Waterbear Alternatives

Sites and apps similar to Waterbear include freeCodeCamp, which is free and open source. Other options are Codecademy, Scratch, Code.org and Blockly. There's no shortage of Code Learning Services like Waterbear, with more than 25 alternatives for Windows, Linux, Android, Mac and iPhone.

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  1. freeCodeCamp icon
     245 likes

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

    130 freeCodeCamp alternatives

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    • Since 2015

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    • Online
    • Android
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  2. Codecademy icon
     252 likes

    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.

    183 Codecademy alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Since

    • Since 2011

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
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  3. Scratch icon
     123 likes

    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...

    82 Scratch alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Since 2011

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
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  4. Code.org icon
     63 likes

    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.

    110 Code.org alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Since

    • Since 2013

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    • Online
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  5. Blockly icon
     9 likes

    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

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    Since

    • Since 2012

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. Flowgorithm icon
     15 likes

    Flowgorithm is a free application that helps you create programs using simple flowcharts.

    48 Flowgorithm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2016

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. Learn to code by building projects.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Since

    • Since 2016

    Platforms

    • Online
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  8. 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

    Since

    • Since 2015

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  9. BlueJ icon
     24 likes

    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...

    25 BlueJ alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Since

    • Since 2009

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Raspberry Pi
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    BlueJ in Windows.
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  10. EduBlocks icon
     9 likes

    EduBlocks is a visual block based programming tool that will hopefully help teachers to introduce text based programming languages, like Python, to children at an earlier age.

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    • Since 2018

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Raspberry Pi
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  11. Snap! icon
     12 likes

    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

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2013

    Platforms

    • Online
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  12. 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

    Since

    • Since 2023

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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