Alpha 1 vs Carle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Alpha 1
Control and interact with robots using Bluetooth. Download actions from the internet, design your own, and use your phone as a remote control for games like football and fighting. The app also allows for robot information retrieval and firmware upgrades.
- Bluetooth robot control
- Downloadable actions
- User-designed actions
- Phone as remote control
- Robot information and firmware upgrade
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Alpha 1 is to implement a software to interact with robots, this software using the bluetooth BLE protocol to transmit control command, implementation and robot interaction, let robot singing and dancing, tai chi, etc. Specific functions as follows: 1, via bluetooth control robot to perform the specified action 2, downloaded all kinds of actions from the Internet and let the robot to perform them 3, the mobile phone as a remote control panel to control the robot to play football, play fighting,etc 4, read the robot information and upgrade it's firmware 5, user can design actions for robot.
Carle
Control a robot using your phone with intuitive buttons or gravity sensors. The app also allows you to play stories, songs, and poems.
- Button controls for robot movement
- Gravity sensor control
- Robot dancing
- Play stories
- Play songs
- Play poems
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这是一款通过手机控制机器人的App，主要有以下功能: 1.App操控按钮控制机器人移动跳舞 2.手机重力感应控制机器人移动 3.播放故事歌曲诗词
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Carle at 3.8 against Alpha 1's 3.0. Carle also leads on review sentiment (25% vs 7%). Alpha 1's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Carle holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 57 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 7% of Alpha 1's written reviews are positive against 25% of Carle's.
Alpha 1 ships an update monthly, Carle every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Alpha 1 | Carle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (26 ratings) | 3.8 (57 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 6.7% of reviews | 25.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 26 | 57 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | UBTECH ROBOTICS CORP | DKC Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Alpha 1
Carle
In-app purchases
Alpha 1
No in-app purchases
Carle
No in-app purchases
