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24 alternatives to THE FOOS

Teach young kids basic computer science with video games

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. THE FOOS launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Tynker▲95

   Game Worlds for Kids to Learn Programming

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2IT
   I taught my little brother JS, and he made this videogame in a week▲1,079

   2019 · s-poony.github.io · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Junior Explorers▲126

   Science education as a service

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4JN
   Jupyter4kids – Notebooks to help teach kids principles of programming▲147

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   CodeQuest▲91

   Mini-games that intro kids to HTML and web development

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Codestarter▲104

   Laptops for kids to teach them how to code

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Ukky▲70

   Helping parents tell stories

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8AF
   A Forth-inspired game to teach kids programming▲22

   2016 · matchthestack.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Lambda School▲238

   A full Computer Science education - free until you get a job

   2017 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    MinecraftEdu▲62

    Bringing Minecraft to the Classroom

    2014 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Bitsbox▲161

    Monthly code projects for kids

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Little Inventors▲92

    Turn children's ideas into reality

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Kano▲238

    The educational computer and coding kit for all ages

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    KidX Classbox▲148

    Online learning system that allows real world offline play

    2021 · its alternatives →

15. 15TL
    TeachCraft – Learning Python Through Minecraft▲129

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Taken Charge▲66

    browser-based game teaching technology to kids 3rd-9th grade

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Hour of Code▲7

    Disney teaches kids the basics of computer science

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Game Writing▲73

    Narrative Skills for Videogames

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Remind▲118

    Teacher-student-parent communication

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Outschool▲75

    Classes and field trips for kids

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Hi Nano▲85

    Science for those who hate science. A new educational game.

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Jam▲8

    Online courses for kids

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Get9▲65

    Make learning math not boring

    2017 · its alternatives →

24. 24CK
    Code Kingdoms – a game that teaches kids to code▲34

    2014 · codekingdoms.com · its alternatives →

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