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Code Karts: Pre-coding Logic
Route-planning puzzles in which children give a car the directions it needs to reach its destination.
Code Karts is pre-coding: no text programming, just directions placed in order. Children plan a route, run it and adjust the sequence when the car ends up somewhere else.
- Ages
- Pre-coding logic
- Works on
- iPhone and iPad app
- Format
- Self-paced
- Topics
- Coding
- Listed
- 2026-10-10
Rated 3.8 from 147 ratings on the US Apple App Store (checked 2026-10-10).
What kids do
- Plan a route for a car
- Arrange directions in sequence
- Run and adjust the instruction sequence
Who it suits
Sized for the pre-coding stage, when sequencing and directional puzzles are still new.
Notes for parents
The apparent audience is children meeting step-by-step instructions for the first time, before any programming language.
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