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

    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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    Comments about Scratch as an Alternative to Blockly
    thesuperdaine
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    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.
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    • This alternative is disputed. Scratch is a legitimate Blockly alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

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

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

    • Scratch is Free and Open SourceBlockly is also Free and Open Source
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    Pocket Code

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    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
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    • Pocket Code is the most popular Android & iPhone alternative to Blockly.

    • Pocket Code is Free and Open SourceBlockly is also Free and Open Source
    • Pocket Code is Privacy focusedBlockly is not according to our users
  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
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  5. 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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  6. Coding Grid icon

    Coding Grid

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

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    • Coding Grid is the most popular iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Blockly.

    • Coding Grid is Freemium and ProprietaryBlockly is Free and Open Source
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    Bingo

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    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
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    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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  10. 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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    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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  12. Waterbear icon

    Waterbear

     8 likes
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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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    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.
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    • Waterbear is Free and Open SourceBlockly is also Free and Open Source
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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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