# Blockly Reviews **Vendor:** Google **Category:** [Java Web Frameworks](https://www.g2.com/categories/java-web-frameworks) **Average Rating:** 4.0/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 12 ## About Blockly Blockly is a client-side JavaScript library for creating visual block programming languages and editors. ## Blockly Reviews ### 1. Start to code **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Manuel S. | Manuel Solimeno, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 08, 2019 **What do you like best about Blockly?** It is the best way to introduce a kid or student to the world of coding. Very similar to Scratch 1 and Scratch 2 it is made with blocks that helps you to code. **What do you dislike about Blockly?** It isn`t very popular so the support is quite low on the internet **Recommendations to others considering Blockly:** Blockly is a library for Javascript that it`s still not well know and you can find alternatives to it **What problems is Blockly solving and how is that benefiting you?** Introduced people to code with Javascript ### 2. USE BLOCKLY TO UNBLOCK **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Febin J. | Software Developer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 11, 2018 **What do you like best about Blockly?** BLOCKLY is a library that helps to study and know about programming languages .It is simple to operate,we can code in the instructions without being tensed about the syntax **What do you dislike about Blockly?** It can include other programming languages too . **Recommendations to others considering Blockly:** Those who are having difficulty in coding or want to study coding this is the right choice ,blockly is really a wonderful platform to enrich and apply your skills of coding .Using blockly you will be able to gain an extra knowledge in coding.There are 5 programming languages available and you can choose your favourite one to learn.Blockly is mainly for educational purpose everyone of us is learning something new everyday ,Blockly will surely teach us ,It is used for thousands of projects mainly for educational purposes this is your time to learn coding .it is a pure javascript library under 150kb ,100% clent side with no server side dependencies .It is compatible with all main browsers , customisable and extensible .Use blockly the new solution for coding . **What problems is Blockly solving and how is that benefiting you?** The benefits are numerous ,I'm not a programmer but with blockly i developed some programming skills, BLOCKLY really unblocked my desire to learn and code program. Instrumentation and robotics are my field of interests and coding is necessary with blockly I am able to do more .I recommended this to my friends too ,they were also having the same difficulty for coding ,Now they are much more confident in coding ### 3. Writing Codes Made Easy No Matter Your Experience **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Erin D. | Judicial Intern, Law Practice, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 20, 2018 **What do you like best about Blockly?** Very easy to use, regardless of experience. Very user friendly. Efficient even for those who may not have much experience writing codes. Can be used on almost any type of device - used primarily on Mac and Apple products so cannot give any advice on how it runs on Android, but works great on Apple and Mac. **What do you dislike about Blockly?** Requires you to have adobe in order to use it. Otherwise, I have not had to troubleshoot or talk to support so I don't have any other complaints so far. Not sure how it works on Android. **Recommendations to others considering Blockly:** Whether you're an employer wanting staff to get some practice or a teacher wanting to show your students how to effectively code, I highly suggest using Blockly or at least giving it a trial run. **What problems is Blockly solving and how is that benefiting you?** Learning how to write code to make games in a computer apps class. It works great with Chrome and have not had any problems with it crashing, hurting my computer, or slowing down my system. ### 4. Using Blockly Games **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Architecture & Planning | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 14, 2018 **What do you like best about Blockly?** Primarily using the series of educational games that teach programming to non experienced Greek-American children. I like the fact that it does not require prior knowledge as it offers the basic tools to start a new and exciting project. It has worked very well with young students, online and might I add offline, as the developers website allows to download zip files for offline use. It runs well using our Chrome browser. It's also a good software for those who are beginners in writing code. **What do you dislike about Blockly?** So far, it's been such a good experience with Blockly. We have not contacted the support team as of yet so I have no opinion as far as that subject goes. **Recommendations to others considering Blockly:** It takes programming to a different level. It is a tool of the future for sure. **What problems is Blockly solving and how is that benefiting you?** Creating small games were done with ease and with no complications. ### 5. Very Useful for Beginners **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Athul S. | devloper, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 10, 2018 **What do you like best about Blockly?** Blockly's user interference is the best of the best . Google implemented a good simplicity in programming. its help full to solve a big program and can convert to a high level language. **What do you dislike about Blockly?** We can't edit the high level language code, for simple edits. Not useful for learn programming language. **Recommendations to others considering Blockly:** Blockly is best for starters . who has less programming skills or knowledge . **What problems is Blockly solving and how is that benefiting you?** very useful for a starter in programming. we can program like playing game. ### 6. good for beginners but slows down the process **Rating:** 2.