Comparison

microbitBLE vs MagikidRoboticsLab

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

Head to head
About

microbitBLE

Connect your smartphone to a micro:bit device via Bluetooth. Send text from your keyboard to display on the micro:bit's LED, and receive messages sent from the micro:bit. Ideal for interactive coding projects and learning.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth UART connection
  • Send text to micro:bit LED
  • Receive messages from micro:bit
  • Button press triggers messages
  • Interactive coding projects
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It is an application that allows you to connect the micro:bit Bluetooth UART. When you hit the keyboard of your smartphone, characters will be displayed on the LED of the micro:bit. Displays the characters sent from the micro:bit. In the sample, when the A button is pressed, Hello is sent and displayed on the smartphone. Usage 1. program the micro:bit 2. The micro:bit start and wait for Bluetooth connection (in the sample, a square mark is displayed) 3. Press the "connect to micro:bit" button in the app 4. When the connection is complete, the square display in the middle (transmission character display) will turn black and a check mark will appear on the micro:bit. 5. Hit the keyboard and the character will be displayed on the micro:bit 6. When you press the A button on the micro:bit, "Hello" is displayed in the "received message" part of the app 7. Press the "disconnect from micro:bit" button to disconnect Bluetooth and display a cross mark on the micro:bit

About

MagikidRoboticsLab

Features
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【Magikid Robotics Lab — Robotics & STEM Education Platform】 - Magikid Robotics Lab provides professional STEM, robotics, and coding education for K-6 students. - With this app, parents can easily purchase courses, register for world-class competitions (such as VEX and NASA programs), and sign up for holiday and themed camps. - Track your child’s learning progress and support their development. Download now to start your child’s journey of discovery! 【Experience Magikid Robotics Lab Today】

Screenshots

microbitBLE3 screens
MagikidRoboticsLab4 screens

Verdict

The call

microbitBLE and MagikidRoboticsLab 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
microbitBLE versus MagikidRoboticsLab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermicrobitBLEMagikidRoboticsLab
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.5 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB1 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAtsushi YamadaANGELL ECHO INC.

In-app purchases

None

microbitBLE

No in-app purchases

None

MagikidRoboticsLab

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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