ScratchJr vs Play700
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ScratchJr
This app allows young children to create their own interactive stories and games by snapping together graphical programming blocks. It fosters problem-solving, creative expression, and develops early numeracy and literacy skills in a fun, motivating context.
- Program interactive stories
- Create games
- Snap-together programming blocks
- Develop problem-solving skills
- Foster creative expression
- Learn coding fundamentals
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With ScratchJr, young children (ages 5-7) learn important new skills as they program their own interactive stories and games. By snapping together graphical programming blocks, children can make characters move, jump, dance, and sing. In the process, children learn to solve problems, design projects, and express themselves creatively on the computer. They also use math and language in a meaningful and motivating context, supporting the development of early-childhood numeracy and literacy. With ScratchJr, children don’t just learn to code, they code to learn. ScratchJr was inspired by the popular Scratch programming language (http://scratch.mit.edu), used by millions of people (ages 8 and up) around the world. The ScratchJr interface and programming language were redesigned to make them appropriate for younger children’s cognitive, personal, social, and emotional development. ScratchJr is a collaboration between the Lifelong Kindergarten research group at the MIT Media Lab, the Developmental Technologies research group at Tufts University, and the Playful Invention Company. The ScratchJr project has received generous financial support from the National Science Foundation (NSF DRL-1118664), Scratch Foundation, LEGO Foundation, and British Telecommunications. If you enjoy using this free app, please consider making a donation to the Scratch Foundation (www.scratchfoundation.org), a nonprofit organization that provides ongoing support for ScratchJr. We appreciate donations of all sizes, large and small.
Play700
Control robot kits using your smartphone with simple programming. This app offers features for vision detection, displaying information, multimedia playback, and sensor input.
- Robot control via smartphone
- Simple programming interface
- Vision detection (face, color, motion, line)
- Display image, shape, character, number
- Multimedia playback (voice, audio, video)
- Sensor input (shaking, gradient, illumination)
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Applicaton 'R+ Play700' can use smart phone utility such as sensor, image processing with camera, video and audio or more. You can control robot kit by using smart phone with simple programming. Currently, It supports 4 kinds of robot sample in Play 700, 1 stage. [Main Function] 1. Vision It supports face, color, motion and line detection. 2. Display It supports image, shape, character, number displaying. 3. Multimedia It supports function of voice output(TTS), voice input, play audio or video. 4. Sensor It supports function which relate with shaking, gradient, illumination or other several senses. 5. etc. It supports for using messenger receiving, vibration, email sending. # roboplus Play700, R+ Play700
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ScratchJr at 3.9 against Play700's 3.0. ScratchJr also leads on ratings volume (1.9K vs 5). Play700's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 11.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ScratchJr holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ScratchJr has 1.9K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ScratchJr ships an update every 6 months, Play700 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ScratchJr | Play700 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (1.9K ratings) — better | 3.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.9K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Scratch Foundation, Inc. | ROBOTIS CO., LTD. |
Customer experience
ScratchJr
Play700
Bugs and requests
ScratchJr
Reported bugs
4 issues- Freezing and crashing issues
- Incorrect character movements and positioning
- Saving and loading problems
- Microphone and recording bugs
Requested features
5 requests- Add more frames/scenes per project
- Improve drawing/editing tools
- Expand color and customization options
- Enhance audio features and sound library
- Integrate with the full Scratch platform
Play700
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ScratchJr
No in-app purchases
Play700
No in-app purchases
