microbitTELOP vs Pico Projects
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
microbitTELOP
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This is an app that allows you to connect to micro:bit via Bluetooth and display captions on scroll:bit connected to micro:bit. When you enter the characters and press the send button, the characters will be displayed in scroll:bit. You can reply to your smartphone by pressing the micro:bit's A button (YES) or B button (NO). A sample program on the micro:bit side can be seen in Usage. Usage 1. Program micro:bit with scroll:bit connected 2. The micro:bit start and wait for Bluetooth connection 3. Press the "micro:bit connect" button in the app 4. The "Send" button will be enabled once the connection is complete 5. Enter text and press the "Send" button 6. Telop is displayed on scroll:bit (If it fits in one screen, it will be stopped, and if it does not fit, it will be displayed in scroll) 7. When you press the "Close" button on the image display screen, the display of scroll:bit disappears 8. If you turn on "Play sound", a sound will be emitted from the micro:bit when the display starts 9. The "View" button displays only the image screen without sending to micro:bit This application uses Misaki font for Japanese display. Thank you for agreeing to use it. Misaki font is a font that can display kanji even though the scrill:bit is only 7 pixels vertically.
Pico Projects
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Pico Projects is an app for those who are learning Raspberry Pi Pico. It contains useful Raspberry Pi Pico projects in MicroPython and circuit diagrams. Also, it provides datasheet documents with details.
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Verdict
microbitTELOP and Pico Projects are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | microbitTELOP | Pico Projects |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | โ |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 โ better | 16.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Atsushi Yamada | Zaw Win Myat |
In-app purchases
microbitTELOP
No in-app purchases
Pico Projects
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is microbitTELOP free?
Is Pico Projects free?
Do microbitTELOP or Pico Projects have ads?
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