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24 alternatives to Box Island: One Hour Coding

Charming mobile coding game (Hour of Code version)

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Box Island: One Hour Coding launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Box Island: Epic Coding Adventure▲86

   Join the epic mobile coding adventure!

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Coding Planets▲108

   Mobile game that teaches you the logic of coding.

   2018 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   YouWare Mobile▲365

   A Vibe Coding Engineer in Your Pocket

   Nov 2025 · youware.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   CodenQuest▲282

   Master coding through play, Everywhere!

   2024 · codenquest.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   BuildBox▲135

   Make amazing Mobile games and publish them everywhere.

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Swift Playgrounds▲381

   Learn serious code on your iPad in a seriously fun way

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Osmo Coding Jam▲89

   Coding and music: Twice the fun!

   2017 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Foundation Building Blocks▲279

   Free library of coded UI components to jumpstart development

   2017 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   CodeSandbox for iOS▲227

   Create anytime, anywhere, together with CodeSandbox for iOS

   2022 · its alternatives →

10. 10CK
    Code Kingdoms – a game that teaches kids to code▲34

    2014 · codekingdoms.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Craft Thanksgiving Release▲347

    Revamped Assistant with MCP, Al, an API and Android Beta

    Nov 2025 · craft.do · its alternatives →

12. 12
    KidBot▲71

    Teaches kids to code - iOS and Android

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The Sailor's Dream▲91

    Beautifully designed narrative game for iOS

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Minecraft Designer - Hour of Code▲122

    Program animals and other Minecraft creatures.

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Zones▲74

    Learn to code while having fun

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Hopscotch▲94

    Coding for kids: an iPad programming language

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Bitsbox▲161

    Monthly code projects for kids

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Encode▲210

    Learn to code on your iPhone + iPad

    2017 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Code Arcade▲111

    An arcade game for programmers

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Coderoulette▲158

    Pair programming game for developers 🚀

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    DWNLD▲140

    Instantly create beautiful native mobile apps

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Demonstrate▲187

    Idea to mobile prototypes in minutes. Zero coding required.

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Gappsy▲156

    No code mobile app builder like Bubble with faster drag/drop

    2020 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Codehunt▲61

    Educational coding game.

    2016 · its alternatives →

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