Best coding apps for kids

List of the best apps

1.Kodable

Free download

Kodable is an iOS app focused on teaching computer science to kids from 4 to 11 years old. Their teachers will be the furry aliens, known as Fuzzes, that suffered an unexpected crash on their ship while exploring space.

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by Pamela Meyer
reviewed on March 14, 2019
My little boy wants to learn how to code. So, I wanted a really good coding app that was appropriate for kids. I tried Kodable - Coding for Kids for iOS and thought it fit the bill. Well, it's an amazing app and my son loves it. He's been learning so much! I'm surprised at ho much he's learned in just a short amount of time. He plays it all the time. I definitely recommend it if you have kids that want to code. More
by Kenneth Rice
reviewed on April 9, 2019
This is, pretty much, the best thing ever. I wish Kodable existed when I was a kid; heck, it's great for me, even now. The only nitpick is it only runs on iOS. Your kid will be thrilled the first time they navigate the maze with only code; I can't stop gushing about it! More
by Patrick Cox
reviewed on August 9, 2018
It's a fun way of learning coding if you're around the same age as me. I'm 16, but I still learned a lot from this app.
by Emma Xu
reviewed on March 22, 2018
kid friendly ios app to learn coding

2.Hopscotch

Free download

Hopscotch is a programming app specially designed for kids between 9 and 13 years old. The app teaches you coding by allowing you to create your own games or remix Hopscotchers games. Also, it counts with video tutorials.

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by Sara Kim
reviewed on March 14, 2019
I love this app; it is one of my favorites. I've downloaded it for my daughter who loves to code. The great thing is, that kids can learn to code and create their own games. The only draw back is that i haven't seen it available for android users. I think learning tools like this should be available for all platforms. I love that you can create games and change games that others have created. It gives you a chance to be really creative. I've played myself and can for hours on end. It keeps you captivated for a long time. More
by Ronald Castillo
reviewed on August 9, 2018
Everything you might need to learn coding as a beginner will be here, from examples to in depth tutorials, even videos to guide you along the way
by Jorge Velasco
reviewed on March 22, 2018
My kids had a ton of fun learning code with this. Hopscotch will make it very simple and easy for your kids to learn how to code.

3.Daisy the Dinosaur

Free download

Daisy the Dinosaur will be your teacher through this code learning process! The creators of the great app Hopscotch built this awesome, free and fun app that counts with an easy drag & drop interface.

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by Janet Tucker
reviewed on March 14, 2019
Seeing as how its devs are the same as the one who made Hopscotch, I really expected this to be rad. Thankfully, I was right, and it's a lot simpler than Hopscotch and can be a huge asset if you want something not that grand yet. My child learned coding through this app since he's also a fan of dinosaurs More
by Susan Barrett
reviewed on March 22, 2018
Daisy is very very basic coding for young children. It is a good way to identify the kinds of children who might be talented in that area. Then move them on to something better. More
by Virginia Chen
reviewed on March 22, 2018
My son was struggling in his intro to programming class. Then I found this app, and now he's at the top of the class! Hopefully he'll make the best new app soon and we can live off the money. More

4.Cargo-Bot

Free download

Cargo-Bot is a puzzle game app for iOS that challenges tour brain while helps you learning programming concepts. It's truly entertaining and great way for learning such a dense subject as coding.

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by Danielle Guerrero
reviewed on March 14, 2019
This is a fun little app that i gave to my 10 year old niece. It is design to teach coding to small children and get them interested. Its free so you can't beat that. This is a great chance to see if this will interest them. More
by James Brooks
reviewed on March 22, 2018
Cargo-Bot is a neat interactive game for kids that teaches them some basic concepts of programming. It's pretty fun. Even though it's for kids, it entertained me for awhile. More

5.Tynker

Free download

Tynker is an iOS app that allows kids to learn about coding and programming. You can solve different puzzles or Swift to learn just the basics. Also, it gives you the chance of creating amazing games using its more than 100 tutorials.

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by Juan Meza
reviewed on March 14, 2019
Tynker Coding for Kids is entertaining for kids while actually teaching useful skills. My 9-year old loves it and has pretty much taken possession of my iPad. Sometimes she lets me play, too. More
by Angel Sengupta
reviewed on August 9, 2018
plenty of tutorials to get you start, although its only available on apple and my kid has an android phone. oh well, guess hell have to use mine for now while he learns More
by Sara Simmons
reviewed on March 22, 2018
Pretty good app for kids to learn basic coding. It looks fun.
by mesut alpaslan null
reviewed on September 20, 2019
Kids can learn programming with playing with a virtual robot. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mestal.programmingforkids
by Marie Morales
reviewed on March 22, 2018
Tynker Coding for Kids. Programming Made Easy! has helped my daughter bit by bit. It really works!

6.Programming for Kids

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Programming for Kids is an educational game app which is designed for improving children's algorithm development. This is designed for 4 years old and above. This works by dragging and dropping movements to the list before hitting the start button.

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DID YOU KNOW

Did you know that programming, a field dominated by names like Java's James Gosling and C++'s Bjarne Stroustrup, was a branch of science initiated by a woman? In 1843, a woman named Ada Lovelace, the daughter of an English nobleman, worked with inventor Charles Babbage on a mechanical computer that was supposed to have the ability to perform complex mathematical computations. Lovelace designed the mechanical computer's system using a specific set of numbers while Babbage worked on the hardware, but the machine was never finished though their notes inspired other attempts in inventing electronic computers.

More than a century later, a woman named Grace Murray Hopper starred in the field of programming. A math professor and a Navy reserve, Hopper became known for leading a group of scientists and mathematicians in creating FLOW-MATIC, a programming language that uses words instead of the 1s and 0s (binary numbers) used in old languages. Hopper was also instrumental in the creation and development of the Common Business-Oriented Language, another word-based programming language designed for commercial use. In 1986, television host David Letterman called the Navy Rear Admiral as the "Queen of Software" because of her influence in the field.