Comparison

CodeMelody vs AlgoForKids

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

Head to head
About

CodeMelody

Features
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CodeMelody teaches children aged 4 to 7 the first ideas of coding โ€” sequence, direction and repetition โ€” through music and drawing. No reading required. TWO GAMES IN ONE Robot Adventure โ€” 100 levels. Your robot walks across a grid, avoiding obstacles to reach the goal. Every direction you press plays a musical note, so a solved level is also a little melody. Magic Drawing โ€” 57 levels. Direction commands draw a picture: a fish, a rocket, a crane, a house. Your child follows a sequence of steps and a picture appears at the end. FOUR WAYS TO PLAY THE DRAWING GAME - With melodies โ€” each direction has its own note - With directions โ€” up, down, left and right by name - With notes โ€” press the right note instead of the arrow - Watching โ€” memorise the shape, then draw it from memory MADE FOR YOUNG CHILDREN - 14 languages - No reading needed โ€” colours, arrows and pictures carry the meaning - Four characters to choose from, each in four colours - Stars to earn and gentle hints when your child gets stuck - A parent gate protects the settings WHAT IS NOT IN IT - No advertising - No in-app purchases - No accounts and no sign-in - No internet connection required โ€” the whole game works offline - No data collection of any kind Made by one parent, for children who are just starting to wonder how things work.

About

AlgoForKids

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AlgoForKids turns programming into a puzzle a child can hold in their hands. A rabbit wants to reach the carrot. Your child builds the route out of colourful command blocks โ€” go forward, turn, jump โ€” then presses play and watches the plan run. When it fails, they see exactly where. When it works, they earn stars for solving it in fewer blocks. No text. No typing. No reading required. WHAT YOUR CHILD LEARNS โ€ข Sequencing โ€” putting steps in the right order โ€ข Debugging โ€” finding out why a plan didn't work โ€ข Loops โ€” repeating a group of steps instead of writing them again โ€ข Functions โ€” naming a routine once and reusing it โ€ข Efficiency โ€” the three-star target always rewards the shortest solution 100 HAND-DESIGNED LEVELS Every level was drawn by hand, then checked by a solver to make sure it can be finished, that it is different from every other level, and that the star targets are actually reachable. Difficulty rises gently. No wall, no filler. The first 10 levels are free. One single purchase unlocks the rest โ€” no subscription. MADE FOR CHILDREN, RESPECTFULLY โ€ข No advertising of any kind โ€ข No data collection, no analytics, no tracking โ€ข No internet connection needed โ€” plays anywhere โ€ข No external links, no chat, no user content โ€ข The purchase screen sits behind a parental gate FOUR LANGUAGES English, Turkish, German and Spanish. The game follows your device language automatically. Ages 5 to 10. iPhone and iPad.

Screenshots

CodeMelody4 screens
AlgoForKids4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CodeMelody at none against AlgoForKids's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. AlgoForKids sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CodeMelody asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
CodeMelody versus AlgoForKids: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCodeMelodyAlgoForKids
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 โ€” better16.6
Further details โ€” not scored
Size43 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeragah goker ustundagAhmet BOZ

In-app purchases

None

CodeMelody

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

AlgoForKids

One-time1
  • All Levels$4.99

Questions

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

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