Scratch Vs. Hopscotch
- Maegan F.
- Mar 15, 2016
- 2 min read
I'm an avid coder right now, and I'm luving both coding platforms Scratch and Hopscotch. The question is, which one is better?
Well, if you've ever done either, you know that you drag and drop blocks of code together to make pieces of coding. Both are great and have a wonderful supportive community, but there are certain pros and cons of each one.
Hopscotch -
Pros -
It is slightly safer
There are pre-drawn characters that I actually like
It's a mobile app that you can code on offline
There are easily-usable pen commands
There are great tutorials
Cons -
You cannot draw your own sprites
You don't have the ability to comment on other people's projects
You cannot choose your own profile picture
It is generally not at powerful as Scratch
Scratch -
Pros -
You can draw your own sprites, backgrounds, etc.
You can collaborate much easier
You can comment on others' projects, and make descriptions of your own
You can easily ask questions or request services (which you can't on hopscotch)
Cons-
People can use your artwork without permission pretty easily
It is slightly less safe
The drawing programs aren't very good
Sometimes it has problems giving notifications (but for me that isn't a huge problem)
Well, hope that was helpful in your decision for which to go for! Please comment on my account in scratch (or remix one of my projects, in Hopscotch's case) and ask me anything! I would love to know about a great project of yours, or try to help out with a tough coding problem!
--- <3 <3 Maegan
On scratch, HipsterRabbit
On Hopscotch, WynterDiamond
Here's the link to Scratch --
https://scratch.mit.edu/
Hopscotch is available for iOS machines only right now. Hopefully they will come out with a version for windows machines!
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