Comparison

Scratch Tutorial vs CodeMonkey

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

CodeMonkey

Learn programming concepts through interactive, offline lessons and challenges. Build your own projects using real code blocks and practice coding interview questions. Gamified elements like XP and achievements encourage consistent learning.

Highlights
  • Offline coding lessons
  • Built-in code editor
  • Interactive challenges
  • Project builder
  • Coding interview prep
  • Gamified learning
Features
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CodeMonkey teaches you to code one small, interactive step at a time — fully offline. • Beginner-friendly lessons across many languages, led by JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML & CSS • A real built-in code editor — write and run JavaScript on-device • Read-the-code, fix-the-bug, trace-the-flow and tap-to-assemble challenges • "Build your own project" maker: snap real code blocks together and run them • LeetCode-style practice and coding-interview prep tracks • XP, streaks and achievements to keep you going • Works 100% offline — your progress stays on your device Perfect for absolute beginners and anyone brushing up the fundamentals on the go.

Screenshots

Scratch Tutorial4 screens
CodeMonkey2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Scratch Tutorial at 4.2 against CodeMonkey's 2.0. Scratch Tutorial also leads on ratings volume (4.6K vs 2). CodeMonkey's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ads, monetization model 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. CodeMonkey asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Scratch Tutorial holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scratch Tutorial has 4.6K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Scratch Tutorial versus CodeMonkey: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScratch TutorialCodeMonkey
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (4.6K ratings) — better2.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews34.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.6K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size254 MB175 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer海涛 赵Luke Mclaughlin

Customer experience

Scratch Tutorial

All ratings4,632 ratings
Positive78.2%
Neutral6.9%
Negative14.9%
Written reviews231 reviews
Positive34.6%
Neutral5.2%
Negative60.2%

CodeMonkey

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

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

CodeMonkey

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Scratch Tutorial

One-time1
  • Scratch lessons$4.99
None

CodeMonkey

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Scratch Tutorial free?
Scratch Tutorial is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CodeMonkey free?
CodeMonkey is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Scratch Tutorial or CodeMonkey?
Scratch Tutorial is rated higher. Scratch Tutorial averages 4.2 out of 5 from 4.6K ratings, while CodeMonkey averages 2.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Scratch Tutorial or CodeMonkey have ads?
Neither Scratch Tutorial nor CodeMonkey shows ads.

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