Comparison

Hopscotch vs Pathshala OS

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

Head to head
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

About

Pathshala OS

This app provides a comprehensive platform for educational institutions, connecting owners, admins, tutors, students, and parents. It facilitates management of courses, assignments, attendance, communication, and finances, all accessible from a mobile device.

Highlights
  • Institute management
  • Tutor tools
  • Student dashboard
  • Parental oversight
  • Calendar and scheduling
  • Messaging and notices
  • Attendance tracking
Features
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Pathshala OS is the iPhone app for your whole institute — owners, admins, tutors, students, and parents. The same Pathshala workspace you use on the web, built for your phone. FOR INSTITUTE ADMINS AND OWNERS Run the education business from anywhere. Check activity and enrollment, manage tutors and students, review assignments, take attendance, and keep campus tools at hand. Scan or write student ID cards with NFC when your campus uses Smart Campus check-in. Owners can also follow finance and collections. FOR TUTORS Open your courses, roster, and calendar. Send and track assignments, mark attendance, message students and families, and prepare materials with Course Builder and Magic Notes when your institute has them enabled. FOR STUDENTS See what’s next on your dashboard. Open live courses, submit work from My Work, check scores and attendance, and get reminders before class — including a prepare-for-session alert about 48 hours ahead with the topic and assignment due date. FOR PARENTS AND GUARDIANS Follow each child’s classes and upcoming sessions. Browse the course catalog, message the institute, read the notice board, and get the same class-prep and assignment reminders so nothing is missed before the next session. EVERYONE GETS • A role-specific home — you only see what your institute assigned you • Calendar for upcoming classes and meetings • Messages and notice board (when communications are on) • Push alerts you can tap to open that session • Optional Face ID to unlock saved sign-in GET STARTED Create a free Pathshala account in the app, or sign in with the email your institute invited. Institute setup and billing stay on pathshala.co — the app does not sell subscriptions or take payments. Pathshala OS is public SaaS for tutoring centers, coaching institutes, and training providers. Anyone can create an account. Tutors, students, and parents join when their institute invites or links them.

Screenshots

Hopscotch4 screens
Pathshala OS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pathshala OS at none against Hopscotch's 10. Pathshala OS also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Hopscotch's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (15K vs 1). On price 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. Pathshala OS asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pathshala OS 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hopscotch ships an update every 2 weeks, Pathshala OS every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Hopscotch versus Pathshala OS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHopscotchPathshala OS
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (15K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings15K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size203 MB69 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHopscotch TechnologiesPathshala Inc

Customer experience

Hopscotch

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

Pathshala OS

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and 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

Pathshala OS

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
None

Pathshala OS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hopscotch free?
Hopscotch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pathshala OS free?
Pathshala OS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hopscotch or Pathshala OS?
Pathshala OS is rated higher. Hopscotch averages 4.5 out of 5 from 15K ratings, while Pathshala OS averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Hopscotch or Pathshala OS have ads?
Neither Hopscotch nor Pathshala OS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hopscotch or Pathshala OS?
Hopscotch ships an update every 2 weeks, and Pathshala OS every 3 months. Most recently, Hopscotch was updated on November 2, 2026 and Pathshala OS on October 25, 2026.

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