Comparison

BlueGrays vs Robiq

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

Head to head
About

BlueGrays

This app provides over 160 hands-on projects for Arduino, ESP32, and Raspberry Pi Pico, complete with code, diagrams, and video guides. It helps users discover projects based on the parts they own and offers a suite of electronics tools and component guides.

Highlights
  • 160+ microcontroller projects
  • Ready-to-upload code
  • Circuit diagrams and video walkthroughs
  • Project discovery based on owned parts
  • 125+ component guides
  • 18 electronics calculators
  • Pinout maps for popular boards
Features
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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/

About

Robiq

Features
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Robiq is the official companion app for robiq kits self-balancing robots. Connect over your own WiFi and the robot becomes something you can read, tune and drive from your phone, no account or cloud, nothing in between. LIVE TELEMETRY A full-resolution render of your robot mirrors its real pitch as it balances, next to a live angle readout and a rolling chart. When it leans, the model leans. When it goes over, it lies on the ground. DRIVE IT A thumb joystick with a proper safety watchdog, plus a rover-mode switch for when you want it to stop balancing and just drive. TUNE IT Ten control-loop parameters on analog dials, arranged the way you actually tune them: Kp, Ki, Kd and pitch offset first, then the motor drive envelope, then the values you set once and leave alone. Turn a dial and the robot responds no save button, no round trip. LIGHT IT Pick a color and the robot's base LED follows: preset swatches for a quick change, a full color picker when you want an exact shade. SET IT UP A guided WiFi handover, join the robot's own network, give it yours, and it reconnects on your home network where you can reach it any time. Prefer to keep things direct? Direct Robot Connect drives the robot on its own access point without handing it a network at all. KEEP IT CURRENT Flash new firmware to the robot over WiFi from the Settings screen. The image is checked before a single byte is sent, so a wrong file fails instantly instead of halfway through. MADE TO LIVE ON YOUR PHONE Light and dark themes that follow your system. Available in English, French, Arabic, Chinese and Spanish. REQUIRES A ROBIQ ROBOT This app controls robiq kits hardware and does nothing without it. Your phone and the robot need to be on the same 2.4 GHz WiFi network, or you can connect straight to the robot's own network.

Screenshots

BlueGrays4 screens
Robiq4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Robiq at none against BlueGrays's 10. BlueGrays's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. BlueGrays sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Robiq asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
BlueGrays versus Robiq: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlueGraysRobiq
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (14 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews64.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYunus Emre EkeAHMED ZEHER DIK

In-app purchases

10 purchases

BlueGrays

Subscriptions3
  • Premium (Monthly)$2.991 Month
  • Premium (Yearly)$11.991 Year
  • Premium (Yearly)$19.991 Year
One-time7
  • Lifetime Premium · Special$49.99
  • Lifetime Premium$79.99
  • 50x Monthly Educator Pack$219.99
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  • 5x Lifetime Educator Pack$399.99
  • 10x Lifetime Educator Pack$749.99
  • 50x Yearly Educator Pack$889.99
  • 50x Lifetime Educator Pack$949.99
None

Robiq

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BlueGrays free?
BlueGrays is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Robiq free?
Robiq is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BlueGrays or Robiq have ads?
Neither BlueGrays nor Robiq shows ads.

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