Waterbear Alternatives

Waterbear is described as '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' and is an website in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Waterbear, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Android and iPhone apps. The best Waterbear alternative is freeCodeCamp, which is both free and Open Source. Other great sites and apps similar to Waterbear are Codecademy, Scratch, Code.org and Flowgorithm.

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  1. freeCodeCamp icon
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    Free Code Camp's open source community help you build a job-worthy portfolio of real apps used by real people, while helping nonprofits.

    117 freeCodeCamp alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
     
    • freeCodeCamp is the most popular Web-based & Android alternative to Waterbear.

    • freeCodeCamp is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Waterbear.

    • freeCodeCamp is Free and Open SourceWaterbear is also Free and Open Source
  2. Codecademy icon
     247 likes
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    Explore free interactive coding courses in web development, data science, and various languages. Codecademy offers a fun, collaborative learning environment with community support, personalized paths, skill assessments, and more, covering both foundational and advanced concepts.

    159 Codecademy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
    • Codecademy is the most popular iPhone alternative to Waterbear.

    • Codecademy is Freemium and ProprietaryWaterbear is Free and Open Source
  3. 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
     
    • Scratch is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Waterbear.

    • Scratch is Free and Open SourceWaterbear is also Free and Open Source
  4. Code.org icon
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    Code.org is a non-profit whose goal is to expose all students to computer programming. We believe that computer programming is a liberal art; it's something EVERY student in the world should be exposed to at some point in their childhood education.

    102 Code.org alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  5. 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
     
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    Learn to code by building projects.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  7. Programming Hub icon
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    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!.

    94 Programming Hub alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
    • Programming Hub is the most popular iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Waterbear.

    • Programming Hub is Freemium and ProprietaryWaterbear is Free and Open Source
  8. Blockly icon
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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
     
  9. BlueJ icon
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    BlueJ is an Integrated Development Environment for Java, developed mainly for educational purposes, but also suitable for small-scale software development. It was developed to support the learning and teaching of object-oriented programming, and its design differs from other...

    26 BlueJ alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Raspberry Pi
     
  10. Codeasy icon
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    Interactive platform for learning C# where you learn coding by reading an adventure story about fighting machines in the future. While reading you gonna meet challenges that require real coding to solve.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
    • Codeasy is the most popular commercial alternative to Waterbear.

    • Codeasy is Paid and ProprietaryWaterbear is Free and Open Source
  11. Coderbyte icon
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    Coderbyte is a place built for anyone to practice and perfect their programming skills. Challenges are added almost every day so you can work on applying your algorithmic thought process on any problem you want at anytime.

    102 Coderbyte alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  12. 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
     
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