Comparison

microbitTELOP vs Pico Projects

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

Head to head
About

microbitTELOP

Features
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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.

About

Pico Projects

Features
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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.

Screenshots

microbitTELOP4 screens
Pico Projects4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
microbitTELOP versus Pico Projects: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermicrobitTELOPPico Projects
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.5 โ€” better16.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size14 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAtsushi YamadaZaw Win Myat

In-app purchases

None

microbitTELOP

No in-app purchases

None

Pico Projects

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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