Comparison

CodingKids vs Code the Robot. Save the Cat

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

Head to head
About

CodingKids

This app teaches children to create their own games and interactive e-books in a single day. It offers features like text-to-speech, voice recognition, translation, and MIDI sound support, along with math coordinate tools. It's designed for kids to learn actual coding principles through hands-on game development.

Highlights
  • Game creation in one day
  • Interactive e-book builder
  • Text-to-Speech and Voice Recognition
  • Multi-language translation
  • MIDI sound support
  • Math coordinates and functions
Features
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Learn how to make your own game in one day!!! Most powerful Coding App on iPad. You can really make real games in no minutes. Example game includes - 1to50 puzzle game, - Meteor classic arcade game - Bricks - Arkanoid clone - Simon game - Room Escape - and more You can also make Interactive e-book by using features like - Text To Speech (Many languages) - Voice Recognition (Many languages) - Translation (Many languages) You can also make MIDI app by using built-in MIDI sound supports. We also supports math coordinates and functions to help kids to experiment math by coding. We learn actual coding class for KIDS in South Korea for more than 3 years. We always upgrade and upgrade from real class kids' reactions. We may not be perfect, but we are trying everyday to improve this app to help your learn how to code games and apps. See https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5tB-ArPRmPgHVJu-lHJFwyq6KEX4-CMg

About

Code the Robot. Save the Cat

This game teaches children the fundamentals of coding and logic through engaging puzzles. Players guide a robot to a cat, encountering actions, loops, and conditions. It offers a creative mode for users to design and share their own levels.

Highlights
  • Teaches programming and logic basics
  • Explores actions, loops, and conditions
  • Unlockable levels and new elements
  • Create and share custom maps
  • Content for ages 5 and up
  • No ads
Features
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“Code the Robot. Save the Cat” is a fun and educational game used to learn the basics of programming and logic. Explore actions, loops, functions and conditions. Play and learn, as you unlock levels, you'll also unlock new elements to help develop your logical thinking. Have fun with little bits of humor on the side and meet new friends: the cat and the robot. With "Code the Robot. Save the Cat" you can play and learn freely, without feeling any pressure or stress. Think, act, observe, ask questions and find the answers. Have fun moving the robot forward, spinning it and making moves to reach the cat and save it. But... Are you absolutely sure the cat wants to be saved? Every time you get to the cat he slips away and goes further: you will have to go all the way to solve the mystery. Play on five different islands and dozens of levels with continuously increasing difficulty. CREATE YOUR OWN MAPS AND CHALLENGES! Become an expert programmer and create and share your own levels. Parents and teachers can also create challenges for your children or students. FEATURES • Helps develop logical thinking. • Easy and intuitive scenarios, with interfaces that appeal to children. • Dozens of levels distributed on five islands where you work with different programming concepts. • Includes programming concepts such as loops, conditions, functions... • Create levels and share them with other devices. • Content for children ages 5 and up. It's a game for the whole family. Hours of fun. • No ads. ABOUT LEARNY LAND At Learny Land, we love to play, and we believe that games must form part of the educational and growth stage of all children; because to play is to discover, explore, learn and have fun. Our educational games help children learn about the world around them and are designed with love. They are easy to use, beautiful and safe. Because boys and girls have always played to have fun and learn, the games we make - like the toys that last a lifetime - can be seen, played and heard. At Learny Land we take advantage of the most innovative technologies and the most modern devices to take the experience of learning and playing a step further. We create toys that could not have existed when we were young. Read more about us at www.learnyland.com. Privacy Policy We take Privacy very seriously. We do not collect or share personal information about your children or allow any type of third party ads. To learn more, please read our privacy policy at www.learnyland.com. Contact us We'd love to know your opinion and your suggestions. Please, write to support@learnyland.com. Terms of Use: http://learnyland.com/terms-of-service/

Screenshots

CodingKids4 screens
Code the Robot. Save the Cat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Code the Robot. Save the Cat at 4.4 against CodingKids's 2.2. CodingKids's advantage is review sentiment (35% vs 0%) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 4 months). On price, ratings volume, 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. CodingKids sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Code the Robot. Save the Cat sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Code the Robot. Save the Cat holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 38 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 35% of CodingKids's written reviews are positive against 0% of Code the Robot. Save the Cat's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CodingKids ships an update every 9 days, Code the Robot. Save the Cat every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
CodingKids versus Code the Robot. Save the Cat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCodingKidsCode the Robot. Save the Cat
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.2 (20 ratings)4.4 (38 ratings) — better
Positive reviews34.8% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2038 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB268 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBeyondApp Co., LtdLearny Land

Customer experience

CodingKids

All ratings20 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative70.0%
Written reviews141 reviews
Positive34.8%
Neutral12.1%
Negative53.2%

Code the Robot. Save the Cat

All ratings38 ratings
Positive84.2%
Neutral5.3%
Negative10.5%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

CodingKids

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when trying to add pictures
  • No 'done' button when creating new scenes
  • Embedded URLs crash the app
  • Incompatible with older devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to publish apps to the App Store
  • More tutorials and documentation
  • Pinch-to-zoom and scroll features
  • Group alignment and grouping of objects
  • Import images from photo library

Code the Robot. Save the Cat

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

CodingKids

One-time1
  • Donate to support AppCraft$0.99
4 purchases

Code the Robot. Save the Cat

Subscriptions4
  • Learny Land Pass - Monthly7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Learny Land Pass - Monthly7 Days trial$8.991 Month
  • Learny Land Pass - Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
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  • Learny Land Pass - Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is CodingKids free?
CodingKids is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Code the Robot. Save the Cat free?
Code the Robot. Save the Cat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CodingKids or Code the Robot. Save the Cat?
Code the Robot. Save the Cat is rated higher. CodingKids averages 2.2 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while Code the Robot. Save the Cat averages 4.4 from 38 ratings.
Do CodingKids or Code the Robot. Save the Cat have ads?
Neither CodingKids nor Code the Robot. Save the Cat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CodingKids or Code the Robot. Save the Cat?
CodingKids ships an update every 9 days, and Code the Robot. Save the Cat every 4 months. Most recently, CodingKids was updated on September 18, 2026 and Code the Robot. Save the Cat on October 6, 2026.

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