Comparison

VEX via vs Debugging

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
Currently charting
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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

Debugging

Practice debugging skills in a fun arcade platformer. Solve real AP Computer Science exam questions to fix glitches and escape a corrupted machine. Features multiple difficulty levels and offline play.

Highlights
  • Debugging practice arcade platformer
  • AP CSP & CSA modes
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Collectible bugs with multiple-choice questions
  • Offline play, no account required
  • Built for phones and tablets
Features
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Debugging: Inside the Machine is a free debugging-practice arcade platformer for students preparing for AP Computer Science Principles or AP Computer Science A. You're inside a corrupted machine — find the USB Key, fix the glitches, and escape the firewall before the system collapses. CSP and CSA modes ship in the same app. Tap once to switch. — EASY · MED · HARD — Each difficulty is a different level, with its own glitch tilemap and its own question bank. CSP topics: Selection, Iteration, Functions & Lists. CSA topics: Variables · Strings, Iteration · Loops, Arrays · Recursion. Two bonus levels (K-Pop Demon Hunters, Minecraft) unlock when you've cleared all three difficulties. — CODE LENS — Glitches scatter across each level as collectible bugs. When you're in range, the CODE LENS button pulses on screen. Tap it and a real multiple-choice debugging question appears: read the broken code, pick the actual bug from four explanations, and the glitch repairs. Wrong answer? Stability drops 10 percent. Right answer? Stability recovers 5 percent and the level inches closer to stable. — Real questions, not filler — Every question is hand-written and scoped to AP exam topics. No random AI hallucinations, no off-curriculum trivia. The pseudocode reference card (CSP) and Java Quick Reference (CSA) are one tap away during any question. — Built for phones and tablets — Touch controls only. Bottom-left D-pad to move, big JUMP button on the right, hold for higher jump. Question screens use full-size answer buttons. Designed for landscape iPhone and iPad. — Offline, no account, no tracking — Everything ships in the app. The game makes zero network calls, collects zero analytics, and requires no sign-in. — More from CS++ — A "More from CS++" button connects you to the rest of the CS++ family: the AP CSP and AP CSA full-curriculum apps, the CS++ Java IDE for on-device Java practice, and the free csplusplus.com web resources (curriculum, vocab trainer, practice exams). For: AP CSP and AP CSA students, CS teachers building exam prep sessions, anyone who likes finding bugs.

Screenshots

VEX via4 screens
Debugging4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Debugging at 100% against VEX via's 38%. Debugging also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.1) and update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks). VEX via's advantage is chart position (#208 vs unranked) and ratings volume (24 vs 5). 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Debugging holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of VEX via's written reviews are positive against 100% of Debugging's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VEX via ships an update every 3 weeks, Debugging daily. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
VEX via versus Debugging: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVEX viaDebugging
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (24 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews38.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings24 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#208 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDWAB Technology, LLCKevin Hare

Customer experience

VEX via

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

Debugging

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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
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  • 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

Debugging

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

VEX via

No in-app purchases

None

Debugging

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VEX via free?
VEX via is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Debugging free?
Debugging is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, VEX via or Debugging?
Debugging is rated higher. VEX via averages 4.1 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while Debugging averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do VEX via or Debugging have ads?
Neither VEX via nor Debugging shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VEX via or Debugging?
VEX via ships an update every 3 weeks, and Debugging daily. Most recently, VEX via was updated on October 24, 2026 and Debugging on October 16, 2026.

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