Scratch Alternatives

Scratch is described as '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' and is a very popular game development tool in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Scratch for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Web-based, Mac, Linux and iPhone apps. The best Scratch alternative is GDevelop, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Scratch are Code.org, Snap!, microStudio and Pocket Code.

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  1. MonoGame icon
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    One framework for creating powerful cross-platform games. The spiritual successor to XNA with 1000's of titles shipped across desktop, mobile, and console platforms. MonoGame is a fully managed .NET open source game framework without any black boxes.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
  2. Programming Hub icon
     21 likes

    The best app to learn 14+ programming languages such as Python, Assembly, HTML, VB.NET, C, C++, C# (C Sharp), JavaScript, PHP, Ruby, R Programming, CSS, Java and much more!.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
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    It requires a download for all projects and a download to make stuff.

    • Programming Hub is Freemium and ProprietaryScratch is Free and Open Source
    • Programming Hub is a Code Learning Scratch is a Game Development Tool
  3. Gandi IDE icon
     1 like

    Gandi IDE is an in-browser game engine, a mod of MIT Scratch with collaboration features that allow scratchers to design and code together in real-time. Gandi also contains many extensions to help developers make multi-player online games including MMO, MOBA, PvP, and PvE.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  4. Glicode icon
     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
     
  5. CodeAvengers icon
     13 likes

    Code Avengers is the fun, easy way to learn Javascript, the computer programming language of the web. Learners of all ability will enjoy the free interactive online lessons. Be a Coding Superhero with Code...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  6. Hopscotch icon
     1 like

    Learn to code and make your own games with Hopscotch.

    CREATE Whether games, art, stories, or more, you can code whatever you want with kid-friendly programming. Publish your creations to Hopscotch’s fully moderated community, where kids can play and learn from your games.

    PLAY .

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  7. Flowlab icon
     4 likes

    Make and share your own games online with http://flowlab.io - a game studio in your browser.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  8. The Snap! social platform . Features include custom (build your own) blocks, first class procedures (lambda), first class lists (including lists of lists), and first class truly object oriented sprites with prototyping inheritance.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. Blue is confirmed to be by MIT. it is a another version of panther.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
    • Scratch
     
  10. CodeWisp icon
     2 likes

    CodeWisp is a web-based platform that helps beginners create their first game. It offers a development environment where users can build games through visual blocks, language commands, or code.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  11. CodeWorld icon
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    CodeWorld is an environment where you can build and create drawings, animations, and even single-player and multi-player video games using mathematics, using shapes, colors and transformations. It's programming a computer with mathematics.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
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