Comparison

Dynamic ART Lite vs Hopscotch

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

Head to head
About

Dynamic ART Lite

This app offers a fun and easy way for kids and students to learn coding and math through a visual block-based interface. Users can create artwork, animations, and solve problems by dragging and connecting blocks, making programming accessible without complex syntax.

Highlights
  • Graphical programming with drag-and-drop blocks
  • Arithmetic operations and math functions
  • Turtle drawing inspired by Logo Language
  • Basic 2-D sketching
  • RGBA and HSBA color palette
  • Program execution flow control
Features
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Dynamic ART Lite is a graphical programming app for kids, students, parents and teachers. You can learn coding, solve math problems, draw geometry shapes, create amazing artwork and marvellous animations by Dynamic ART Lite. It’s quite EASY to use. You don't need to study complex syntax of computer languages. You just drag and drop a set of blocks onto the canvas and connect them together. It will be a fun way to build your own programs. Use it in your classroom to practice your brain, solve math problem, draw amazing things on the canvas and start to learn coding from the beginning. • Tap ? on the main screen to see the Introduction and Examples • Tap + to drag blocks from the tool box to build your block program • Try to move turtle to make your creative imagination alive • It likes a code editor, but uses the nature language to build your prototype • It was inspired by Scratch, Processing and Logo and Python programming language Download for FREE now! Any questions or suggestions, please sent email to codingpotato@gmail.com. ------------------------ Features ------------------------ • Graphical programming by dragging and dropping. • Prgram executing flow control. • Arithmetic operations, simple math functions (abs, sqrt, sin, cos, tan, asin, acos, atan, ln, log, round, floor, ceil, etc.). • Turtle drawing similar to Logo Language. • Basic 2-D sketching (points, lines, rectangles and ellipses). • RGBA and HSBA color palette.

About

Hopscotch

This app allows children to create their own games, art, and stories using kid-friendly programming. Users can share their creations with a moderated community, play and remix projects from others, and learn to code through interactive video tutorials.

Highlights
  • Create games, art, and stories
  • Kid-friendly programming interface
  • Share creations with a moderated community
  • Play and remix projects from other users
  • Learn coding through video tutorials
  • Build advanced games and apps
Features
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“Hopscotch is the best way to express your imagination! Most other "learn to code" apps just make you complete boring levels with 4 "move" blocks, but in hopscotch you have the freedom to create anything, which is amazing.” — BuildASnowman, Hopscotcher “This taught me sooooo much about basics of coding. I have been able to make some cool games I hope to learn more as I advance this app was extremely helpful and easy to learn.” — BestBeginnersCoding, Hopcotcher “I had ZERO background or programming experience. I personally checked all 8 or 10 of these blogs about recommendations. And Hopscotch was the most intuitive and interactive. It’s not like you’re just playing video games. My daughter loves it!” — Mom, S. to daughter, 8 “I am a 4th grade teacher who LOVES your app. Our students have been introduced to coding through it and I am impressed with the creativity they have shown and the skills they are building while creating projects.” — Kelley, 4th grade teacher CREATE Whether games, art, stories or more, you can code whatever you want with kid-friendly programming. Publish your creations to Hopscotch’s fully moderated community, where kids can play and learn from your games. PLAY Explore and learn from millions of projects created by other kids. Open up any project to play, tweak, or remix it. With thousands of games published every week, you’ll never run out of ideas or inspiration! LEARN Our play-along video tutorials teach you to make Crossy Road, PokemonGo, and more. Listen, watch, and code as you go! As you become a better programmer, Hopscotch will challenge you to create increasingly advanced games and apps. These skills will help you in high school, college, and beyond. PRESS + AWARDS ** Parents Magazine: Best Apps for Families ** ** FastCompany: Innovation By Design Finalist ** ** Parent’s Choice Gold Medal: Software ** ** Children’s Technology Review: Best Educational Technology ** Featured in: ** The New York Times ** ** The Wall Street Journal ** ** WIRED ** ** Parents Magazine ** ** FastCompany ** ** Apple App Store Editors ** FOR PARENTS See how much your child will love learning to code with Hopscotch! Join 10 million families coding on Hopscotch. Upgrade to Hopscotch Pro for premium creation tools. Get a week-long free trial, and then subscribe for $9.99/month or $79.99/year. You can cancel anytime, hassle free. FOR EDUCATORS Hopscotch is used on 44% of school iPads in the US. Sign up as an educator when you download Hopscotch, and then start coding in your classroom with free lesson plans and student accounts. Increase student engagement with our library of self-guided video tutorials. Email us at classrooms@gethopscotch.com to get started. SAFETY + PRIVACY Hopscotch values kids’ safety and privacy. Hopscotch does not require or collect Personal Information from children, and is COPPA Certified by iKeep Safe. SUBSCRIPTIONS Subscribe to Hopscotch Pro for premium creation tools. You can choose between two auto-renewing subscription options: - $9.99 per month - $79.99 per year Get a 7-day free trial when you upgrade to Hopscotch Pro. Cancel at any time before the trial period ends, and you won’t be charged until after the trial period. Price may vary by location. Subscriptions will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. To cancel a subscription, disable auto-renewal in your iTunes settings (General > iTunes Settings > Subscriptions > Manage) and allow the current period to end. Refunds are not available for unused portions of a subscription per iTunes policy. Hopscotch Privacy Policy: https://gethopscotch.com/privacy-policy Hopscotch Terms of Use: https://gethopscotch.com/terms

