Blockly Alternatives

Blockly is described as 'Library for building visual programming editors. Users can drag blocks together to build an application. No typing required' and is an app in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Blockly for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Web-based, Mac, Linux and iPhone apps. The best Blockly alternative is Scratch, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Blockly are Pocket Code, Flowgorithm, eBlock and Coding Grid.

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  1. Scratch icon
     119 likes

    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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    Comments about Scratch as an Alternative to Blockly
    thesuperdaine
    Negative
    9

    Scratch is a block-based programming environment. Blockly is a library for MAKING block-based programming environments. Therefore, they serve different purposes.

    hCommon
    Negative
    1

    Scratch is based off Blockly, so it’s not an alternative

    Guest
    Negative
    4

    It's not related. Scratch is a programming language and Blockly is an API basically.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Scratch icon
    Scratch icon
    • Scratch is Free and Open SourceBlockly is also Free and Open Source
  2. Pocket Code icon
     19 likes

    Pocket Code allows you to create your own games, animations, interactive music videos, and many kind of other apps, directly on your phone or tablet.

    21 Pocket Code alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  3. Flowgorithm icon
     15 likes

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

    45 Flowgorithm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. eBlock icon
     1 like

    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

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. Coding Grid icon
     2 likes

    Coding Grid, your ultimate educational companion for mastering the art of coding.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  6. Bingo icon
     6 likes

    Bingo is a programming language based on Scratch by MIT which uses a "block" UI, where the user can snap together different blocks to make more advanced scripts. There are many added blocks to Scratch 1.4.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. PaletAI icon
     1 like

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
     
  8. Alice icon
     13 likes

    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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. Waterbear icon
     8 likes

    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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    Comments about Waterbear as an Alternative to Blockly
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    Nothing her is similar to Blockly, because all this stuff is solutions and Blockly is lib.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Waterbear icon
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    • Waterbear is Free and Open SourceBlockly is also Free and Open Source
  10. Glicode icon
     3 likes

    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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