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Philanthropy | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 07, 2018 **What do you like best about Blockly?** I like the user interface and inviting colours and layout. I appreciate that they are trying to get more people into app development by attempting to simplify the process. However, I feel like they may have missed the mark. I do like the vision behind the product in wanting an easy to use web/app development tool **What do you dislike about Blockly?** I dislike that for someone who is an experienced programmer, this is a much slower process than actually typing out all the code. I find it harder to visualize than code written in easy straight lines. **Recommendations to others considering Blockly:** I would look at directly learning to code or to find a more recent program to use other than this one. It did not work out well for us and I suspect it hasnt worked well for most users. I did not find the blocks very visually friendly however yes the colours were appealing. For others, try something else first and use this as a last resort if needed, **What problems is Blockly solving and how is that benefiting you?** We attempted to solve the problem of helping new developers with less coding experience to use the building blocks and create apps. This did not solve our problems and instead created more. Instead of teaching people the basics of coding in a specific language, they struggled with the blocks and then could not fix the code once it was synthesized. ### 7. Blockly is great because it almost turns writing code, something fairly grueling at times, into a ga **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Financial Services | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 10, 2018 **What do you like best about Blockly?** The entire concept of Blockly is what the programming works needs. The fact that it gives you a visual representation of what syntax works and what doesn't is key as many people are visual learners. **What do you dislike about Blockly?** Didn't dislike anything in particular but it would have been great to be able to use Blockly as intensively on a mobile platform. Until now it has not quite as comprehensive as the web based app. **What problems is Blockly solving and how is that benefiting you?** It's awesome effectiveness in teaching proper syntax bridged the gap between codes that would have been average and those that got the job done. There is not necessarily just one problem that Blockly helped me resolve. ### 8. One of the best coding software **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Thomas A. | IT Professional, Internet, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 10, 2018 **What do you like best about Blockly?** With blockly one can export blocks to many languages like JavaScript,python,PHP,Dart,etc... Blockly makes a new way of visual coding **What do you dislike about Blockly?** Blocky is mainly concentrated on begginers and the professionals found it bit difficult. **What problems is Blockly solving and how is that benefiting you?** Easy to code apps that can be used for educational purposes ### 9. Good library for game development **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** ravi r. | Associate Software Developer, Computer Software, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 14, 2018 **What do you like best about Blockly?** While working on website to make mini games, it served the purpose and there is no other app which can do the same. So easy drag and drop environment and super cool understanding for any age and experience. **What do you dislike about Blockly?** They don't provide a good support and hence should not be trusted gor high needs. **What problems is Blockly solving and how is that benefiting you?** We made some small games using blocky easily. ### 10. Works but has an ugly interface **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Emmanuel M M. | Technical Support, Information Technology and Services, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 13, 2018 **What do you like best about Blockly?** Its lightweight and runs well on a chrome. **What do you dislike about Blockly?** The android apps still need a lot of works, crashes every few moments **Recommendations to others considering Blockly:** if they are alternatives, use em **What problems is Blockly solving and how is that benefiting you?** Its just an editor ### 11. Code done easy **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Biotechnology | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 13, 2018 **What do you like best about Blockly?** This software makes it easy to write code by using visuals **What do you dislike about Blockly?** I would say there is nothing i dislike. I am a visual person so this makes it easier to efficiently write code **Recommendations to others considering Blockly:** This is great for new users learning to write code **What problems is Blockly solving and how is that benefiting you?** it allows for minimal second checks and generates a clean code, efficiently ### 12. Great end product **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer Hardware | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 19, 2018 **What do you like best about Blockly?** Easy to use and train staff on and you always get a good end product **What do you dislike about Blockly?** You have to have adobe to effectively use it. **What problems is Blockly solving and how is that benefiting you?** Advertising with greater ease ## Blockly Discussions - [cost of blockly](https://www.g2.com/discussions/51645-cost-of-blockly) - 1 upvote - [View Blockly pricing details and edition comparison](https://www.g2.com/products/blockly/reviews?section=pricing&secure%5Bexpires_at%5D=2026-05-13+21%3A36%3A07+-0500&secure%5Bsession_id%5D=dfe29f83-8e07-4930-8c6a-e3117b499cb8&secure%5Btoken%5D=799a17e4a76043645b89c6ab478f0108119570c0d1ca2fb94da01994f5738818&format=llm_user) ## Top Blockly Alternatives - [spring.io](https://www.g2.com/products/spring-io/reviews) - 4.5/5.0 (290 reviews) - [Vaadin](https://www.g2.com/products/vaadin/reviews) - 4.1/5.0 (35 reviews) - [JHipster](https://www.g2.com/products/jhipster/reviews) - 4.4/5.0 (83 reviews)