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 IDE in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Pocket Code for a variety of platforms, including Android, Windows, Web-based, Mac and Linux apps. The best Pocket Code alternative is Android Studio, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Pocket Code are Tasker, Scratch, MIT App Inventor and Thunkable.

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Pocket Code alternatives page was last updated Apr 22, 2025
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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...

    76 Android Studio alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    Android Studio screenshot 1

    Android Studio Features

    1.  Android Development
    2.  Visual Programming
    3.  Java IDE
    4.  Integrated Android Emulator
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Code Completion
    8.  Java based
    9.  Xterm emulation

    Android Studio VS Pocket Code

     
    Comments about Android Studio as an Alternative to Pocket Code
    Guest
    Negative •Nov 17, 2022
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    Not a block-based programming enviroment

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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
  2. 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.

    49 Tasker alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • PT flagPortugal
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    Tasker screenshot 1
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    Tasker Features

    1.  Support for Android Things
    2.  Actions

    Tasker VS Pocket Code

     
    Comments about Tasker as an Alternative to Pocket Code
    Guest
    Negative •Sep 5, 2019
    0

    Tasker is for Automation, PocketCode is mainly for creating games

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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
  4. 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...

    74 Scratch alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    Scratch screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Kid friendly

    Features

    1.  Drag and Drop
    2.  Visual Programming
    3.  Blocks
    4.  Coding
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  Bad Blocks checking
    7.  2D Game Creation
    8.  Web-Database

    Scratch VS Pocket Code

     
    Comments about Scratch as an Alternative to Pocket Code
    harlequin
    •Nov 17, 2022
    0

    More stable than Pocket Code but with no support for bundling into APKs, and is a browser app.

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    Scratch icon

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

    • Scratch is Free and Open SourcePocket Code is also 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...

    49 MIT App Inventor alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    MIT App Inventor screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Configurable

    Features

    1.  Blocks
    2.  Visual Programming
    3.  Scratch-Block programming
    4.  Web-Based
    5.  Portable
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  No registration required
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Building blocks
    10.  Source code history
    11.  Online Editing
    12.  Cloud coding

    MIT App Inventor VS Pocket Code

     
  6. Thunkable icon

    Thunkable

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    Thunkable is a powerful drag-and-drop app builder made by two of the first MIT engineers on MIT App Inventor.

    85 Thunkable alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    Website

    Properties

    1.  Configurable

    Features

    1.  Drag and Drop
    2.  Visual Programming
    3.  Integrated into iOS
    4.  Material design
    5.  Camera capturing
    6.  AdMob adverts
    7. Google Maps icon  Google Maps integration

    Thunkable VS Pocket Code

     
  7. 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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • TH flagThailand

    Platforms

    • Android
    Sketchware Pro screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  No Coding Required
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  WYSIWYG Support
    6.  Visual Programming

    Sketchware Pro VS Pocket Code

     
  9. 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.

    21 Blockly alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    a convoluted way of 'solving' the Maze demo

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Web-Based
    2.  Visual Programming

    Blockly VS Pocket Code

     
    Comments about Blockly as an Alternative to Pocket Code
    Guest
    Negative •Mar 16, 2023
    0

    it's a "block-code" library

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    • Blockly is Free and Open SourcePocket Code is also Free and Open Source
  10. Hyperskill - JetBrains Academy icon

    Hyperskill - JetBrains Academy

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    Hyperskill is an educational platform for future professionals with the opportunity to learn theory and practice by programming your own working applications.

    39 Hyperskill - JetBrains Academy alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • CZ flagCzechia
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online
    Hyperskill - JetBrains Academy screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Educational

    Features

    1.  Gamification
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Ad-free

    Hyperskill - JetBrains Academy VS Pocket Code

     
  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.

    80 Alice alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Alice screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Educational

    Features

    1.  Visual Programming

    Alice VS Pocket Code

     
  12. Sketchware icon

    Sketchware

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    Sketchware is a block programming based integrated development environment (IDE) for developing mobile Android apps on android phone.

    42 Sketchware alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android

    Sketchware VS Pocket Code

     
    Comments about Sketchware as an Alternative to Pocket Code
    harlequin
    Positive •Nov 17, 2022
    0

    Sketchware is a much more advanced editor that is made for building apps and Pocket Code is mainly for games and learning and provides a Scratch-like enviroment.

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    • Sketchware is Free and Open SourcePocket Code is also Free and Open Source
  13. 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...

    33 AIDE - Android IDE alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    AIDE - Android IDE screenshot 1

    AIDE - Android IDE Features

    1.  C++

    AIDE - Android IDE VS Pocket Code

     
    Comments about AIDE - Android IDE as an Alternative to Pocket Code
    harlequin
    •Nov 17, 2022
    0

    AIDE is much more advanced than Pocket Code

    Pocket Code Icon
    AIDE - Android IDE icon
    • AIDE - Android IDE is Freemium and ProprietaryPocket Code is Free and Open Source
  14. APDE - Android Processing IDE icon

    APDE - Android Processing IDE

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    APDE (Android Processing Development Environment) is a Processing IDE for creating and running sketches on Android devices. You can download APDE from Google Play or the releases page.

    33 APDE - Android Processing IDE alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    APDE - Android Processing IDE screenshot 1
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    APDE - Android Processing IDE screenshot 3
    Discontinued

    Last commit was in October 2022

    APDE - Android Processing IDE VS Pocket Code

     
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