Comparison

ScratchJr vs Itty Bitty Buggy

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Program interactive stories
  • Create games
  • Snap-together programming blocks
  • Develop problem-solving skills
  • Foster creative expression
  • Learn coding fundamentals
Features
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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.

About

Itty Bitty Buggy

Build and control various shapes for a virtual buggy. Offers five distinct styles and four control gameplay modes for interactive real-world play.

Highlights
  • Build various shapes
  • Control buggy movement
  • Five distinct styles
  • Four control gameplay modes
  • Interactive real-world play
Features
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This is an app for Itty Bitty Buggy. By the building procedure, you can easily build a variety of shapes for Itty Bitty Buggy and control it to move. This app contains 5 kinds of small and powerful styles, and there are 4 kinds of control gameplay, so that you can interact with the real world and enjoy the game together.

Screenshots

ScratchJr1 screens
Itty Bitty Buggy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Itty Bitty Buggy at every 3 weeks against ScratchJr's every 6 months. ScratchJr's advantage is ratings volume (1.8K vs 21) and review sentiment (67% vs 44%). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.9 for ScratchJr against 3.9 for Itty Bitty Buggy. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ScratchJr has 1.8K ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of ScratchJr's written reviews are positive against 44% of Itty Bitty Buggy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ScratchJr ships an update every 6 months, Itty Bitty Buggy every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ScratchJr versus Itty Bitty Buggy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScratchJrItty Bitty Buggy
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (1.8K ratings) — better3.9 (21 ratings)
Positive reviews66.8% of reviews — better44.4% of reviews
Number of ratings1.8K — better21
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperScratch Foundation, Inc.Microduino Inc.

Customer experience

ScratchJr

All ratings1,812 ratings
Positive72.5%
Neutral7.1%
Negative20.4%
Written reviews594 reviews
Positive66.8%
Neutral10.9%
Negative22.2%

Itty Bitty Buggy

All ratings21 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral9.5%
Negative23.8%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral22.2%
Negative33.3%

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

Itty Bitty Buggy

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

ScratchJr

No in-app purchases

None

Itty Bitty Buggy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ScratchJr free?
ScratchJr is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Itty Bitty Buggy free?
Itty Bitty Buggy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ScratchJr or Itty Bitty Buggy?
ScratchJr is rated higher. ScratchJr averages 3.9 out of 5 from 1.8K ratings, while Itty Bitty Buggy averages 3.9 from 21 ratings.
Do ScratchJr or Itty Bitty Buggy have ads?
Neither ScratchJr nor Itty Bitty Buggy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ScratchJr or Itty Bitty Buggy?
ScratchJr ships an update every 6 months, and Itty Bitty Buggy every 3 weeks. Most recently, ScratchJr was updated on October 13, 2026 and Itty Bitty Buggy on October 2, 2026.

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