App (Blocks)
Design your own phone and web apps by dragging widgets — buttons, sliders, joysticks and AI camera — that talk to your board.
- 📱 Mobile apps
- 🌐 Web apps
- 🧠 AI vision apps
- 🎮 Remote controls
- 🏠 Smart home
- 🎯 Games & quizzes
Your work is saved in your free TinkerPy account, so you can open it on any computer or phone.
Your work is saved in your free TinkerPy account, so you can open it on any computer or phone.
All about App (Blocks)
Your mentor’s quick guide: how it works, what to try next, and answers to common questions.
Drag widgets: buttons, sliders, joysticks, gauges, camera AI. Give each one a letter to send.
Pick Bluetooth, IoT (internet) or the Virtual Board to test without hardware.
Use it on any phone or computer, add it to your home screen, or publish to AppSpace.
🧗 What to make next
An ON/OFF switch · a robot remote · show a sensor value
Voice commands · colour picker lamp · gesture fan
Hand-tracking robot arm · object sorting with AI camera · face unlock
🎒 What you need
- 📱A phone, tablet or computer with a browser (Chrome works best)
- 🧩A TinkerPy board with a Project — or the Virtual Board to practise
- 📷For AI vision apps: a camera (phone camera is perfect)
- 🧠Each widget shows the matching board code — copy it into your Project.
❓ Questions students ask
Do I need to know coding to make an App?
No! You drag widgets and choose what each one sends. The board side is a short Project — the app shows you the code.
What are AI vision apps?
Apps that use the camera: hand gestures, face, colour, objects, QR codes, even your own trained AI — all on the phone, nothing uploaded.
Bluetooth or IoT?
Bluetooth: phone near the board, no internet needed. IoT: works from anywhere over the internet.
Can my friends use my app?
Yes — share a link, add it to your team, or publish it to AppSpace for everyone.
The board runs a Project that listens to your app. Start one from an Example in a tap.