Synthiam ARC vs uKit Education
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Synthiam ARC
Control your Synthiam-compatible robot remotely from your iPhone or iPad. This app allows you to load projects created on a PC, offering features like visual programming, movement controls, and autonomous navigation.
- Remote robot control
- Visual programming (RoboScratch, Blockly)
- Movement controls
- WiiMote emulator
- Audio recording and playback
- Streaming audio/video
- Autonomous navigation
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Take your Synthiam compatible robot anywhere you go! Control your robot from iPhone or iPad.. ARC Mobile is the world's most versatile and powerful Mobile Robot Application that fits in your pocket. The mobile version of ARC loads projects that have been created with ARC PC and has been saved to the Synthiam Cloud. Portable - Take your robot with you anywhere with the power of ARC on your mobile device. Features - Easy to Use Interface - RoboScratch and Blockly Visual Programming - Movement Controls - WiiMote Emulator - Record Microphone Audio and Playback Through Robot Speaker - Streaming Audio/Video - Shares Files Online with EZ-Cloud - Autonomous Self-Navigation - Customizate JavaScript - Design your own custom robot interface with ARC on Windows PC - And More! Explore compatible robot products at https://synthiam.com
uKit Education
This educational software allows users to build, code, and control robots using graphic programming and other tools. It helps develop logical thinking in space structure and coding for future AI studies. Requires compatible hardware.
- Robot building and controlling
- Graphic programming
- Pose-Record-Play functionality
- Remote controller integration
- Develops spatial and coding logic
- Supports AI study
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uKit EDU is an educational software of robot building, coding and controlling. uKit EDU should be used with uKit hardware including main control box, servo, sensors and bricks; through official curriculums, users can develop various types of models, and utilize different tools including graphic programming, Pose-Record-Play and remote controller to complete their programming design. This is how uKit EDU establishes a logic thinking of space structure and coding to users, and assist their AI study in the future.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Synthiam ARC at 50% against uKit Education's 0%. Synthiam ARC also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.1) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months). uKit Education's advantage is ratings volume (24 vs 8). 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.
Synthiam ARC holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 24 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Synthiam ARC's written reviews are positive against 0% of uKit Education's.
Synthiam ARC ships an update every 8 days, uKit Education every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Synthiam ARC | uKit Education |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (8 ratings) — better | 3.1 (24 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 24 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 252 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Synthiam Inc. | UBTECH ROBOTICS CORP |
Customer experience
Synthiam ARC
uKit Education
In-app purchases
Synthiam ARC
No in-app purchases
uKit Education
No in-app purchases
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