Lightbot Jr vs Odd Bot Out
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lightbot Jr
Introduce young children to programming concepts through engaging puzzles. Players guide characters to solve challenges using sequencing, debugging, and loops, fostering a foundational understanding of computer science. Supports multiple players and languages.
- Sequencing instructions
- Debugging problems
- Creating reusable procedures
- Executing loops
- 42 challenging levels
- Multiple player profiles
- Multilingual support
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Apple Features, in over 100 countries: *Best New Apps and Games* *Best for Learning to Code* *Best in Hot Educational Games* It's never too early to start programming! Lightbot Junior gets your little ones 'coding' within minutes! Lightbot Junior is specifically designed for ages 4-8, and is an easier version of the popular Lightbot: featuring a gentler learning curve and not-as-complex puzzles. You can play as Boybot or Girlbot as you solve puzzles that use game mechanics that are based on Computer Science ideas; Lightbot Junior cultivates a real understanding of sequencing instructions, debugging problems, creating reusable procedures and executing loops. Educators around the world are choosing to use Lightbot first when introducing their students to programming, coding and Computer Science. Lightbot Junior features 42 levels. This version can be played in English, French, Russian, Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Norwegian, Slovenian, Romanian, Indonesian, German, Polish, Danish, Croatian, Dutch, Slovak, Czech, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Thai, Hindi, Swedish, Finnish and Hungarian! Just hit the associated flag icon on the main screen to select a language. Lightbot features multiple save slots and separate progress tracking for multiple players. Multiple players can advance at their own pace in their own save slot, and also compete on number of levels finished, number of stars collected and number of overall commands used to complete the game. There are NO in-app purchases in Lightbot Junior.
Odd Bot Out
Guide a unique robot to escape a factory using creative contraptions. Solve physics-based puzzles by building bridges, designing vehicles, and manipulating electrical circuits. Enjoy a non-violent, creative gameplay experience with 100 challenging levels.
- 100 unique puzzle levels
- Building blocks and physics puzzles
- Design and drive vehicles
- Electrical circuit manipulation
- Creative and non-violent gameplay
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Odd is not like the other robots. After failing a standardized test, Odd ends up in the recycling bin. Help Odd escape the robot factory using building blocks, electricity, and physics! Each level in this contraption puzzle game presents a new challenge. Build a bridge across a (small) abyss. Design and drive an unsafe car. And ride a robotic centipede, like you always wanted to. Features: - 100 unique and puzzling levels - Wheels, motors, circuits, and other building blocks - Stress free, creative, non-violent game play
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Odd Bot Out at Free against Lightbot Jr's $2.99. Odd Bot Out also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (359 vs 11). Lightbot Jr's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On review sentiment 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
Odd Bot Out is free to download; Lightbot Jr costs $2.99 up front. Odd Bot Out sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Lightbot Jr asks for nothing beyond the download.
Odd Bot Out holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Odd Bot Out has 359 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Lightbot Jr's written reviews are positive against 85% of Odd Bot Out's.
Lightbot Jr ships an update every 2 months, Odd Bot Out every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lightbot Jr | Odd Bot Out |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (11 ratings) | 4.5 (359 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.9% of reviews | 85.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 359 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 5.1.1 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SpriteBox LLC | Fancade |
Customer experience
Lightbot Jr
Odd Bot Out
Bugs and requests
Lightbot Jr
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Odd Bot Out
Reported bugs
3 issues- Level 97 - unable to move blocks
- Level 85 - impossible to complete
- Freezing issue on level 99
Requested features
4 requests- Sandbox/level editor mode
- More levels and content updates
- Ability to skip difficult levels
- Customization options for the robot
In-app purchases
Lightbot Jr
No in-app purchases
Odd Bot Out
- Odd Bot Out Premium$3.99
