EduBlocks AlternativesProgramming Languages & Game Development Tools like EduBlocks

EduBlocks is described as 'Visual block based programming tool that will hopefully help teachers to introduce text based programming languages, like Python, to children at an earlier age' and is a programming language in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to EduBlocks for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Windows, Linux, Mac and iPhone apps. The best EduBlocks alternative is Scratch, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like EduBlocks are Code.org, Flowgorithm, Blockly and eBlock.

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  1. Scratch icon

    Scratch

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    Scratch is a programming language that makes it easy to create your own interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art -- and share your creations on the web. As young people create and share Scratch projects, they learn important mathematical and computational ideas...

    75 Scratch alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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    • Scratch is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to EduBlocks.

    • Scratch is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to EduBlocks.

    • Scratch is Free and Open SourceEduBlocks is also Free and Open Source
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    Code.org

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    Code.org is a non-profit whose goal is to expose all students to computer programming. We believe that computer programming is a liberal art; it's something EVERY student in the world should be exposed to at some point in their childhood education.

    102 Code.org alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    Code Lab
     
  4. Flowgorithm icon

    Flowgorithm

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    Flowgorithm is a free application that helps you create programs using simple flowcharts.

    45 Flowgorithm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Main Window
     
  5. Blockly icon

    Blockly

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    Blockly is a library for building visual programming editors. Users can drag blocks together to build an application. No typing required.

    22 Blockly alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    a convoluted way of 'solving' the Maze demo
     
  6. eBlock icon

    eBlock

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    A Scratch-based application with which you can program a wide variety of devices (Arduino, BBC micro:bit, STM32, SAMD51, ESP32, NRF5 ... ).

    13 eBlock alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. PaletAI icon

    PaletAI

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    App to create, play, and share AI-generated mobile games, no coding required.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
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    • PaletAI is the most popular iPhone alternative to EduBlocks.

    • PaletAI is Free and ProprietaryEduBlocks is Free and Open Source
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    Waterbear

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    Waterbear is a toolkit for making programming more accessible and fun. Having a visual language means you don't have to focus on learning a syntax to start programming.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
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  10. Glicode icon

    Glicode

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    GLICODE TM turns every packet of Pocky into a bite-sized coding lesson. By laying out Pocky in the right order, you can use Japan’s (and the world's) favourite snacks to learn algorithmic thinking in a fun and engaging way.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    • Glicode is the most popular Android, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to EduBlocks.

    • Glicode is Free and ProprietaryEduBlocks is Free and Open Source
  11. Alice icon

    Alice

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    Alice is an innovative 3D programming environment that makes it easy to create an animation for telling a story, playing an interactive game, or a video to share on the web. Alice is a teaching tool for introductory computing.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Snap!

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    Snap! is a broadly inviting programming language for kids and adults that's also a platform for serious study of computer science.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
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  13. Toontalk

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    Describes ToonTalk - an animated interactive world inside of which children can build programs and games.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
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    codeSpark Academy

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    codeSpark Academy teaches the basics of computer programming through a variety of interactive learning activities including puzzles, games, step-by-step creative projects, game design and offline printables – all of which can be monitored by parents.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    • codeSpark Academy is the most popular commercial alternative to EduBlocks.

    • codeSpark Academy is Paid and ProprietaryEduBlocks is Free and Open Source
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