Move the Turtle: Learn to Code App Reviews

The lack of sound means that the player needs to be able to read at about a 2nd-grade level. Some of the controls are not intuitive, like how to reorder the tasks. This has the potential to be really good for 4-6 year olds, but you need to address the lack of sound-based instructions AND more intuitive UI.

The app should highlight the commands that are being executed while the turtle executes them. This would enable a better troubleshooting and a better understanding of which instruction of the program is being executed in real time.

If you have a couple of average kiddos at or in pre K, this app is not for you. I had to take a few hours to go thru the tutorial and found it very challenging for me (42 YOA). I suppose it would be good for a high school or college kid trying to get their feet wet.

Not clear on the final goal. Confusing. Too difficult for a young child.

We got this for my 7 year old to begin to develop an understanding of computer programming. The program has several graphically controlled command modules instead of typing code. At the beginning you are lead through a series of tutorials. Graphics and learning modules seem well developed. The individual program command modules are not described in the learning modules and can be very cryptic leading to a frustrating experience. Info buttons on each command module cold lead to a help page to describe the functions of each.

This is a great implementation of the classic programming language LOGO for small kids. My 7 year old loves it! And I have fun playing with it as well. I very highly recommend this app!

The app is very nice, but not so easy for the little ones. Suits boys than girls.

Agree with pizmo, help buttons referring to a real help page would be good. I like programming games to relax and have fun with. I tried move the turtle based on others suggestion but havent been able to get into it. Ill try a little more. As far as kids go I couldnt see them getting into this without an actual programmer there to help. Kodable seems more in line with that. I tried contacting the dev a few days ago but havent heard back. Im not sure how responsive they will be as a whole though. I think this app may be good for a little coding challenge but Im not sure I got through the challenges but that was all there was. They could be better written. Theres a lot of interactive components to this app. You can play songs draw lines, but it leaves you alone at the end of the tutorials and doesnt propose some challenges for you to work out

All I expected & quite advanced concepts - subroutines supported etc. Some competition aspect would be great - maybe being able to compete with someone elses turtle somehow. Quite a leap to make that happen I know. Im happy with the app though, will take my kid a while to get to grips with all the concepts. Thanks.

Seems like it would be fun intro to programming for my 4yo. Little too hard now, but will start once she can read.

Buy!!! Children & adults will enjoy a game format & enjoyable content with simple step instructions. Ch. 3 may be challenging for those new to programming concepts (me) but who wants an app you can finish in 2 hours anyway?

This is a great teaching at four beginnings of all ages. My grandchildren wrote their first cold is it. I also have an elder in his 50s who wrote his first coat with it. I highly recommend. +[(:-) Note to programming staff: List upgrade doesnt work for me I have no idea how to us import. Says I need some kind of parental ID?

I like this just as much as doing Python Code!!!

My first encounter with computing was in the 1st grade in the early eighties where a used a program called Logo on an Apple IIe and would move a "turtle" just like this. Hope to inspire my little ones.

Tnx for this awesome app :)

Great app! My son loves it.

Hi there, this was a good game but has so many issues on iOS 8. App freezes with icons disappearing or completely missing. I hope someone is looking into fixing it. -s

This is an interesting programming app. I like the layout, graphics and price. We tried Hopscotch with a class, which was a disaster. This is much more straightforward, but could use some tweaks to make it easier to use with kids. Some of the directions are confusing. With more detailed directions explaining cause and effect, this would be 5 stars for me. For example, why does the turtle need to change colors to achieve a goal? The app says that there is a problem that needs to be solved, but as a user it doesnt seem that way. Some of these details seem counterintuitive, but not so much that I wouldnt try this with a group of kids. This is definitely worth evaluating!