codeSpark - Coding for Kids Reviews

by Orig Staco

I had a monthly membership but quit bc my daughter wasn’t using it enough. I received an email offering a lifetime membership for $70 as an earlybird sale. I tried all day to redeem, using various browsers, my phone, etc. and it wouldn’t process. The next day the price went up. I contacted customer service as they told me they do not offer lifetime memberships anymore. After I submitted proof of both offers, I did not receive a response. The emails continued. Since my daughter wanted it again,I tried to purchase at the higher price (still lifetime membership), but it still wouldn’t process. Clearly they want to hook you with a monthly membership. Talk about a scam, emailing offers that do not exist and then refusing to respond.

by Application 558

After paying and signing in, first page doesn’t lead to anywhere. It has two active buttons, parent and teacher. After repetitive unavoidable filling out of my birthdate in both categories, teacher page leads nowhere, parent page leads to another page which doesn’t recognize that I am signed in, nor asks for it. Only one time showed up a page through same selection process with downloads, which was the only way to play one lesson and that was it. To get back to that page is through a labyrinth of repetitive actions, but still never showed up again.

That alone is quenching user experience, and I will unsubscribe this application. I am not happy somebody published this application which feels like it’s early beta version (not to be published developmental stage). Hard to believe MIT was involved with this unless interfacing is very underestimated, outsourced and weakness of a brilliant mind which I was hoping can teach my child what I cannot.

by MeOriginale

10 dollars a month to use an app. Seriously? It used to be free to use and pay for add ons. I understand the need to earn money but who in their right mind thinks it makes sense to spend 120 dollars a year to use codeSpark? You can pay a one time payment less than that for full access to professional apps, games, software, etc. out there of equal or better production value. No offense to the developers but, making a point. This should be a one time payment offering that includes a sampling of different games and development access. Then added costs for downloadable content. Subscriptions of this type are just a way to take advantage of consumers and milk them for money whether they use codeSpark or not.

by Starlight_sno

Hello, I’m 14 and my school doesn’t have any classes or really anything on coding and I would love to learn how and where to start and all that, so I took it upon myself to learn how. I saw an ad for this and hoped for the best. I downloaded it and apparently you must pay monthly for this. I understand it’s how they make their money and what-not but I’m only 14 and, of course, can’t do monthly payments especially since my parents are both poor and against the idea of learning from something other than what the school teaches us. I haven’t actually done any lessons or anything because I would have to pay which is why I gave 2 stars instead of 1 because the lessons could be amazing an work really well but I’m pretty sure and kid who actually wants to learn and not be forced to do something like this by their parents or school would love it if their were a stripped down version of codeSpark that one could use and learn to do at least simple coding would be greatly appreciated by anyone looking to learn who might not be able to pay because of the situation their in. Besides, shouldn’t education be free? Especially for kids who want to learn?

by Schradetown

This is such a cool game and if you’re thinking about downloading you should it’s the best game I’ve ever played and i’m having a tough time with the quarantine so after School on zoom it’s just a great to help you calm down you should definitely download it and for the people Who don’t like this game 😱🤬😡😨 this app is such a great game and I don’t know why you don’t like it it’s an awesome game. And this subscription is not ridiculous it’s reasonable for such an awesome game

by Flippy Flops

My daughter loves codeSpark but it crashes almost constantly these days. I found out because she said she doesn’t use it anymore and I asked why. She said it always closes and she has to start over. So I install the latest update and sure enough - I tried it 5 times and it crashed within 60 seconds every time. I don’t mind paying $10/mo for a great app, but it’s been a long time since I’ve seen an app crash this much.

by Qawsedrftgyhukolpi

With the new update, some of the items don’t work. The first item is the doors. When I played a few games (to make sure that they all did that) I had all the jems but they didn’t open. Usually, the doors would open but they didn’t. It said I had all the jems or coins but it wouldn’t open. Next thing is the blocks. I don’t know what they are called but, they are like a block that is cut in diagonally. When I step on them they are just clear. When you try to step on it, it’s not stable.

by CamBamBalinoo

“I was playing Gacha Life and an ad came on. It was called this app Academy. At first, I didn’t know what that meant. I asked my mom to get it. But she said it cost a lot of money.”
“Mom said I couldn’t play roblox so, She added a lot of games on my Tablet. She said “Let me know if you want to download anything else.”
I asked her I wanted to download this app Academy, AND SHE SAID YES!!!
This game is educational, and your right! I don’t even realize I’m learning! Thank you so much for making this. We would be bored without this 🥳🥳🥳

by Favoritekitty

I like this game, I like the whole game. Except for when it comes to pet pals. Pet pals is literally the only thing I do on here other than making stories, and yes I am 9. If I am in the middle of choosing a pet to take care of, I press the home button so I can exit the game. But then it says exit the game? All of today’s progress will be lost? Or something like that. So I do not know if you can fix that if you can thank you, if you can’t thank you for trying.

by Hellothere2009

It takes a long time to load, but I really enjoy everything about it!! On the second time it speeds up. And Absolutly NO ADS I love this game but it makes you d9 the 7 day free trial and now I did it. I do not know how to cancel it 😾. Please put a more noticeable X on the trial so people can press cancel. I love this game of coding a lot!!😻😻😻 I’m very glad to participate in playing this game today. Thank you for making such a great coding experience for children. I am 10 years old and I think this is the best learning game yet. I pray that the makers can really help children one day...🙂🤩

by Uh Do I Have To Write My Name?

