Petoi vs Workshop for Raspberry Pi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Petoi
Configure and control your robot pet toys with this official app. Calibrate joints, perform pre-set actions, and create custom movements. Compatible with Bittle and Nybble robot pets.
- Easy joint calibration
- Control robot movement and actions
- Create custom robot commands
- Share custom commands with community
- Compatible with Bittle and Nybble robots
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The official app for configuring and controlling Petoi's robot pet toys. Features: -- easy calibration interface to make the robot's joints aligned correctly. -- control robots to move with different walking speeds and default actions such as push-up, greetings, stretches, and rest. Great for playing games with your friends and families. -- add custom actions (commands) to your robots to achieve more advanced maneuverability and motions - you may share your customized commands with our community @PetoiCamp. Compatible Petoi robot pets: robot dog Bittle, robot cat Nybble Petoi robot pets are cute, realistic, open-source, palm-sized, compatible with Arduino modules, programmable, and can support Raspberry Pi. Support: official website: www.petoi.com support email: support@petoi.com Support forum: www.petoi.camp/forum
Workshop for Raspberry Pi
Explore a variety of demo projects for Raspberry Pi, covering displays, sensors, home automation, and IoT. Ideal for makers, electronics enthusiasts, and engineering students looking to learn and experiment with hardware.
- Display projects (LCM, OLED, TFT)
- Sensor projects (temperature, humidity)
- Home automation (WiFi, Bluetooth, LoRa)
- IoT projects (post sensor data)
- Collection of demo projects
- Suitable for makers and students
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This app is a collection of rich demo projects for makers, electronics enthusiast, or engineering students using Raspberry Pi development board Features 1. Display projects • Character LCM 16x2, 20x4 • I2C OLED 96x64 • SPI OLED 96x64 • TFT 176x220 2. Sensors Projects • DHT11 (temperature and humidity) • 18B20 (1-wire temperature sensor) 3. Automation projects • Home automation using Wifi • Home automation using Bluetooth • Home automation using BluetoothLE • Home automation using LoRa 4. Internet-of-Things IoT Projects • Post sensor data to Iot Thingspeak website More projects will be added soon ! Raspberry Pi is a trademark of Raspberry Pi foundation. "Python" and the Python logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of the Python Software Foundation. All other trade names mentioned in this app or the other documentation provided by this app are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holder. This app is not related or affiliated in any way these companies.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Petoi at 4.5 against Workshop for Raspberry Pi's 1.0. Petoi also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 19 months). Workshop for Raspberry Pi's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, 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. Workshop for Raspberry Pi sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Petoi asks for nothing beyond the download.
Petoi holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Petoi has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Petoi ships an update every 4 months, Workshop for Raspberry Pi every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Petoi | Workshop for Raspberry Pi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (13 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 19 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Petoi LLC | Siu Yuen Ho |
Customer experience
Petoi
Workshop for Raspberry Pi
In-app purchases
Petoi
No in-app purchases
Workshop for Raspberry Pi
- TFT 220x176$1.99
- dht11 sensor$1.99
- 18b20 sensor$1.99
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- Rotary encoder$1.99
- ADC ADS1115$1.99
- Automation using browser$1.99
- Automation using LoRa$1.99
- Environment sensor IoT$3.99
- Automation using bluetooth$3.99
- Automation using bluetooth LE$3.99
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