ScratchJr Alternatives

ScratchJr is described as 'Coding is the new literacy! With ScratchJr, young children (ages 5-7) can program their own interactive stories and games. In the process, they learn to solve problems, design projects, and express themselves creatively on the computer' and is a Code Learning service in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to ScratchJr for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Web-based, Linux, iPhone and Mac apps. The best ScratchJr alternative is Scratch, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like ScratchJr are Whimtale, Flowgorithm, Bingo and Run Marco!.

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  1. Scratch icon
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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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    • Almost everyone thinks Scratch is a great ScratchJr alternative.

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

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

    • Scratch is Free and Open SourceScratchJr is Free and Proprietary
  2. Whimtale icon
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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

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
  3. Flowgorithm icon
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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
     
  4. Bingo icon
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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.

    16 Bingo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. Run Marco! icon
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    Join Marco on a code-filled journey in this fun, programming adventure for kids between 6 and 12 years old. Use visual instructions to guide Marco or Sophia through a series of levels as they try to discover themsevles.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
     
    • Run Marco! is the most popular Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to ScratchJr.

    • Run Marco! is Free and ProprietaryScratchJr is also Free and Proprietary
  6. PaletAI icon
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    App to create, play, and share AI-generated mobile games, no coding required.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • iPhone
     
  7. Glicode icon
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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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    Build a GAME while learning to code. Quick Action: Apply programming concepts immediately after learning Brag Right: Publish your code and show off your work Practice Anywhere: Practice coding (Python, HTML, CSS, JavaScript).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  9. Snap! icon
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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

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  10. Tynker icon
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    Learn to code, mod Minecraft and build games with Tynker's easy-to-learn, visual programming courses. Tynker is the online platform that makes it fun to learn computer programming for 4th through 8th graders.

    15 Tynker alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Minecraft
     
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    Describes ToonTalk - an animated interactive world inside of which children can build programs and games.

    14 Toontalk alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
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    “Code the Robot. Save the Cat” is a fun and educational game used to learn the basics of programming and logic. Explore actions, loops, functions and conditions.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
    • Code the Robot. Save the Cat. is the most popular commercial alternative to ScratchJr.

    • Code the Robot. Save the Cat. is Paid and ProprietaryScratchJr is Free and Proprietary
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