Codey vs Kids Games
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Codey
Learn programming through interactive puzzles and challenges. This app uses a drag-and-drop interface to teach Swift, the language behind iPhone and Mac apps. Build your coding skills step-by-step with gamified lessons and earn certificates upon completion.
- Drag-and-drop code blocks
- Learn real Swift programming
- Bite-sized puzzles and challenges
- Gamified lessons with XP and badges
- Free playground for experimentation
- Shareable completion certificates
- Home-screen widget for progress
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Learn to code the fun way — no experience needed. Codey turns learning to program into a game. Instead of staring at a blank screen, you drag colorful code blocks into place to write real Swift — the same language used to build iPhone and Mac apps. Solve bite-sized puzzles, earn XP, build a daily streak, and watch your skills grow one lesson at a time. WHY CODEY • Real code, not toy syntax — you write actual Swift from day one • Game-style lessons — drag blocks, solve puzzles, earn XP and badges • Truly for beginners — every idea explained in plain language • Learn by doing — a free Playground to experiment anytime • Your two modules are completely free • No-ads.!!! ALWAYS WHAT YOU'LL LEARN 15 modules • 90 lessons • hundreds of hands-on challenges — from your very first line of code to building real apps: • Fundamentals: types, printing, variables, conditionals • Loops & collections, functions & closures • Optionals, object-oriented programming, and advanced topics • Building apps: SwiftUI, networking, saving data, app architecture, testing, accessibility & animations ALSO INSIDE • Daily challenges to keep your streak alive • Mastery quizzes to lock in each module • Shareable certificates when you finish a module • A home-screen widget for your streak • Available in English and Greek Start free today and write your first line of code in minutes.
Kids Games
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Kids Learn Coding turns real programming into a game your child can win in 30 seconds — no reading required. Your kid drags chunky, colorful blocks (move, jump, repeat) into a sequence, presses Run, and watches a cartoon hero actually carry out their plan. When the hero reaches the goal, confetti flies and stars are earned. That first "I told it what to do and it did it" moment is the whole idea of coding, and here it happens on the very first tap. This is not a coloring book with a "code" label. Underneath the friendly emoji-first world is a genuine block-execution runtime: sequences, loops, jumps, and collision — the same core concepts real programmers use. Kids as young as five can play solo because nothing needs to be read. It is fully offline, completely ad-free, and collects no personal data — the kind of screen time a parent can feel good about handing over. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Drag-and-drop coding — build a program by snapping blocks into a "when start" sequence, then press Run to watch it play out • Learn loops early — the repeat block is in the free levels, so kids meet the one idea that separates real coding from simple tapping • Debug and retry — if the hero misses the goal, tweak the blocks and Run again; fixing your own plan is the best part of learning to code • Earn 1 to 3 stars per level — fewer blocks means more stars, so kids are rewarded for finding smarter, cleaner solutions • Chase badges — milestone unlocks appear on the Progress tab and give your child a concrete next goal to aim for • Watch stars grow — a total score that only ever goes up, so beating an old score feels great • Play three goal types — reach the goal, collect the stars, or jump the gap, each teaching a different way to think • Meet emoji heroes — a cat, frog, rocket, puppy, fish, and dragon star in the puzzles; fully playable offline anytime WHY KIDS LEARN CODING • Built on real computer-science ideas — sequence, loops, and debugging, taught through play instead of lectures • Winnable in seconds, deep for hours — a five-year-old clears level one, while the star challenge keeps older kids optimizing • Zero reading needed — the whole game is emoji and blocks, so pre-readers and early readers play completely on their own • Rewards good thinking, not grinding — the star system celebrates elegant solutions, quietly teaching problem-solving and patience • Grows with your child — start with a single hop and work up to bigger grids and trickier logic puzzles SAFE FOR KIDS, MADE FOR PARENTS • No ads — not a single banner, pop-up, or "watch a video to unlock" ever appears • No data selling and no third-party tracking — your child's play stays on device • No chat, no social, no leaderboards — nothing that exposes a child to strangers • Parental gate — any purchase is protected behind an adult-only challenge, so a child can never buy anything by accident • No push notifications nagging your kid to come back — the fun is the reason to return WHO IT'S FOR • Parents who want screen time that is genuinely educational, private, and calm • Kids ages 5 to 10 who love games and are ready to start thinking like a maker • Families looking for a safe, ad-free STEM game the whole household can trust • Early learners who cannot read long instructions yet but are ready to solve real puzzles Kids Learn Coding is free to start: three full starter levels cover every goal type and the complete block palette, including loops, so your child gets real wins and their first badges before anything is locked. When they finish and want more, an optional one-time family unlock opens five advanced levels and every future pack — decided by you, behind the parental gate, never sold to your kid. Hand your child a game that teaches them to think. Download Kids Learn Coding and watch them build, run, and debug their first programs today. Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy https://coddykit.com/terms/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Kids Games at 15.1 against Codey's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Codey sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Kids Games sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Codey | Kids Games |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PANTELIS TZELESIS | MEHMET CANKER (TR) |
In-app purchases
Codey
- Networking & APIs$1.99
- Saving Data$1.99
- App Architecture$1.99
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- Testing in Swift$1.99
- Accessibility$1.99
- Animations & Motion$1.99
- Optionals & Safe Swift$2.99
- Season 1: First Steps$8.99
- Season 2: Real-World Swift$12.99
- Lifetime Everything$44.99
Kids Games
- Kids Learn Coding Pro monthly$4.991 Month
- Kids Learn Coding Pro annual$24.991 Year
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