Comparison

Daisy the Dinosaur vs Coding For Kids

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

Head to head
About

Daisy the Dinosaur

This app introduces children to fundamental coding concepts through interactive play. Users can animate a dinosaur using a simple drag-and-drop interface, learning about objects, sequencing, loops, and events by completing challenges.

Highlights
  • Drag and drop interface
  • Animate a dinosaur
  • Learn coding basics
  • Understand objects, sequencing, loops, and events
  • Solve coding challenges
Features
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Learn the basics of coding with Daisy the Dinosaur! Built by the creators of Hopscotch. This free, fun app has an easy drag & drop interface that kids of all ages can use to animate Daisy and make her dance on their screen. Kids will intuitively grasp the basics of objects, sequencing, loops and events by solving this app's challenges. If you like Daisy, continue learning with our award-winning flagship app: Hopscotch! App Store: https://hop.sc/get_hopscotch Website: https://www.gethopscotch.com

About

Coding For Kids

This app teaches children the fundamentals of coding through over 200 engaging games. It helps develop problem-solving, memory, and logical thinking skills, preparing them for future academic and technological challenges. The program covers essential coding concepts with numerous levels and interactive activities.

Highlights
  • 200+ fun coding games
  • Teaches sequences, loops, functions, debugging, arrays
  • Improves problem-solving skills
  • Boosts memory and logical thinking
  • 1000+ levels
  • Covers coordinate systems
Features
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KidloLand Coding School is an educational program to teach kids the basics of coding, an essential skill in today's world. It teaches coding with 200+ fun games like firefighting, popping balloons, or playing a dentist. KidloLand Coding School helps kids improve their problem-solving skills, boosts memory, increases logical thinking skills, and prepares them for school. KidloLand Coding School has recently won: * NAPPA 2018 - National Parenting Product Award * 2018 Academics' Choice Smart Media Award * Tillywig Brain Child Award * Mom's Choice Gold Award * Educational App Store certification with five stars There are 1000+ levels to teach these basic programming concepts: Sequences: A sequence is the first step and an essential part of coding. Here the command is executed exactly in the same order of events the coder gives. Loops: Loop is a concept for repeating a set of commands. Functions: Functions are a set of commands that can be used anytime as per the coder's wish or requirement. Debugging: Debugging is finding and correcting errors in a given computer program. Arrays: An array is a collection of similar objects used to arrange things in a particular way. Advanced: Solving by a combination of the above commands. Coordinate: Learn the movements based on X & Y coordinates. What skills will kids learn with these coding games? - Recognize patterns to complete all levels - Order actions in a logical sequence - Learn to implement patterns in their day-to-day life - Easy instructions to apply in their daily lives - Discover the suitable actions needed to solve each level Subscription Details: - To access the premium content, choose between yearly or monthly auto-renewable subscription plans. - Payment will be charged to the Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. - Cancel subscription renewal anytime under Subscriptions in your Apple Account Settings. - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. - Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. - Use the subscription on any iPad/iPhone/iPod with your Apple account. - No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during an active subscription period. Privacy Policy: http://www.kidlo.com/privacypolicy.php Terms of service: http://www.kidlo.com/terms_of_service.php If you need help or have any feedback, email us at support@kidlo.com Download KidloLand Coding School for your kids to train their brains in a fun and easy way!

Screenshots

Coding For Kids4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Coding For Kids at 4.4 against Daisy the Dinosaur's 3.9. Coding For Kids also leads on ratings volume (4.5K vs 22) and review sentiment (72% vs 54%). Daisy the Dinosaur's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 12). On price, update cadence, ads and iOS requirement 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. Coding For Kids sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Daisy the Dinosaur asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Coding For Kids holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Coding For Kids has 4.5K ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Daisy the Dinosaur's written reviews are positive against 72% of Coding For Kids's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Daisy the Dinosaur ships an update monthly, Coding For Kids every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Daisy the Dinosaur versus Coding For Kids: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDaisy the DinosaurCoding For Kids
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (22 ratings)4.4 (4.5K ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.6% of reviews72.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings224.5K — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB191 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHopscotch TechnologiesKidloLand Kids & Toddler Games

Customer experience

Daisy the Dinosaur

All ratings20 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral15.0%
Negative15.0%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive53.6%
Neutral21.4%
Negative25.0%

Coding For Kids

All ratings4,506 ratings
Positive85.5%
Neutral7.1%
Negative7.3%
Written reviews200 reviews
Positive72.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative23.0%

Bugs and requests

Daisy the Dinosaur

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Coding For Kids

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Infinite loop issue on certain levels
  • Unresponsive controls on some devices
  • Crashes and freezes after updates

Requested features

4 requests
  • More free content and levels
  • Personalization options for each child
  • Hints and guidance for difficult levels
  • Separate difficulty modes for different ages

In-app purchases

None

Daisy the Dinosaur

No in-app purchases

12 purchases

Coding For Kids

Subscriptions11
  • Kidlo Coding All Access3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • All Coding Games Access3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • KidloLand+ Apps7 Days trial$8.991 Month
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  • KidloLand+ Access (Monthly)7 Days trial$8.991 Month
  • Coding Access Plan7 Days trial$19.996 Months
  • Unlock the World of Coding7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Coding Games All Access14 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Complete Coding Games Access14 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Unlimited Coding Games Access1 Year trial$39.991 Year
  • KidloLand+ Apps14 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • KidloLand+ Access (Yearly)14 Days trial$79.991 Year
One-time1
  • Brushing Time - Coding Fun$1.99

Questions

Is Daisy the Dinosaur free?
Daisy the Dinosaur is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Coding For Kids free?
Coding For Kids is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Daisy the Dinosaur or Coding For Kids?
Coding For Kids is rated higher. Daisy the Dinosaur averages 3.9 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while Coding For Kids averages 4.4 from 4.5K ratings.
Do Daisy the Dinosaur or Coding For Kids have ads?
Neither Daisy the Dinosaur nor Coding For Kids shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Daisy the Dinosaur or Coding For Kids?
Daisy the Dinosaur ships an update monthly, and Coding For Kids every 3 weeks. Most recently, Daisy the Dinosaur was updated on October 23, 2026 and Coding For Kids on October 30, 2026.

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