayMaksi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Scratch Tutorial or PlayMaksi?
Scratch Tutorial is rated higher. Scratch Tutorial averages 4.2 out of 5 from 4.7K ratings, while PlayMaksi averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Scratch Tutorial or PlayMaksi have ads?
PlayMaksi shows ads; Scratch Tutorial does not.
Which is updated more often, Scratch Tutorial or PlayMaksi?
Scratch Tutorial ships an update every 4 weeks, and PlayMaksi every 5 days. Most recently, Scratch Tutorial was updated on November 13, 2026 and PlayMaksi on November 13, 2026.

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