makerzoid vs Scrub Web Browser
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
makerzoid
Control robotic devices through a block-based programming interface. Learn assembly and installation of components while developing coding skills for robot movement and actions.
- Block-based programming
- Robot control (forward, backward, turn)
- Assembly and installation guidance
- Blockly editor integration
- Progress tracking for assembly
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This is software of program blocks “Mechanical Master” and “Robot Master”, it can be used for controlling program blocks. The function of Mechanical Master: 1. Assembling and installing blocks teaching. The function of Robot Master as the blew: 1. Control robot go forward, backward, turn left and turn right. 2. Show the progress of assembling and installing blocks 3. Use Blockly edit program to control robot.
Scrub Web Browser
This educational browser connects to Bluetooth LE devices for interactive projects. It supports importing/exporting projects, loading local HTML files, and web access filtering. Ideal for educators and students working with platforms like Scratch.
- Scratch Link for Bluetooth device communication
- Project importing and exporting
- Local HTML file loading
- Web access filtering
- Web MIDI API (Beta)
- MDM support
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Scrub is a web browser for Scratch 3.0 and Bluetooth LE devices. It also supports Viscuit and AkaDako. Features - Scratch Link function to communicate with Bluetooth devices - Project importing / exporting - Local HTML file loading - Web access filtering - Web MIDI API (Beta) - MDM (Managed App Configuration) - and more Supported Devices - micro:bit - LEGO BOOST - LEGO Education WeDo 2.0 - Go Direct Force & Acceleratioon - AkaDako - and other BLE devices Scrub is an open source project. https://github.com/tfabworks/Scrub/ * Scratch is a project of the Scratch Foundation, in collaboration with the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at the MIT Media Lab. It is available for free at https://scratch.mit.edu. * Other names of products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Scrub Web Browser at 4.5 against makerzoid's 3.8. Scrub Web Browser also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (77% vs 64%). makerzoid's advantage is ratings volume (20 vs 4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Scrub Web Browser holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: makerzoid has 20 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of makerzoid's written reviews are positive against 77% of Scrub Web Browser's.
makerzoid ships an update every 2 months, Scrub Web Browser every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and July 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | makerzoid | Scrub Web Browser |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (20 ratings) | 4.5 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.6% of reviews | 76.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad, Vision Pro |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 125 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 广州途道信息科技有限公司 | TFABWOKRS INC. |
Customer experience
makerzoid
Scrub Web Browser
In-app purchases
makerzoid
No in-app purchases
Scrub Web Browser
No in-app purchases
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