Coding

Rodocodo: Code Hour

Kids lay out arrow and action commands to steer Rodocodo the cat through five worlds of grid puzzles.

Rodocodo: Code Hour is a brightly drawn puzzle game in which kids help a cat across five worlds. Every level is a small grid with a goal; kids arrange arrow and action commands, press play and see whether the cat gets there. Across 40-plus levels the ideas seem to stack up in a deliberate order – sequencing, then finding and fixing mistakes, then loops that repeat a move, then functions that bundle several moves into one. Puzzles are short and visual, so pre-readers look able to make real headway, while the later worlds appear to give older kids a proper workout. A printable certificate waits at the end. The maker gives the range as four to eleven, and judging by the early levels, even the youngest could collect a few wins on their own.

Ages: Ages 4–11
Works on: Web browser; iPhone and iPad app; Android app
Topics: Coding, Early learning
Languages: English
Listed: 2026-10-18

What kids do

Lay out the cat’s route with arrow commands
Fix a path that misses the goal
Shorten a solution with loops
Print a certificate after the last world

Who it suits

Ages 4–11. The publisher provides this age guidance.

Notes for parents

Plays in a web browser and as an iPad, iPhone or Android app. Made by Rodocodo, a UK studio whose full-length game is used in primary schools; this shorter version seems sized for a single sitting.

What you need

Computer, tablet or phone

Visit Rodocodo: Code Hour

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