Best Calypso Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from robotics education software ranked against Calypso on the same published basis.
- 1Calypso vs mBlock
- 2Calypso vs PictoBlox
- 3Calypso vs Ozobot Classroom
- 4Calypso vs Sphero Edu
- 5Calypso vs True Robotics Playground
- 6Calypso vs VEXcode
- 7Calypso vs Trackio
- 8Calypso vs Wonder Workshop Blockly
- 9Calypso vs Open Roberta Lab
- 11Calypso vs EdScratch
- 12Calypso vs FinchBlox
- 13Calypso vs Thymio Suite
- 14Calypso vs Micromelon Robotics Platform
- 15Calypso vs ROBO Pro Coding
- 16Calypso vs Rocksi
- 17Calypso vs SaySpark
- 18Calypso vs BugBotLab
- 19Calypso vs RoboMind
- 20Calypso vs BluPants
- 21Calypso vs EdPy
Calypso alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mBlock | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | PictoBlox | 6.8 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Ozobot Classroom | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 4 | Sphero Edu | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 5 | True Robotics Playground | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 6 | VEXcode | 6.7 | Free plan | $16.58/mo | Android, Browser, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 7 | Trackio | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 8 | Wonder Workshop Blockly | 6.6 | Free plan | $10.42/mo | Android, iOS, Web |
| 9 | Open Roberta Lab | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Web |
| 11 | EdScratch | 5.6 | No | — | Web, Windows, Mac, iOS, Android |
| 12 | FinchBlox | 5.6 | No | — | Web, Windows, Mac, iOS, Android |
| 13 | Thymio Suite | 5.6 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 14 | Micromelon Robotics Platform | 5.5 | No | — | Windows, Mac, iOS, Android |
| 15 | ROBO Pro Coding | 5.5 | No | — | Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android |
| 16 | Rocksi | 5.5 | No | — | Web, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android |
| 17 | SaySpark | 5.4 | No | — | Web, Windows, Android |
| 18 | BugBotLab | 5.3 | No | — | Web |
| 19 | RoboMind | 5.3 | No | — | Web |
| 20 | BluPants | 5.2 | No | — | Web |
| 21 | EdPy | 5.2 | No | — | Web |
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Questions about Calypso alternatives
What is the best alternative to Calypso?
mBlock, number 1 in robotics education software with a score of 6.8 out of 10. The others here: PictoBlox, Ozobot Classroom, Sphero Edu and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Calypso?
mBlock is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 10 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.