The best Pencil Code alternatives

Hopscotch suits learners ages 9–15 who want to make creative projects while learning programming.

MIT App Inventor suits learners and other aspiring app creators who want to build mobile apps with blocks rather than conventional code.

Kodable suits families introducing children ages 4–10 to coding, typing, and STEM activities.

Progate suits beginners looking for structured programming lessons across a range of languages and related topics.

CodeHS suits K–12 teachers, students, and schools looking for computer science courses and classroom tools.

Scratch is designed especially for young people ages 8 to 16, and is also used by people of all ages.

Tynker is for children learning coding through lessons and projects, as well as schools seeking classroom tools.

It suits people seeking self-paced coding lessons and project work, including high school, college, and adult education learners.

Mimo suits learners at different stages, from beginners and career explorers to time-strapped learners and tech-savvy professionals.

ScratchJr suits children ages 5–7 who are beginning to explore programming by making stories and games.