Snap! AlternativesProgramming Languages & Game Development Tools like Snap!

Snap! is described as 'Broadly inviting programming language for kids and adults that's also a platform for serious study of computer science' and is a programming language in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Snap!, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac and Scratch apps. The best Snap! alternative is Scratch, which is both free and Open Source. Other great sites and apps similar to Snap! are Whimtale, ScratchJr, Flowgorithm and Blockly.

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  1. Scratch icon
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    Scratch is a programming language that makes it easy to create your own interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art -- and share your creations on the web. As young people create and share Scratch projects, they learn important mathematical and computational ideas...

    75 Scratch alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
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  2. Whimtale icon
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    Whimtale is a small game engine and a fantasy console for making interactive stories where you can navigate the worlds you create and talk with stuff!.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
  3. ScratchJr icon
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    Coding is the new literacy! With ScratchJr, young children (ages 5-7) can program their own interactive stories and games. In the process, they learn to solve problems, design projects, and express themselves creatively on the computer.

    27 ScratchJr alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
     
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    Comments about ScratchJr as an Alternative to Snap!
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    It’s good and really creative

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • ScratchJr is Free and ProprietarySnap! is Free and Open Source
  4. Flowgorithm icon
     15 likes

    Flowgorithm is a free application that helps you create programs using simple flowcharts.

    45 Flowgorithm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. Blockly icon
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    Blockly is a library for building visual programming editors. Users can drag blocks together to build an application. No typing required.

    22 Blockly alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Comments about Blockly as an Alternative to Snap!
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    you can create your own block

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Blockly is Free and Open SourceSnap! is also Free and Open Source
    • Blockly is CustomizableSnap! is not according to our users
  6. Gandi IDE icon
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    Gandi IDE is an in-browser game engine, a mod of MIT Scratch with collaboration features that allow scratchers to design and code together in real-time. Gandi also contains many extensions to help developers make multi-player online games including MMO, MOBA, PvP, and PvE.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  7. Bingo icon
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    Bingo is a programming language based on Scratch by MIT which uses a "block" UI, where the user can snap together different blocks to make more advanced scripts. There are many added blocks to Scratch 1.4.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. PaletAI icon
     1 like

    App to create, play, and share AI-generated mobile games, no coding required.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
     
  9. Waterbear icon
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    Waterbear is a toolkit for making programming more accessible and fun. Having a visual language means you don't have to focus on learning a syntax to start programming.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  10. Glicode icon
     3 likes

    GLICODE TM turns every packet of Pocky into a bite-sized coding lesson. By laying out Pocky in the right order, you can use Japan’s (and the world's) favourite snacks to learn algorithmic thinking in a fun and engaging way.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  11. EduBlocks icon
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    EduBlocks is a visual block based programming tool that will hopefully help teachers to introduce text based programming languages, like Python, to children at an earlier age.

    17 EduBlocks alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Raspberry Pi
     
  12. R-cade icon
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    The r-cade package is a very simple game engine for the Racket programming language with a few, specific goals in mind:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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