Comparison

FizziQ Junior vs OctoStudio

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

Head to head
About

FizziQ Junior

This free digital science notebook helps upper primary and lower secondary students develop scientific reasoning through hands-on experimentation. It utilizes device sensors, camera, and touch functions for engaging classroom investigations.

Highlights
  • Digital science notebook
  • Hands-on experimentation
  • Utilizes device sensors
  • Classroom investigation tools
  • Develops scientific reasoning
  • Supports upper primary/lower secondary students
Features
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FizziQ Junior is a digital science notebook designed for students in upper primary and lower secondary school. This free app, available on tablets and smartphones, makes use of digital tools — sensors, camera, and touch functions — to give teachers new opportunities for classroom investigation and to help students learn the foundations of scientific reasoning through hands-on experimentation.

About

OctoStudio

Create animations and games using coding blocks on your mobile device. Bring your own photos and sounds to life, and share your interactive projects with others. Developed by the creators of Scratch at MIT, it's a free and fun way to learn coding.

Highlights
  • Create animations and games
  • Use coding blocks
  • Incorporate photos and sounds
  • Interactive project features
  • Share projects as video or GIF
  • Offline project creation
  • Learn coding through play
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With OctoStudio, you can create animations and games on your mobile phone or tablet. Made by the creators of Scratch at MIT. Code an animated story or game using your own artwork, sounds, and ideas. OctoStudio is completely free of charge - with no ads, no in-app purchases, and no data collected. Create projects without needing an internet connection. Available in more than 30 languages. OctoStudio is developed by the Lifelong Kindergarten group, the MIT Media Lab team that invented Scratch, the world’s most popular coding language for kids. Create • Create animations, games, and anything else you can imagine • Combine emojis, photos, drawings, sounds, and movement • Make your projects come alive with coding blocks Interact • Make interactive games you can play by tilting your phone • Shake your phone or use a magnet to start your project • Make your projects speak aloud • Code your phone to buzz or turn on and off the flashlight • Collaborate across phones using the beam block Share • Record your project as a video or animated GIF • Export your project file for others to play • Send to family and friends Learn • Get started with intro videos and ideas • Explore and remix sample projects • Develop creative thinking and problem-solving skills • Learn to code in a playful and meaningful way OctoStudio has been designed in collaboration with educators in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, India, Korea, Mexico, South Africa, Thailand, Uganda, United States, and other countries around the world. To learn more about OctoStudio or share your feedback, please visit us at www.octostudio.org

Screenshots

FizziQ Junior4 screens
OctoStudio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: OctoStudio at 84% against FizziQ Junior's 50%. FizziQ Junior's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FizziQ Junior ships an update every 6 weeks, OctoStudio monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
FizziQ Junior versus OctoStudio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFizziQ JuniorOctoStudio
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (64 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews84.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—64 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristophe ChazotMassachusetts Institute of Technology

Customer experience

FizziQ Junior

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

OctoStudio

All ratings64 ratings
Positive95.3%
Neutral1.6%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive84.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative12.0%

In-app purchases

None

FizziQ Junior

No in-app purchases

None

OctoStudio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FizziQ Junior free?
FizziQ Junior is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OctoStudio free?
OctoStudio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FizziQ Junior or OctoStudio have ads?
Neither FizziQ Junior nor OctoStudio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FizziQ Junior or OctoStudio?
FizziQ Junior ships an update every 6 weeks, and OctoStudio monthly. Most recently, FizziQ Junior was updated on October 6, 2026 and OctoStudio on October 20, 2026.

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