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Tynker: Coding for Kids

Learn to code. Mod Minecraft

Ratings

Age

4+

Category

Education

Languages

English

Tynker is a comprehensive coding platform for kids, offering over 2,000 activities that teach programming logic and computational thinking. Kids start with easy visual blocks to solve puzzles and create animations, eventually progressing to real-world languages like JavaScript, Python, and Swift. It features courses on game design, robotics, and Minecraft modding, providing a complete STEM learning path.

Dinsun Expert Review

Our Expert Score

89/100

Tynker is an exceptional educational tool that manages to hide complex computer science concepts inside a layer of pure fun. Instead of starting with dry syntax, kids use colorful blocks to build logic—loops, variables, and conditional statements—to solve puzzles or control characters. It’s the visual equivalent of LEGO for software engineering.

What makes Tynker stand out from other 'learn to code' apps is its breadth. It doesn't just stop at block coding; it bridges the gap to real-world languages like Python and Swift. The integration with Minecraft for modding and the ability to control physical drones and robots makes the lessons feel tangible. While some of the more advanced content requires a subscription, the free modules offer a wealth of knowledge and creativity that can set a child on a lifelong path of problem-solving.

Dinsun reviewed on: Fri Feb 27 2026

Features

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2,000+ interactive coding lessons

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Block-based and text-based coding

3

Minecraft modding tools

4

Drone and robot connectivity

5

Offline play available

Featured In

Great Apps for Kids Ages 9 to 11
Tinker with coding, explore space, and more.

Tips & Walkthrough

Gameplays

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Q&A

No, Tynker is designed for absolute beginners. It starts with simple visual puzzles and gradually introduces more complex concepts as the child progresses.

Ratings & Reviews

My screen is acting weird when I try to edit text!
Fri Jun 06 2025 YeahDude!_305

Hey there! I absolutely love this app but there’s a HUGE bug that’s just now interrupting me. I got this app yesterday and the “say message” block was working perfectly fine. Along with every other block that allows you to edit with text. But today it’s acting up. Yesterday it did this once or twice but now it’s doing it constantly! The screen keeps on going to the bottom-left hand of my screen (And yes I’m on an iPod touch 7th generation.) and can’t get back to it without exiting out of the app and going back to my mod (oh and I forgot to mention this I was making a Minecraft mod.) but when I try it again it the glitch happens again. I try repeating the process again but the glitch seems to follow in the process over and over again. Is this something y’all would have to fix in an update or is there someway for me to fix it myself? If so than could I have some instructions on how to do so?

Read this before you download!
Sun Jun 27 2021 Gotouchgrassnerd

I'm a really great coder and stuff. But, there are a few things I hate about it! One: my projects are now taking for ever to be reviewed! What is up with that! It's been taking MONTHS for my good quality projects to come in! Two: I posted a game on my laptop which would've gotten featured. But no. Instead it got rejected! There are vampires, and the mention of blood. But no violence or anything bad! And further more, I saw it got rejected on the TYNKER APP! I was using my laptop. Plus, there were no rules against my game. This proves my point that Tynker is treating their viewers like babies! On Scratch, everyone would’ve loved it! Three: make the site a bit more for older kids! I mean, why do you even have a monster for a mascot! Adding to this review, a lot of the games here (excuse my French) ARE GARBAGE! I also use scratch, so I know the huge difference between Tynker and Scratch. On scratch, most of the community projects are more advanced and fun to play! Most of the games I see on Tynker are…Not that good. So in conclusion, this is NOT worth your money! You can easily get on a better coding platform for free! But you choose to go here. Dat is all. 💄❤️ ouuuuutttt.

I will now leave tynker for good
Fri Jun 20 2025 TrainSimmer2020

Hi this is jjpartist or RoadsterJJP which is my tynker account so uh bad news about me I am going To officialy be leaving tynker forever like why just why…why does this app always have to unpublish my stuff also i won’t be back bc it is pretty much dead here but I will be posting more on hopscotch /another coding app and maybe kinemaster which May be my social media app bc I don’t have a yt channel yet so to all of my tynker friends that were in this app I just wanna say Ty for supporting me and that goes to my supporters like I really had fun being in this app and I hope you had fun seeing me post on this app called tynker but I think it’s too late for me to return to this app bc I don’t think there is a solution to this bug bc it survived every single update that the creators did and they also ran out of update ideas so yeah ty for everything and I’ll miss you all and for the last and final time have a nice day/night -RoadsterJJP (Jjpartist)

