BlueGrays vs ARK
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BlueGrays
Learn electronics with interactive projects, a component catalog, and personal inventory management. Start with free projects and unlock full access to Arduino, ESP32, and IoT content with a premium subscription. Gamified learning with badges and levels keeps you motivated.
- Free starter projects
- Unlimited Arduino/ESP32/IoT projects
- Detailed circuit diagrams and code
- Component catalog with specifications
- Personal inventory management
- Gamified learning with badges and levels
- Multi-language support
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160+ Arduino, ESP32 and Raspberry Pi Pico projects, each with ready-to-upload code, a circuit diagram, the parts list and a video walkthrough. Tell BlueGrays which parts you own and it shows the projects you can build right now. Plus 125+ component guides, 18 electronics calculators and pinout maps for the boards. PROJECTS • Arduino projects, ESP32 projects and Raspberry Pi Pico projects in one place • Step-by-step guide: parts, circuit, code and testing • Wokwi simulation videos in new projects: watch the circuit run before you build it • Rate projects, save favorites and track the ones you complete WHAT CAN I BUILD WITH MY PARTS • Workshop: save the components you own, with quantities • See the projects you can build with your parts and the ones missing the fewest • Project Finder: answer a few questions and get an Arduino, ESP32 or Pico project that fits you 18 ELECTRONICS TOOLS • Resistor color code and SMD code decoder • Ohm's law, LED resistor, series/parallel resistor and voltage divider calculators • 555 timer, op-amp gain, RC time constant and battery life • Capacitor code, inductor code, series/parallel capacitors and standard values • LED voltages, transistor table and logic gates • Save your calculations and share the results PINOUT • Pin maps for Arduino, ESP32 and Raspberry Pi Pico boards • Tap a pin to see what it does and what it is good for COMPONENT CATALOG • 125+ components: sensors, modules, motors, displays and more • Specs, use cases and the projects each component appears in • Add components to your Workshop straight from their page BADGES AND LEVELS • Earn badges as you learn and reach Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum and Diamond tiers FOR EDUCATORS • Bulk Premium code packs of 5 and 10 for your class MORE • Blog: step-by-step electronics guides on bluegrays.com • 6 languages: English, Turkish, German, Spanish, French, Italian PREMIUM Starter projects and the basic tools are open to everyone. BlueGrays Premium unlocks all projects, the full component catalog, Workshop, every tool and the pinout maps. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION • BlueGrays Premium unlocks unlimited access to all projects, the full component catalog, and the My Workshop inventory feature. • Payment is charged to your Apple ID account upon confirmation of purchase. • Subscription automatically renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • You can manage and cancel your subscription in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions after purchase. • Privacy Policy: https://bluegrays.com/privacy/ • Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
ARK
This platform connects STEM enthusiasts, innovators, and educators globally. Share ideas, showcase projects, and collaborate with experts. Buy and sell creations in an integrated marketplace to foster innovation and learning.
- Connect with STEM enthusiasts
- Collaborate on projects
- Showcase innovations
- Buy and sell creations
- Access learning resources
- Join discussions on tech topics
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ARK is the project-sharing platform for makers, engineers, students, and creators who want to build real things and help others do the same. The new ARK experience goes deeper into the create-project flow, making it easier to document your work with detailed instructions, structured steps, materials, files, and notes so other people can understand your process and give the project a crack themselves. The app now features a sleeker, cleaner UI built around discovering and sharing projects more easily. Projects can be tagged directly in Explore, with difficulty tags like Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced, as well as category tags such as Robotics, AI, 3D Printing, Electronics, and more. Users can also headline their posts with intent-based tags like Help Needed, Shameless Promotion, Build Log, Showcase, or Question, making it easier for the community to know what kind of feedback, support, or attention a post is looking for. ARK is becoming more than a place to post what you made. It is a place to document how you made it, help others recreate it, and build a living library of real-world STEM projects.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ARK at none against BlueGrays's 8. ARK also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.2) and review sentiment (83% vs 64%). BlueGrays's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). On price, ratings volume, 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. BlueGrays sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. ARK asks for nothing beyond the download.
ARK holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of BlueGrays's written reviews are positive against 83% of ARK's.
BlueGrays ships an update every 4 days, ARK fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BlueGrays | ARK |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (14 ratings) | 4.6 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.3% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Yunus Emre Eke | IMMACULATA TECHNOLOGIES LLC |
Customer experience
BlueGrays
ARK
In-app purchases
BlueGrays
- Premium (Monthly)$2.991 Month
- Premium (Monthly)$4.991 Month
- Premium (Yearly)$11.991 Year
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- Premium (Yearly)$19.991 Year
- 5x Aylık Eğitimci Paketi$24.99
- 10x Aylık Eğitimci Paketi$39.99
- 5x Yıllık Eğitimci Paketi$99.99
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- 10x Yıllık Eğitimci Paketi$159.99
ARK
No in-app purchases








