Comparison

VEX via vs Makerzoid Kit

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

Head to head
About

VEX via

Track the progress and results of various VEX Robotics Competition programs. Access team lists, schedules, rankings, and skills challenge results, with real-time updates and score alerts for your favorite teams.

Highlights
  • Follow VEX Robotics Competition events
  • View team lists and schedules
  • Access match and skills results
  • Sort data by event or team
  • Download event updates
  • Receive instant score alerts
Features
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VEX via allows you to follow the progress and results of the VEX Robotics Competition programs, including VEX V5 Robotics Competition (V5RC), VEX U Robotics Competition (VURC), VEX AI Robotics Competition (VAIRC), and VEX IQ Robotics Competition (VIQRC). Team lists, match schedules, match results, rankings, and skills challenge results are easy to access and can be sorted by event or by team. Result updates can be downloaded as the events unfold, and you can also register to receive instant score alerts for your favorite teams.

About

Makerzoid Kit

This app allows users to build, control, and program robot models. It offers guides for assembling pre-designed models and pre-programmed actions, as well as tools to create custom robots and learn programming through a graphical interface. Users can also design and share their own creations.

Highlights
  • Build robot models
  • Control robot models
  • Program robots with graphical interface
  • Assemble pre-designed models
  • Create custom robot designs
  • Share robot creations
Features
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Build, control and program your Makerzoid SuperBot with this app. With guide on how to assemble your 26 types pre-designed SuperBot models and 7 pre-programmed actions for robot model, you will be able to start playing with your SuperBot from the start. You can also create your own robot model, and learn how to program robots with graphical programming interface. Feeling creative? Design and create your own models and share them with friends and family. Build,Control,Program and Explore more.

Screenshots

VEX via4 screens
Makerzoid Kit3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: VEX via at every 3 weeks against Makerzoid Kit's every 12 months. Makerzoid Kit's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 38%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

VEX via ships an update every 3 weeks, Makerzoid Kit every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
VEX via versus Makerzoid Kit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVEX viaMakerzoid Kit
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (23 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews38.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings23 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 12 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDWAB Technology, LLC广州途道信息科技有限公司

Customer experience

VEX via

All ratings23 ratings
Positive73.9%
Neutral8.7%
Negative17.4%
Written reviews71 reviews
Positive38.0%
Neutral15.5%
Negative46.5%

Makerzoid Kit

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

Bugs and requests

VEX via

Reported bugs

36 issues
  • Match scores take too long to update
  • Updated app doesn't show school team
  • App not getting any data after iOS upgrade
  • No information shows up when searching for events on iPhone
  • App is super glitchy, cannot load basic functions
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  • App opens to white space for match details
  • UI design is inconsistent
  • App crashes frequently
  • App is extremely laggy and might crash
  • Scores for teams never change
  • App is very glitchy and lags
  • No notifications on iOS version
  • Notification prompt not appearing
  • Favorite teams not highlighted in schedule
  • App only shows last year's events
  • App is poorly programmed, data not stored locally
  • Slow to download events and scores on iPhone
  • App not optimized for all specs, infrequent crashes
  • Star icon used for favorites instead of heart icon
  • App not working on iPhone, showing nothing for events/teams
  • No events listed, developer doesn't respond to emails
  • App needs fixing on the App Store
  • Will not pull in current data
  • All events are out of date, only shows for 2017
  • App never worked properly during events
  • Scheduling, results, notifications never worked
  • App too busy trying to refresh, never updated info
  • Difficult to navigate, no way to search
  • Competitions listed in no particular order
  • No search function
  • Refresh needed many times for latest data
  • No real replacement app
  • Large amounts of teams and events are missing
  • Rankings and teams show a blank screen
  • App needs to be updated to the new game
  • Data does not show up half the time

Requested features

11 requests
  • Update match scores faster
  • Add scoring and stat explanations
  • Highlight favorite teams in schedule
  • Add team search function
  • Advertise app more
Show 6 more
  • Allow viewing past competitions for teams
  • Search competitions by city/state
  • Background update for app
  • User login for automatic competition population
  • Fully optimize for iPad
  • Page dedicated to scoring

Makerzoid Kit

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

VEX via

No in-app purchases

None

Makerzoid Kit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VEX via free?
VEX via is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Makerzoid Kit free?
Makerzoid Kit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do VEX via or Makerzoid Kit have ads?
Neither VEX via nor Makerzoid Kit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VEX via or Makerzoid Kit?
VEX via ships an update every 3 weeks, and Makerzoid Kit every 12 months. Most recently, VEX via was updated on October 14, 2026 and Makerzoid Kit on October 13, 2026.

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