Good overall, but toxic community and unreasonable declination
Sat Jan 06 2024 injsdfgefgfefjuoge

This app inspires me to my dreams, which makes me want to be a software developer, it is my right level, but there are major things that make Tynker not so perfect anymore.. Tynker has a community where you can publish your projects, but Tynkerers are being really toxic and starting drama. Tynker is a coding app, not a social media platform! Please upgrade your declination system. But Tynker goes way to far on declination. Tynker declines projects for no reason. One time, they declines me with no provided reason. They declined someone for putting a bible quote! Tynker plays favoritism. Tynker lets unpopular people post projects with bad words that stick out. Tynker is a challenging app that I would try to consider, but not on the spot. Tynker is also unreasonably declining projects, like N00bcatt, I was really upset about that. Please restore those projects, I am begging you. Tynker isn’t really a nice coding app, but some breaking rules would supposedly get through the moderation. (THAT IS TRUE.) My user is named CL, and I will help you, N00bcatt <3 I would prefer Scratch over Tynker, but I like the easing blocks.

Great app, But..
Sat Jul 13 2024 🍃🐾Sage🐾🍃

So Tynker is a GREAT app! I love this game,I can make cool animations, And Post projects and have a lot of fun! But there is a few cons, But everything else is really great and fun! So, My account is Bright_paw, And I’d like to get a few glitches fixed. Cons:So, One of the glitches is posting. So I tried to post a project, (Saying I had to leave Tynker) And it went into the published projects, but it didn’t have the purple, ‘In review.’ Then it went right back to projects. I’m not sure if I got reported or something! If this is a glitch please fix! :] Another thing is that kids…Ship each other, or be like, “I’ll tell you who my crush is.” That happened with me, With another tynkerer named “glitch.” Also, Can you please make it so you can’t report Featured projects? Some tynkerers report them for no reason. Pros: LITERALLY EVERYTHING ELSE! This app is AMAZING, Keep up the good work Tynker! Anyways, That is it. Thank y’all, and keep up the good, Amazing work! :] -Brightpaw

Hey, I’m “kagexlvii” and I just needed to document something here..
Sat Aug 24 2024 🍰kagexlvii

So today I made a project, and I was about to post it in public. After I posted like normal, my project did not had the “In Review” on the thumbnail, and then my project got sent back a few seconds later..It was kinda unusual to see my one of my that I made sent back after a few seconds without any warning, if it were, I would’ve gotten some news from my “⚡️inbox” that my project got declined. I tried everything such as uncluttering some of my old projects out (deleting them) and cleaned up my device’s storage to see if those were the issue (I thought). They weren’t. Please fix this bug, I just got back on Tynker after some months (probably half of a year lol) when I still knew my account was still payed to play only at school (I suppose) 😭 but yeah, please fix this issue and respond back

Why?
Sat Nov 02 2019 Kid(8years) plag

Well, I make lots of projects, but I switched to Scratch because the community makes lots of bad, bad projects. I searched up 2048 and the Tynker community makes very bad looking tiles that just moves to where your finger is. When I look up 2048 on Scratch, they actually put effort and the game is similar to the real 2048 game. The tiles move like they are supposed to, the tiles add up, etc. Another problem is that you won’t let us make the rest of the Minecraft mobs. Another problem is that in Minecraft, you won’t let us type our own commands into the system. You can’t place command blocks with the editor. Also, you have to manually create a variable to place a command block. Another problem is that anybody can report anything. If I report a featured project, IT’S GONE. You don’t even care to check. Also, I’ve made a good project that converts numbers like 420 and 69 to Roman numerals. SOMEBODY REPORTED IT FOR NO REASON. I have reported many projects because it made me a bit frustrated that people who are in 5th grade makes this stuff.

You have to get at least a $25 subscription to even USE the app
Wed Mar 13 2024 CookieCat29

My subscription recently ended and since then, I haven’t been able to even use the app without it asking me to get a subscription first. Even when I did have the subscription, about every two minutes, you would be asked to get a more expensive subscription. All this company wants is to scam little kids hoping to become a coder and bait them into asking their parents to upgrade. It doesn’t do anything, it just charges you less frequently and more expensively. But of course a little kid wouldn’t know that and I’ll bet not many adults would look into it first so Tynker would just get more cash on a daily basis. I recommend looking deeper into this and seeing other peoples experience with it before you get it, and make sure that you or your child is really going to use this on a daily basis and also keep in mind, the more expensive the subscription, doesn’t mean it’s better.

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