Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to HackerKid
Practise, Compete and Learn Coding
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. HackerKid launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Hey! I’m JC. I’m 17 and part of Hack Club, a nonprofit where we help teenagers ship programming projects with their friends while growing technically. A while ago, I asked myself the question, “How exactly do programming languages work behind the scenes?” It seemed really daunting until I went to a half hour workshop at a high school hackathon about writing a tree-walk interpreter and realized that getting started was actually super fun. This guide is designed in the vein of that - to get people, especially teenagers, started on learning how to build a programming language in a literal…
2024 · easel.hackclub.com · its alternatives →
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2020 · c0d3.com · its alternatives →
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2024 · grandmasword.com · its alternatives →
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Pickcode is a new language and editor for getting kids started with coding. The code editing experience is totally structured, where you select choices from menus rather than typing. I made Pickcode after experiences teaching kids both block coding (Scratch, App Inventor) and Python. To me, block coding is too far removed from regular coding for kids to make the connection. Pickcode provides a much clearer transition path for students to Python/JS/Java. Our target market is middle/early high school kids, and that’s who we’ve tested the product with during development. On the…
2023 · pickcode.io · its alternatives →
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2014 · codekingdoms.com · its alternatives →
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Code4Startup 2.0▲375Learn to code by cloning real-life startups (PRO version)
2015 · its alternatives →
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Hello HN, I've linked a tutorial from Pickcode, where students are guided through making a chatbot that plays mad libs. Pickcode is designed for introducing programming without block coding, in a way that's closer to Javascript or Python. I made Pickcode based on my frustrations teaching beginners in both block coding and in Python. The link here is to just one lesson, and I have a few more that you can find on the site. I'd love feedback from HNers with kids age 10-13 or so, or HNers who can put on an intro to programming hat. On the roadmap is adding more complex use cases for your…
2022 · app.pickcode.io · its alternatives →
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2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
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2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Turn screen time to skill time with coding adventure
2024 · codeventure.app · its alternatives →
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Code learning App for kids (Class 6th to 12th)
2020 · its alternatives →
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