Move the Turtle: Learn to Code app for iPhone and iPad

4.4 ( 1024 ratings )

Games Education Educational Family
Developer: Next is Great

3.99 USD

Current version: 1.6.7, last update: 9 months ago
First release : 21 Mar 2012
App size: 55.54 Mb

Unlock your childs potential and introduce them to the exciting world of programming with Move the Turtle - the app trusted by parents and educators worldwide. Our fun and easy-to-use platform empowers kids with 21st century skills, helping them learn to code and prepare for a bright future!

*** Winner of a Parents’ Choice Gold Award
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"I highly recommend it for all kids, whether or not they want to get into programming. The kind of thinking required to solve the tasks in the app is important for everyone to learn, for every field of study."
-- Wired.com / Geek Dad

"Are you a computer geek that loves programming or are you a classroom teacher instructing on such skills as angles, measurement and two dimensional geometry? If you answered yes to either these, then you have come to the right educational app"
-- IEAR.org

"I spent my formative tech-years trundling a robo-turtle around the floor while learning the Logo programming language. Now theres an app for that, although in this case the turtle is virtual"
-- The Guardian
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*** Move the Turtle teaches children (ages 5+) the basics of programming (yes, we do mean coding!)
*** Challenges and rewards keep children (with parents assistance) & teenagers (on their own) engaged!

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Do you remember the Logo programming language? A friendly Turtle will introduce your child step by step to the basic concepts of programming in a colourful graphic environment. Who knows, maybe your child will be the next outstanding programmer!
By completing the tasks, one after another, your child learns:
*** how to plan complex activities composed of simple elements
*** how to reuse previously completed work
*** how to use graphics, spatial orientation and sound in programming

Your child will also become familiar with the notions of loops, procedures, variables and conditional instructions.

Programming is about more than completing tasks, it is also about implementing your own ideas using your imagination. With this in mind we give you the opportunity to create your own programs from scratch or based on our inspiring examples.

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Website: https://movetheturtle.com/
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Pros and cons of Move the Turtle: Learn to Code app for iPhone and iPad

Move the Turtle: Learn to Code app good for

What We Liked: There are a few different Logo-based apps out there, but I haven’t seen one that equals the production values, comprehensiveness, and self-directed options that Move the Turtle contains. A child can grab this app and learn all the basics of Logo programming on their own (or with a bit of help from a parent). My own daughter (nine-years-old) has already completed most of the tasks in all three levels of this programming app! We’ve never tackled programming in any capacity before, so I was impressed at how independently she dug in (I didn’t even know she’d gone so far until I checked her account!) and how well she understood the material – there were a few activities where it looks like she can use some parental help to troubleshoot and clarify, but overall, she did great! Not only does learning Logo help develop general computer programming skills that can be applied to future programming languages, but it also calls into use logical thinking skills to troubleshoot programs that don’t produce the desired results, and helps to develop spatial intelligence through predicting the course the turtle will take across the visual field in response to the programming commands. I love that the app can be used with several children with the multiple user profiles, and the app is just very well put together – the design is clear and visually appealing. What We Didn’t Like: The addition of sound effects and narration for audio learners would be a nice addition to the app. Overall: Move the Turtle is a comprehensive, self-directed approach to learning a first computer programming language that will help to develop both general programming skills as well as encourage your child to practice logical and spatial thinking abilities. This first step for budding programmers is well designed and naturally engaging.

This app is a nice introduction to programming for kids. My son went through the tutorials and enjoyed them. It is simple yet engaging enough to keep him interested. It would nice for the developer to add more program examples that you can download (maybe they have done it already, Id have to check...)

It doesnt sound like a hit: an app that teaches how to code, but when You give it to Your child, You know that it makes sense. Its not ne of those dumb games for children. Makes them think, thats for sure.

Easy start into programming, our child (5 yo boy) loves it. Engages him for 15-20 every time he opens it. Some tasks are quite hard so Im assuming some parts are for older children.

Some bad moments

Wont even open. Was looking forward to this game for our kids but cant even play it.

Great app. Works nicely. The only complaint I have is that the for loops go above the statements when it seems natural to have them below. No big deal, though, since for loops go above the statements in real programming.

Way better than spending time hurling birds. This is both educational and fun, and the step by step introductions are flawless. It works natively on iPad, so my kids can have a larger canvas. Devs: try to remove some of the modal dialogs; assume edit in most cases rather than prompting edit/delete. Also, my son made it through many levels without getting the objectives of that level-- perhaps make it a bit tougher to advance.

This is a nice little game, but for $3 it should include more content. 27 levels is pretty short for a puzzle game of this price.

The iPad is the perfect medium for this new take on LOGO. The idea of using a "game" format to teach the basics of LOGO programming is brilliant.

What a wonderful app. My 4yo would be considered too young according to the description, but i was extremely surprised to see how quickly she picked up on some of the core concepts (move, pen up, pen down, colors, angle, sound). Repeat loops are above her level at this time, but she loved the colors, the smart gem outline matching, etc. If anything, i wish there were a way for me to define some additional tasks for her to solve. The level of complexity rises a little too quickly in the current samples. Id also love to see some additional animals/objects, and more advanced sound options, eg the option to have a shorter pause, repeat over c/c+ with zero pause to create laser-like effects, variables for the sounds to generate increasing note ranges, a rainbow pen option, etc. I looked a long time for a decent app to get her introduced to the joys of programming. This is he best option Ive found. It brings me back to the first time i was able to do simple things with cbm64 basic. Oh, and one more thing, please incorporate some sort of program exchange, so people can show off their code, import the examples of others, etc. Lovely job. This app will be big, Im certain of that! Get it.

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