Hi I’m (can’t tell you cuz I’m not aloud to :v ) and I got my device as a Christmas present. this app was one of my first apps and one of my FAVORITE APPS. I played it everyday! I adore creating stories, and playing other coders games. Also, watching your little weekly fooville clips are so fun! But, I do wish you could communicate with other coders. I think the fact we could add an emoji or like someone’s game or story is cool, but it still can be confusing. Like, the TROLL EMOJI. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?!?!?!?!?! Also, the empty emoji. I worked so hard on my story and it just makes me very sad, though I have to respect their opinion. I just wish they could actually express why they thought it was empty. Communicating with other coders could help you make friends, get story ideas, and express your true feelings on someone else’s game or story. Hope you respond back!

by MagmaSurfer13

I love this app! Even though it is not exactly like actual coding, it helps little youngsters to develop the general idea of what coding is like. I love how there are, aside from the main map, additional features and levels you can practice on. My mom set up this app for my little siblings, but she said I could try it too if I wanted. I did try (obviously) and I am so glad I did! Thank you so much developers of codeSpark! I have really enjoyed the multiplayer mode on the Splash Clash. codeSpark deserves a full 5 stars!

by The Cute Red Panda Mom

My kiddos went crazy when they saw this. It is very educational for any kids or kid coders codeSpark is the best coding app we have came across. This is worth all the money spent on it. It is a awesome app for anyone to play with. It’s fun and if your friends have it you can check out there stores and games too! Or people all over the world! But it is a safe app for all ages, there is no bad words in it or informational questions asked. So the game is very thought out. Any kid or coder would enjoy codeSpark. I hope this helps you! And thank you for reading!

by Craxt

I love this game and I am six I just could tell you the prob it’s another word for problem I just wanted it since that other players get better packs and they never give me them that is why I am so angry if they do this next summer I won’t ever get it I saw them on a add and I was so angry ugh why are things so frustrating 🤬🤬🤬
Dudes but this game spots it it’s perf it’s another word for perfect 👌 ok I’ll show you a few faces about it 🥳😡🧐
that meens nah it’s cool er sheesh 😒 it makes me so mimicking for dat it’s deh cool words I’m makin

I see you may love dius app Apple ID is my specialty for that well I see you shall make a rate for 5 stars

by Sullivan7

I have two daughters who both love codeSpark and share the same account. The younger one is very curious (and mischievous) and decided to test out what happens when she used the "Delete Profile" button. this app was able to recover the deleted profile TWICE! And one of the times, the profile had been deleted for quite some time.

In a time where delete often means "gone forever" , it's great that a company prepares for the eventuality that a kid will (accidentally or otherwise) delete a profile and later regret it.

I'm considering buying a Lifetime membership as a result of this great service.

by Nsgtytgtyf

hey how’s it going and codeSpark is LEGIT but when i go to the looooooooooong story i made (which had 18 pages) i usually tapped the foos that I made until I got to the next page. which i actually did. but when i got to page 2, it said “loading scene” and it took forever and when I look at it, NOTHING was colored in at the loading bar. and also, this game is top notch but still. i think it needs a teensy bit of work. :) i tried closing all of my apps and going back to the game but it but it redone the problem/situation/loading issues. thank you for your acceptance. (also i am not a bot. i promise.)

by Sfggcrthhg

These kids learned so much in this game and just download it so much fun ! They have to make their own characters and they make stories it’s so adorable they make games and they say I need to get more more than a month like Waymore ha ha it’s awesome game guys get it download it and just yeah I love this game even though I’m a grown-up you got to get this love love love this game like yeah you have to get this these kids are counting on you listen they just gonna shower like crazy on you just just to get that game it’s awesome awesome awesome awesome emojis take that I don’t like this chatting I like this this game this game how many times have I say this I love this game love this game llllllllloooooovvvvveeee

by 1935👨🏼‍✈️

Ok this first sentence or two is about fun requests. I was thinking 💭 maybe you could add more levels to Puppy Problems. When I saw there was no more to it I stared at the floor in disappointment. I do also have another idea. If maybe there could be a male and female character for every skin. But of course that’s not important. To me it is for some strange reason. Though of course it glitches. But it only glitches every once a year for me. Though I believe it’s for a younger age group than me but how they make the coding as if they were games is really intriguing and also never gets old. At least in my case it never gets old. The developers in my opinion take their time to really make codeSpark special. I really do thank the developers for making codeSpark. (Meant to say app). THIS IS MY FAVORITE CODING APP.💻🥳🤩

by Sosha P.

