Comparison

PictoBlox vs BOMIS Mysore

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

Head to head
About

PictoBlox

Learn to code with a block-based platform that integrates robotics, AI, and machine learning. Create games, animations, and control hardware using intuitive drag-and-drop Scratch blocks. Ideal for beginners to develop 21st-century skills.

Highlights
  • Block-based coding
  • Robotics control
  • AI and Machine Learning
  • IoT projects
  • Game and animation creation
  • Hardware interaction
Features
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PictoBlox is a block based coding app for students with enhanced hardware-interaction capabilities and emerging technologies such as robotics, AI and machine learning that make learning to code fun and engaging. Just drag and drop the Scratch coding blocks and make cool games, animations, interactive projects, and even control robots the way you want! ● 21st-Century Skills PictoBlox opens doors for beginners to learn creative and physical computing in an engaging way and thus helps in developing must-have skills of today’s technology-driven world such as: - Creativity - Logical reasoning - Critical thinking - Problem-solving ● Coding Skills With PictoBlox and its courses, beginners will learn important coding concepts such as: - Logic - Algorithms - Sequencing - Loops - Conditional statements ● AI and ML for beginners Beginners can learn Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning concepts such as: - Face and text recognition - Speech Recognition and virtual assistant - Training ML models like image, pose, and audio - AI based games ● Extensions for Making Countless DIY Projects PictoBlox has dedicated extensions for making projects based on the Internet of Things (IoT), controlling Scratch projects using a mobile app via Bluetooth, programming actuators, sensors, display modules, NeoPixel RGB lights, robotic arm, humanoid robots, and much more. Boards Compatible with PictoBlox App: - evive - Quarky - Arduino Uno - Arduino Mega - Arduino Nano - ESP32 - T Watch - Boffin - TecBits Bluetooth Modules Compatible with PictoBlox: - HC-05 BT 2.0 - HC-06 BT 2.0 - HM-10 BT 4.0 BLE (or AT-09) Want to know more about PictoBlox? Visit: https://thestempedia.com/product/pictoblox Getting Started with PictoBlox: Projects that you can make:https://thestempedia.com/project/

About

BOMIS Mysore

Features
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BOMIS Mysore provides communication app for parents using which they can download school announcements, Class assignments, can see attendance and activity.

Screenshots

PictoBlox4 screens
BOMIS Mysore3 screens

Verdict

The call

PictoBlox and BOMIS Mysore 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
PictoBlox versus BOMIS Mysore: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPictoBloxBOMIS Mysore
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (57 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews48.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings57 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 14 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.314.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size178 MB86 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSTEMpediaMyclassboard Educational Solutions Private Limited

Bugs and requests

PictoBlox

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Birthday date not appearing during account creation
  • Purple screen and reset when saving project
  • Microphone activated unexpectedly
  • Space instead of left arrow in hat block
  • Projects not saving on iPad and laptops
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  • Arduino not connecting
  • Character and code deleted after saving and reopening project
  • App freezes and project disappears on refresh
  • Camera access concerns

Requested features

10 requests
  • Zoom in feature for drawing
  • Pixelated text option
  • Custom controls (thumbsticks, levers)
  • Move variables with finger
  • Drag code to other sprites
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  • Bigger window for code/stage
  • Add more extensions
  • Cloud variables for multiplayer
  • Dark mode
  • Full screen option

BOMIS Mysore

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PictoBlox

No in-app purchases

None

BOMIS Mysore

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PictoBlox free?
PictoBlox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BOMIS Mysore free?
BOMIS Mysore is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PictoBlox or BOMIS Mysore have ads?
Neither PictoBlox nor BOMIS Mysore shows ads.

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