Scratch

Scratch Foundation

3.47

1,710 reviews

1,000,000+
Downloads

Free

Code stories, games, and animations — share with others around the world.

Screenshots by Scratch Foundation, from the Google Play listing

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Pros & Cons

Large, active global community of young creators
Offline creation and saving supports flexible learning
Free access with extensive educator resources and tutorials
Seamless sharing to the global Scratch Community

Less emphasis on structured coding curricula compared to some competitors
Some competitors may highlight dedicated coding challenges beyond Scratch's scope

About Scratch

Scratch is an education app developed by Scratch Foundation.

Install Statistics

Scratch has been installed 4 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was installed 53 thousand times. It is ranked in the top 100 education apps.

User Ratings

Scratch is rated 3.47 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 1.7 thousand ratings.

App Information

Scratch is freely available from Google Play. The last update was on December 24, 2019.

Technical Requirements

Scratch requires Android 8.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play since December 2019.

Scratch is made and published by Scratch Foundation. AppBrain is an independent app data site and isn't affiliated with Scratch Foundation. The app name, icon, screenshots and description belong to Scratch Foundation and are shown as published on Google Play.

Description by Scratch Foundation (from Google Play)

The official Scratch app for Chrome and Android tablets!

Scratch is used by millions of kids around the world both in and outside of school. With Scratch, you can code your own interactive stories, games, and animations, then share with your friends, classroom, or a global community of creators.

Create anything with Scratch!
Choose from a library of characters and backdrops or create your own
Choose from a library of sounds or record your own
Connect to and code physical devices in the world like micro:bit, Makey Makey, LEGO MINDSTORMS, your computer’s webcam, and more

WORK OFFLINE
Create and save projects without an internet connection

SHARE
Easily export and share projects with friends and family
Create an account and share to the global Scratch Community of creators

TUTORIALS
http://scratch.mit.edu/ideas
Get started or go further with new tutorials.

EDUCATOR RESOURCES:
http://scratch.mit.edu/educators
Get started with Scratch in your classroom with dozens of free resources for educators

FAQ
https://scratch.mit.edu/download

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Installs over time

Scratch has been installed 4 million times. Over the past 30 days, it averaged 1.8 thousand installs per day.

Changelog of Scratch

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Developer information for Scratch Foundation

Scratch Foundation

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Comments on Scratch for Android

★★★★☆ Efeoghene Mamus · Jun 19, 2026

Wonderful app, good for class project and coding 👏 👍 love it

★★★★☆ yev snyder · Jun 14, 2026

For some reason can play other people's games if that was even ever an option, but I can still make my games and play them so four out of five stars

★★★★☆ Rhea Cristal · Sep 15, 2026

I'm super experienced at this app, even when I'm a god at traditional art, paint X isn't really that simple, but scratch is actually perfect, I wish it was compatible on mobile.

★☆☆☆☆ Liam Slaughter · Jul 11, 2026

I WANT TO UPLOAD MY PROJECT TO THE WEBSITE BUT THE BUTTON DOES NOT WORK, PLEASE FIX IT OR 1 STAR FOREVER, PLEASEEEEEEEEEE FIX ITTTT, I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE ONE STAR

★☆☆☆☆ A Google user · Dec 5, 2025

It was bad because it was so doomed at that I could not read the code that I was placing down

★☆☆☆☆ Deacon Sizemer · Dec 12, 2025

Bad I can't look up projects it sucks fix it on mobile so u can look up other projects

★☆☆☆☆ Fommy · Jul 3, 2026

On mobile the window is bigger than in the screen forcing you to scroll and the scroll is finicky forcing you to scroll in specific places

Google Play Rankings for Scratch

Top rankings

Rank	Country	Category	List
67	Saudi Arabia	Education	Top Free
198	Canada	Education	Top Free
194	United Kingdom	Education	Top Free

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Ranking history in Saudi Arabia

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