My name’s uuuuhhh it starts with an s so there’s that. But I’m in 4th grade and my old school didn’t have tech but when I changed schools and had a tech class by the time summer came I was so upset I had to leave school. Then I found this game. I have had this phone for a long time but getting this game made it feel like a new device. I love this app academy and I definitely recommend it for other kids like me with that love for technology. Now on to complaints. Uuuumm let me think. Honestly, I can’t think of a single complaint! And I’ve reviewed a good couple of games and all of them have at least one complaint! ( sorry to be a picky other games!) anyway this game rocks and I don’t know if you’ve done this yet but I would love a sequel. Bye! Made by a kid who loves coding.

by Shortcake 143

Thanks for having this. I didn't realize how fun coding is. I've tried a little after my daughter is asleep it's pretty neat. The had a computer class in high school with the old floppy discs the big hole in the middle lol and we did coding I guess that's what you call it . Line by line the old dos way. It wasn't that fun but new to us so it was interesting.
Anyways I'm happy my daughter loves it . It helps build good critical thinking skills which our kids need these days. Maybe I won't have to teach computer stuff to her so much . She'll be out doing me lol

by Gimpy Son

Oh well, it’s only $8.47 per month including tax which is annoying but not not the end of the world. I’ve reached out to them several times with no response but at this point I’ve paid over $80 for an app we don’t use.

I’m sure I’ll get busy again this month and just say screw it after writing this and then forget to try for an umpteeth time to cancel.

codeSpark itself it awesome though and my kids loved it the first month or two they played it, the problem is that they don’t use apple devices and I’m not letting them use my iPad anymore.

If I can get this reoccurring bill fixed (and yes I’ve canceled on their website) I’ll give them 5 stars for codeSpark and 1 star for their billing.

For what it’s worth, I don’t think they’re trying to rip anyone off, but after trying a few times to reach out and receiving no response and also going through their own cancelling process a few times, I’m getting annoyed~

by Dmanseau

I’ve used this app Academy for a couple of years with my K-2 students and they really like it! It is a great way to introduce them to computer science concepts and computational thinking. I appreciate that the activities that are accessible to pre-readers, ELLs, and children with special needs. The unplugged activities are a great way to reinforce the concepts as students progress through the levels. Definitely recommend this free resource for any teacher who is looking to teach problem-solving through computer science.

by Ysanchez98

This game is awesome.i love the new update(creat-a-foo), but I want more. I want a item creator. In the creator, you can put images on a base of a item. And if you are done, you could publish it for others to use. You can also put other items and stuff on you're bases. You should also be able to make custom pets. draw on the custom items with tools such as a paintbrush, a pencil, and others. Oh, and one more thing. I want to be able to publish and share our custom foos.

by Hthnc

I began using the this app app as part of an elective for my elementary school students. I was quickly impressed by the ease at which they were able to develop the skills introduced by codeSpark . My students have absolutely fallen in love with this app and are ecstatic with each update. I’ve found myself more and more impressed by codeSpark , and the ways that they’ve enhanced my student engagement. Each time I open codeSpark , I find new ways to introduce a variety of topics! Big thumbs up!!!

by Derics Mom

Most educational apps on the market require your child to be reading already so that they can read the instructions or follow along with the prompts. We love that there are no words in this game. The games have to be “figured out” by pushing buttons and feeling out what each on does and then they can piece it together in their mind and they take off from there..my favorite games are the sequencing ones. Thanks this app!

by OoshXO

Hello my name is Jayden I got this game because I had it at school and it was fun I I played it online it’s called this app and I love it so that I would get it I I asked my mother and she said she would get it for me it was so fun I got it yesterday and I love it already well I put it at school for the whole today’s the last day of my school oh that is so happy I was able to play this game after school everyone should give this game five stars.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

by Nicolek627

I love the Foos app because it is designed to work really well with early elementary students. It has a great story line and lovable characters. It’s challenging enough so that students do not get bored. It is very engaging and allows students to move through the levels at their own pace. It also allows them to challenge themselves and build their own levels. I love using codeSpark in my first grade classroom.

by Juuuuust 1 Thing

I remember 2 years ago i wrote a review about this app. I was complaining about the subscription. I was 8 and a half. I am now 10 and will try at a much more dignified approach.
I will start of with the fact that there are parents complaining about this subscription. But there are equally as many that are not mad about it.
you can improve by
-removing the subscription and making codeSpark 7.99 in general for people who haven't downloaded codeSpark yet (i have downloaded it)
-just do nothing
I'm not forcing you to remove the subscription
but i am saying to simply reduce the price to $0.99-$2,99 a month (but i want you to remove the subcription) It's your choice to remove it and i hope you do.

-Nathan eugenio-alba age 10

by Anya Janelle Sadorra

First of all it’s so much fun because you can make your very own games are you can do pottery I can even make your very own stories of theirs fun games to take care of Pats can’t do you popping balloons to put the candy is in a special place I would say 555 stars would be keyed the best because five is my choice you guys should choose 52 and that’s my review I was not review my right to review yes and that’s what I say

by Ksacco66

My first graders are really enjoying codeSpark. The lessons are engaging and easy to follow. The challenges become increasingly more complicated but allow for learning and success the teacher guide and interface is well designed. It is also immensely helpful. My class is just loving this! One note: signing up and signing in with Clever can create issues so try to avoid that for now.