Children's Technology Review

Game Builder Garage

$30, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo DS

Teaches: coding, programming

Coding Critters

$40, Smart Toy

Teaches: programming, coding

CTR Rating: 88%

KIBO 21 Robot Kit

$500, Smart Toy

Teaches: robotics, programming, coding, creativity

CTR Rating: 38%

Sphero Bolt Power Pack

$2500, iPad, iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac OSX, Chrome

Teaches: robotics, programming

KUBO

$279, Smart Toy

Teaches: coding, programming, robots

VEX EDR V5 Robotics System

$300, iPad, iPhone, Android, Chrome, Windows, Mac OSX

Teaches: robotics, programming

Raspberry Pi Smart Robot Car Kit

$139

Teaches: robotics, electronics, Scratch, programming

Little Robot Friends

$80, Chrome, Windows, Mac OSX

Teaches: programming, arduino, robotics, coding

Pai Augie - Coding Robot

$200, iPad, Android

Teaches: robotics, programming

CTR Rating: 68%

Itty Bitty City

$130, Windows, Mac OSX, Chrome

Teaches: and educators looking to learn or teach electronics and programming

DevKit

Teaches: coding, programming

micro:bit by the BBC

$15, iPad, iPhone, Android

Teaches: STEM, coding, programming

mBot by MakeBlock

$97, Smart Toy

Teaches: robotics, programming, STEM

Boogie Bot - Coding for Kids

$4.99

Teaches: coding, music, programming

LEGO Boost

$160, iPad, Android

Teaches: creativity, programming, LEGO blocks

Sam's Curious Cars

$200, iPad, iPhone, Android

Teaches: programming, circuits, logic, robots, electricity

Cubetto

$245, Smart Toy

Teaches: coding, programming

CTR Rating: 60%

Tinkerblocks

$2.99, iPad

Teaches: programming, coding

CTR Rating: 72%

Cozmo

$180, iPad, iPhone, Kindle

Teaches: robotics, programming, cameras

CTR Rating: 88%

Turtle Art: Make Art With Code

$9.99, iPad

Teaches: programming, coding, STEM

CTR Rating: 66%

Unity (Programming language)

iPad, iPhone, Android, Kindle, Windows, Mac OSX, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, Vita, PlayStation 4, Wii, Wii U, Chrome, Xbox 360, Xbox One

Teaches: coding, programming

COJI

$60, iPad, Android, iPhone

Teaches: programming, coding

Swift Playgrounds

iPad (iOS 10 required)

Teaches: coding, programming, creativity, logic, math

CTR Rating: 95%

DYI Gamer Kit

$100, Windows, Mac OSX, Chrome

Teaches: programming, coding, circuits

WeDo 2.0

$160290, iPad, iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac OSX

Teaches: science, STEM, robotics, programming, coding

CTR Rating: 92%

SPRK by Sphero

$130, Smart Toy, Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch (iOS 8.0 or later)

Teaches: programming, operating a remote control, robotics

Dash & Dot Wonder Pack

$280, iPad, Android

Teaches: STEM, programming, robotics

Super Mario Maker

$60, Wii U

Teaches: creativity, programming, coding, video game design

CTR Rating: 94%

MIT App Inventor

Android, Windows, Mac OSX, Chrome

Teaches: coding, programming, creativity

Piper Computer Kit

$299, Smart Toy

Teaches: STEM, robotics, electronics, programming

Nick Code-It

Windows, Mac OSX, Chrome, Internet Site

Teaches: coding, creativity, programming

CTR Rating: 40%

Ozobot

$50100, iPad, Android

Teaches: STEM, robotics, programming

Code Studio

Windows, Mac OSX, Chrome, Internet Site

Teaches: coding, programming

Lightbot Jr.

$2.99, iPad, iPhone, Android

Teaches: programming, math, coding

CTR Rating: 92%

Lightbot

$2.99, iPad, iPhone, Android

Teaches: coding, programming, spatial relations

CTR Rating: 94%

ScratchJr

iPad, Android

Teaches: programming, logic, creativity, coding, art, math

CTR Rating: 80%

Robot Turtles

$25, board game

Teaches: programming, coding, problem solving

Tynker

iPad, iPhone, Android

Teaches: programming, coding

CTR Rating: 92%

VEX IQ System

$300, Smart Toy

Teaches: programming, robotics

Sphero 2B

$130, Smart Toy

Teaches: programming, logic, spatial relations

Sphero 2.0

$130, Smart Toy

Teaches: spatial relations, programming

Hopscotch (3.0)

iPad, iPhone

Teaches: programming, logic, creativity, coding

CTR Rating: 95%

Scratch 2.0

Windows, Mac OSX

Teaches: programming, debugging, logic, math, science, STEM

CTR Rating: 97.5%

Arno Kit

$65, Windows, Mac OSX

Teaches: programming, Arduino, electronics, coding

LEGO Mindstorms EV3

$350, iPad, iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac OSX

Teaches: math, logic, programming, creativity, STEM, robotics

CTR Rating: 86%

Cato's Hike

$2.99, iPad, iPhone

Teaches: programming, logic

CTR Rating: 78%

Tagamoto Road Set

$30, Smart Toy

Teaches: programming, physical computing

Roblox

Windows, Mac OSX, Web

Teaches: math, programming, problem solving

CTR Rating: 78%

GameStar Mechanic (www.gamestarmechanic.com)

$6, Windows, Mac OSX, Internet Site

Teaches: programming, creativity, game design, logic

CTR Rating: 94%

Gamesalad (www.gamesalad.com)

Mac OSX, iPhone, iPad, iPad Universal

Teaches: programming

App Inventor for Android

Windows, Mac OSX, Android

Teaches: creativity, programming

RPG Maker XP 1.02a

$60, Windows

Teaches: Programming

Alice 3

Windows, Mac OSX, Linux

Teaches: programming, math, creativity

CTR Rating: 83.3333%

Kodu

Xbox 360, Windows

Teaches: programming, creativity

LEGO Education: WeDo Robotics

$40130, Windows, Mac OSX

Teaches: science, math, programming, writing

Scratch

Windows, Mac OSX

Teaches: programming, creativity, math, logic, problem solving, debugging, deductive reasoning, higher-order thinking

CTR Rating: 96%

Apple Logo

Apple II, IBM

Teaches: math, problems solving, spatial thinking, angles, computer programming

Terrapin Logo

$99.95, Win, Mac

Teaches: math, problems solving, spatial thinking, angles, computer programming