BrainPOP Jr. vs Mikode for Miko 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BrainPOP Jr.
This app offers engaging animated movies, interactive activities, and quizzes for K-3 learners. It aims to transform passive screen time into active, enriched educational experiences with relatable characters guiding children through various subjects. The platform is designed to foster critical thinking and independent learning.
- Animated movies
- Interactive activities
- Quizzes
- K-3 curriculum
- Critical thinking focus
- Independent learning
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Access BrainPOP Jr.’s award-winning animated movies, activities and quizzes made by educators and replace your kids’ passive screen time with active, enriched learning. The gentle, humorous, and relatable characters Annie and Moby serve as guides through each topic, empowering kids to form their own ideas. BrainPOP Jr. is designed to cultivate critical thinking skills and encourage children to ask questions and make connections. Start your free trial today to access content for grades K-3 across all subjects. BrainPOP Jr. is a research-backed learning platform created by educators that know how kids learn best, and perfect for age-appropriate, independent learning. Start watching, learning, playing and growing with us! Terms of Use: https://www.brainpop.com/about/terms_of_use/ Privacy Policy: https://www.brainpop.com/about/privacy_policy/ User Agreement: https://www.brainpop.com/about/user_agreement/
Mikode for Miko 2
This app introduces children to coding through interactive, visual experiences. It allows kids to code a robot and see their creations come to life, making learning a fun and engaging process.
- Visual and colorful coding interface
- Real-world coding experience
- Code the Miko robot
- Comprehensive curriculum
- Interactive learning for ages 5-10
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Mikode brings code alive, right in front of your children's eyes. Immersive by design to hold children's attention, unlike any coding terminal can! An all-important skill that school doesn't teach. Gift your child coding prodigy a head start with Mikode! Early childhood education needs to better inculcate coding in the curriculum. Mikode is a path-breaking attempt at bringing coding to the real-world from consoles. • Visual & Colorful • Real-world coding experience • Code the Miko robot • Comprehensive curriculum Children are good with shapes, objects, and colors. Not so much with syntax and dull, boring terminals. If it's teaching them coding, it's got to be bright, cheerful, and never out of the reach of their tiny fingers. Your 5-10-year-old can run their code and watch it burst to life on a Miko: moving, dancing, coding! Grab Mikode's innovative curriculum that lays the groundwork for the up and coming coder in your child!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mikode for Miko 2 at none against BrainPOP Jr.'s 5. Mikode for Miko 2 also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). BrainPOP Jr.'s advantage is ratings volume (21K vs 5) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, rating, ads and device support 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
Both are free to download. BrainPOP Jr. sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Mikode for Miko 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for BrainPOP Jr. against 4.6 for Mikode for Miko 2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BrainPOP Jr. has 21K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.
BrainPOP Jr. ships an update every 6 weeks, Mikode for Miko 2 every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BrainPOP Jr. | Mikode for Miko 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (21K ratings) — better | 4.6 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 21K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 308 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BrainPOP® | emotix |
Customer experience
BrainPOP Jr.
Mikode for Miko 2
Bugs and requests
BrainPOP Jr.
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes when trying to subscribe
- Videos not loading properly
- Quiz functionality not working
Requested features
5 requests- More free videos and content
- Lower subscription pricing
- Improved device compatibility
- Expanded topic coverage
- Better navigation and organization
Mikode for Miko 2
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BrainPOP Jr.
- BrainPOP Jr. Explorer Subscription$3.991 Month
- Full Access Monthly14 Days trial$14.991 Month
- BrainPOP Jr. Monthly Combo14 Days trial$19.991 Month
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- Full Access Yearly14 Days trial$119.001 Year
- BrainPOP Jr. Yearly Combo14 Days trial$159.991 Year
Mikode for Miko 2
No in-app purchases
Questions
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