Comparison

Bee vs Educandy Play

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

Head to head
About

Bee

This app allows children to practice directional language and programming sequences. It's designed for enjoyable gameplay, helping to expand computer science lessons and other curriculum areas for young learners.

Highlights
  • Directional language practice
  • Programming sequences
  • Forward, backward, left, right turns
  • Curriculum expansion
  • Optimized for game play
  • Suitable for ages 4+
Features
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The Bee-Bot® App from TTS is based on our well-loved and award winning Bee-Bot® floor robot. The App makes use of Bee-Bot’s key functionality and enables children to improve their skills in directional language, programming sequences of forwards, backwards, left and right 90 degree turns. Enabling for the expansion of your Primary Computer Science lessons using Bee-Bot®, the brand new Bee-Bot® App expands students learning into other relevant curriculum areas. Created with children in mind the Bee-Bot® App has been optimised for enjoyable game play of children aged 4 and above. We would love to hear which additional levels would benefit your lessons! Get in touch with us on Instagram at tts_computing or Facebook!

About

Educandy Play

Access educational games created by teachers on a dedicated platform. Enter an activity code to start playing and practicing learning materials. This application is free to use.

Highlights
  • Play teacher-created games
  • Access games via activity codes
  • Practice learning materials
  • Free to use
  • Supports iPhone, iPad, and iPod
Features
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The Educandy Play app gives students access to the games their teachers have created on the Educandy platform. Simply launch the app, tap in the activity code shared by the teacher, and play a number of games to practise your learning material. It's free!

Screenshots

Bee4 screens
Educandy Play1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Bee at 3.7 against Educandy Play's 2.1. Bee also leads on review sentiment (51% vs 20%) and ratings volume (47 vs 12). Educandy Play's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). 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

Bee holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 47 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of Bee's written reviews are positive against 20% of Educandy Play's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bee ships an update every 4 months, Educandy Play monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 9, 2026 and June 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Bee versus Educandy Play: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeeEducandy Play
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (47 ratings) — better2.1 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews51.0% of reviews — better20.0% of reviews
Number of ratings47 — better12
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better14.7
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB0 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTTS Group LimitedLinguascope.com

Customer experience

Bee

All ratings47 ratings
Positive61.7%
Neutral12.8%
Negative25.5%
Written reviews96 reviews
Positive51.0%
Neutral15.6%
Negative33.3%

Educandy Play

All ratings12 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%

Bugs and requests

Bee

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • App crashes when reaching level objectives (flower, eggs)
  • App crashes on level 2 and level 3
  • Controls unresponsive - pressing buttons twice executes wrong commands
  • Directional controls inverted or reversed
  • App closes unexpectedly on iPadOS
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  • Cannot open app - keeps closing on startup
  • Settings icon causes app to crash
  • Steps/commands not visible during gameplay
  • App quits during introductory game
  • Level progression not recorded after completion
  • iOS 13+ compatibility issues

Requested features

9 requests
  • New levels (Space, Disco, Dinosaur, Eco themes) - long awaited
  • Home/Reset button to return bee to starting position
  • Display code chain/command sequence on screen
  • Ability to edit and correct programming mistakes
  • More challenging levels for older age groups
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  • Timed levels like in older version
  • Sound effects restoration
  • Higher resolution graphics
  • Additional levels beyond current four worlds

Educandy Play

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Bee

No in-app purchases

None

Educandy Play

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bee free?
Bee is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Educandy Play free?
Educandy Play is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bee or Educandy Play?
Bee is rated higher. Bee averages 3.7 out of 5 from 47 ratings, while Educandy Play averages 2.1 from 12 ratings.
Do Bee or Educandy Play have ads?
Neither Bee nor Educandy Play shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bee or Educandy Play?
Bee ships an update every 4 months, and Educandy Play monthly. Most recently, Bee was updated on June 9, 2026 and Educandy Play on June 7, 2026.

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