Pocket Code Alternatives

Pocket Code is described as 'Allows you to create your own games, animations, interactive music videos, and many kind of other apps, directly on your phone or tablet' and is a game development tool in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Pocket Code for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Android, Windows, Linux and Mac apps. The best Pocket Code alternative is Android Studio, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Pocket Code are Scratch, Tasker, MIT App Inventor and Thunkable.

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  1. Android Studio icon

    Android Studio

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    Android Studio is a new Android development environment based on IntelliJ IDEA. Similar to Eclipse with Android Development Tools for Eclipse, Android Studio provides...

    75 Android Studio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
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    Not a block-based programming enviroment

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Android Studio is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Pocket Code.

    • Android Studio is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Pocket Code.

    • Android Studio is Free and Open SourcePocket Code is also Free and Open Source
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    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 Pocket Code
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    More stable than Pocket Code but with no support for bundling into APKs, and is a browser app.

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    • Scratch is the most popular Web-based alternative to Pocket Code.

    • Scratch is Free and Open SourcePocket Code is also Free and Open Source
  4. Tasker icon

    Tasker

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    Advanced automation app for Android that lets you trigger actions like alarms and app launches based on configurable events like phone calls or time of day. Tasker also lets you create apps using these automation features.

    52 Tasker alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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    Comments about Tasker as an Alternative to Pocket Code
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    Tasker is for Automation, PocketCode is mainly for creating games

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Tasker is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to Pocket Code.

    • Tasker is the most popular commercial alternative to Pocket Code.

    • Tasker is Paid and ProprietaryPocket Code is Free and Open Source
  5. MIT App Inventor icon

    MIT App Inventor

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    App Inventor for Android is an application originally provided by Google and now maintained by the MIT, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It allows anyone, including people unfamiliar with computer programming, to create software applications for the Android operating...

    51 MIT App Inventor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  9. Whimtale icon

    Whimtale

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    Whimtale is a small game engine and a fantasy console for making interactive stories where you can navigate the worlds you create and talk with stuff!.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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  10. Sketchware Pro icon

    Sketchware Pro

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    Sketchware Pro is a modified version of the popular app building tool Sketchware that includes additional features and improvements. Our repository welcomes contributions from anyone interested in adding new features and functionalities to the app.

    24 Sketchware Pro alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
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  11. 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
     
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    Comments about Blockly as an Alternative to Pocket Code
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    it's a "block-code" library

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Blockly is Free and Open SourcePocket Code is also Free and Open Source
    • Blockly is CustomizablePocket Code is not according to our users
  12. AIDE - Android IDE icon

    AIDE - Android IDE

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    AIDE is a monster of an app. It allows you to program Android applications directly on your Android device. That way, you basically cut out the middleman of having to use a computer at all. AIDE is fully compatible with Eclipse projects, so it’s easy to transfer your projects...

    31 AIDE - Android IDE alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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    Comments about AIDE - Android IDE as an Alternative to Pocket Code
    harlequin
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    AIDE is much more advanced than Pocket Code

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    • AIDE - Android IDE is Freemium and ProprietaryPocket Code is Free and Open Source
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    PaletAI

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

    162 PaletAI alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
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    • PaletAI is the most popular iPhone alternative to Pocket Code.

    • PaletAI is Free and ProprietaryPocket Code is Free and Open Source
  14. 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 iPad alternative to Pocket Code.

    • Glicode is Free and ProprietaryPocket Code is Free and Open Source
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