Blockly AlternativesGame Development Tools and other similar apps like Blockly

Blockly is described as 'Library for building visual programming editors. Users can drag blocks together to build an application. No typing required' and is a game development tool in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Blockly for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Web-based, Linux and Android 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 Snap!.

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  1. Scratch icon

    Scratch

     121 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...

    76 Scratch alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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    Scratch vs Blockly Comments
    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.

    • Scratch is Free and Open SourceBlockly is also Free and Open Source
  2. Pocket Code icon

    Pocket Code

     18 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.

    22 Pocket Code alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    Pocket Code screenshot 1
     
  4. Flowgorithm icon

    Flowgorithm

     15 likes

    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. eBlock icon

    eBlock

     2 likes

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

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
    eBlock screenshot 1
     
  7. Snap! icon

    Snap!

     12 likes

    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
    Snap! screenshot 1
     
  8. EduBlocks icon

    EduBlocks

     9 likes

    EduBlocks is a visual block based programming tool that will hopefully help teachers to introduce text based programming languages, like Python, to children at an earlier age.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Raspberry Pi
    EduBlocks screenshot 1
     
  9. Glicode icon

    Glicode

     4 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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    Glicode screenshot 1
     
  10. Coding Grid icon

    Coding Grid

     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
    Coding Grid screenshot 1
     
  11. Bingo icon

    Bingo

     5 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.

    15 Bingo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Bingo Interface
     
  12. Alice icon

    Alice

     12 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
    Alice screenshot 1
     
  13. Waterbear icon

    Waterbear

     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
    Waterbear screenshot 1
     
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    Waterbear vs Blockly Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    0

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

    • Waterbear is Free and Open SourceBlockly is also Free and Open Source
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    Toontalk

     2 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
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