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dynamic ART Lite at none against Hopscotch's 10. Dynamic ART Lite also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). Hopscotch's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (15K vs 5). On price, review sentiment and ads 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. Hopscotch sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Dynamic ART Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dynamic ART Lite holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hopscotch has 15K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Dynamic ART Lite's written reviews are positive against 70% of Hopscotch's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dynamic ART Lite ships an update every 12 months, Hopscotch every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Dynamic ART Lite versus Hopscotch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDynamic ART LiteHopscotch
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better4.5 (15K ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better70.3% of reviews
Number of ratings515K — better
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB203 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer咏武 王Hopscotch Technologies

Customer experience

Dynamic ART Lite

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Hopscotch

All ratings14,975 ratings
Positive87.7%
Neutral4.8%
Negative7.5%
Written reviews491 reviews
Positive70.3%
Neutral9.4%
Negative20.4%

Bugs and requests

Dynamic ART Lite

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Hopscotch

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Projects disappearing or not saving properly
  • Shapes/objects not displaying correctly
  • Crashes and freezes when using certain features
  • Subscription/login issues

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add cloud variables and multiplayer support
  • Allow custom sounds and profile pictures for free
  • Improve the 'Newest' tab to better showcase new projects
  • Restore old features like unlimited free projects
  • Add a 'reset' button for projects
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  • Improve the coding logic and debugging tools

In-app purchases

None

Dynamic ART Lite

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

Hopscotch

Subscriptions9
  • 1 Month Subscription with free trial7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Hopscotch Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Hopscotch Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$7.991 Month
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  • Hopscotch Monthly Subscription7 Days trial2 variants$9.991 Month
  • Hopscotch Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • 1 Year Subscription with free trial1 Month trial$79.991 Year
  • 1 Year Subscription with free trial7 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • Hopscotch Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • Hopscotch Yearly Subscription1 Month trial$79.991 Year

Questions

Is Dynamic ART Lite free?
Dynamic ART Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hopscotch free?
Hopscotch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dynamic ART Lite or Hopscotch?
Dynamic ART Lite is rated higher. Dynamic ART Lite averages 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Hopscotch averages 4.5 from 15K ratings.
Do Dynamic ART Lite or Hopscotch have ads?
Neither Dynamic ART Lite nor Hopscotch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dynamic ART Lite or Hopscotch?
Dynamic ART Lite ships an update every 12 months, and Hopscotch every 2 weeks. Most recently, Dynamic ART Lite was updated on November 1, 2026 and Hopscotch on November 9, 2026.

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