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Our favorite apps from Summer 2018

Our favorite apps from Summer 2018

Summer has come to an end and, boy, did it fly by. One thing's for sure: A LOT of kids coded with Bitsbox. In fact, this summer alone, 2,315,451 minutes were spent coding on our website!

WOW! Whether it was in summer camp, before swim lessons, or after a long day in the park, that's a lot of time spent building apps.

And while we work hard to send crazyfun app projects every month for kids to imitate and tweak, some of our favorite apps are the original ones that kids create from scratch. So we're sharing our top 10 favorites from this summer! Check 'em out:

(A note that these apps are being shared from an anonymous coding account under the name Big Coder in order to protect these kiddos' privacy!)


1. Crazy Cat

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Steer this fearless feline through space! Good thing cats have 9 lives…

2. Somethings Are Better Left Unexplained…

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Help the flame-throwing robot pop the bubbles before the bubbles pop him! Good job Bub.

3. Tennis Match

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Look out Serena Williams! This kung fu hamster won't go down without a fight.

4. Mouse

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This store is crawling with mice! Catch 5 of them and a happy cat congratulates you in Turkish!

5. Bill Gets A Beard

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Bill goes undercover! Tap to give him a beard, and keep tapping to make it grow!

6. Tic Tac Puppys

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Tap to stamp a puppy, and drag to stamp cats!

7. Unicorn Star Power

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Each tap means another star for these beautiful unicorns!

8. States Of Matter Matter

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Matter sure does matter. This educational app uses a loop function to illustrate the 3 states of matter!

9. The Bunny Show

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Darn paparazzi and their bunny obsessions. Tap the screen to coax the shy bunny out of the hat to the carrot!

10. Trap The Cheeseburger

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Trap the cheeseburger! Tap the screen to create clouds that block its path.


Pretty impressive apps, huh? If your coder recently made a cool app, share it with us! We'd love to see what they came up with.

Creating custom apps is easy using the Bitsbox Library. Our team is always here to answer questions and help find bugs. :-)

Emma Erickson
About the author: Emma is a writer, T-Swift's #1 fan, and the Social Butterfly at Bitsbox. You can usually find her in the snack closet.
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