Cortex 5.0 vs NNPS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cortex 5.0
This app provides a drag-and-drop interface for programming robotics kits, generating Arduino code. It allows users to build and program robots that interact with their environment using sensors and various building systems. The user-friendly, game-like environment is ideal for learning programming and Arduino coding.
- Drag-and-drop programming interface
- Generates Arduino code
- Supports multiple building systems (fischertechnik, LEGO, K'NEX, VEX)
- Robot interaction with sensors
- Game-like learning environment
- iPad compatible
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The PCS Edventures Cortex is a drag-and-drop robotics programming environment that generates Arduino code for PCS Brain robotics kits or robot kits of your own design. Using the PCS Brain you can build robots that interact with their environment using sensors and move around using a variety of building systems including fischertechnik(r), LEGO(r), K'NEX, VEX, and others. You can even bolt it on to your R/C car and teach it to follow you like a dog! The rich, game-like programming interface is a great tool for learning how to program in a friendly environment, provides tools for learning Arduino coding, and it works on iPad!
NNPS
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NNPS-TV provides livestream and on-demand video about Newport News Public Schools. Professionally-produced features - as well as student shows - inform the community about NNPS events, programs, and accomplishments. Educational programming highlights a variety of topics including mathematics, language arts, history, and science. In between regularly scheduled programs, the Community Bulletin Board airs school and community announcements. NNPS-TV broadcasts School Board meetings and select football games LIVE, and covers high school graduations as well. NNPS-TV can be seen on Cox Channel 47 (Newport News, VA); Verizon Fios Channel 17 (Hampton Roads); and on the web, Roku, and Apple TV (anywhere).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: NNPS at 4 against Cortex 5.0's 1. On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Cortex 5.0 ships an update every 20 months, NNPS every 29 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cortex 5.0 | NNPS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 20 months — better | Every 29 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 83 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | PCS Edventures! | TelVue Corporation |
In-app purchases
Cortex 5.0
No in-app purchases
NNPS
No in-app purchases
