The Easiest Way to
Learn to Code
Immersive game-like courses and interactive lessons with built-in tutorials. Ages 5 to 18, all skill levels.
View plansProven Path To Coding Confidence and Learning
Measurable results, assessments and parent dashboard
Coding Curriculum
3 Beginner Courses
6 Minecraft Courses
6 Game Design Courses
Robotics & Drones
JavaScript & Python
Choose a Plan to Accelerate Your Learning
Give the Gift of Code
Choose a 3-Year Self-Paced Plan
3-Year All-Access plans include:
- 65+ courses
- 5,000+ activities
- Block Coding
- Text Coding
- 3 Mobile Apps
- Minecraft Modding
- Game Design
- Robotics
- Hardware
- Web Development
- Python
- JavaScript
- Processing (P5.JS)
- Data Science
- Advanced CS
Tynker is designed to progress with your child. A three year plan accelerates their coding mastery from block coding to advanced text languages.
The Tynker Approach™
Individualized learning with built-in tutorials and hands-on projects.
Guided learning
Tynker's self-guided coding-for-kids software helps children learn to code at their own pace in a fun, interactive environment.
Built-in tutor
Step-by-step coding courses for kids teach kids how to apply coding concepts so they can complete each project.
Free play mode
After completing a tutorial, kids apply the concepts they've learned and experiment with what they've built.
Step-by-step success
Lessons are designed to motivate kids to keep advancing their skills by leading them down a path to earning cool new badges. It’s a natural way to learn coding for teens and youngsters alike.
Interactive explanations
Cool characters introduce code blocks and how to use them.
How-to videos
Short clips demonstrate common actions such as deleting Actors or changing the background.
Mini-games
Preview the learn-to-code games for kids that you build in each lesson and play bonus games along the way.
Limitless creativity
Kids can quickly build whatever they imagine with our suite of intuitive creativity tools.
Independent game-building
Once they receive a prompt, kids create games and projects based on step-by-step instructions.
DIY Projects
Kids apply what they’ve learned to build their own unique games.
Easy to use
Drag-and-drop interface makes building games really easy. With over 200 visual blocks that snap into programs, kids can build even the most complex games with ease.
Three highly-rated apps for mobile learning
Children will learn to code on the go with fun courses and tools.
Tynker Junior
Picture and block-coding for ages 5-7. Five coding courses with voice instructions and creative activities.
Tynker
Block and Swift coding for ages 7-14. Eleven coding courses to learn how to build apps, games, and robots.
Mod Creator
Block-coding for creating Minecraft add-ons, skins and mods for ages 7-14. Two courses and Minecraft modification tools.
A safe and moderated global community
Over 60 million kids worldwide create and share in a collaborative environment.
Global competitions with prizes
Students can participate to win prizes via global CODE-A-THONS, which we conduct in partnership with the likes of NASA and Minecraft.
Weekly featured makers
Every week we interview and feature a MAKER on our blog to encourage and inspire other coders.
Learning from each other
Students can explore and create by REMIXING over 2 million moderated creations.
Easily track your kid’s progress
Create a parent account to access your own personal dashboard.
Through built-in quizzes, we offer progress reports and a parent dashboard to monitor kids' activities; including specific skills, awards, certificates, and courses.
Kids and parents love Tynker
I like to code because I can program my own things, and I can create the games that I want! It’s really hard to do it in other programs, but in Tynker I can do it! It’s easy!
He’s having fun and learning at the same time. You can’t ask for much more than that!
Frequently asked questions
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Why Tynker?
Give the special children in your life educational gifts that unlock their creativity and teach them skills they can build upon later in life. Tynker’s engaging and fun games allow kids to learn to code at an early age. With our coding gifts for kids, you’ll be giving them the problem-solving and technical abilities they will need as they get older. Whether or not they choose to pursue a career in technology, these computer coding gifts help them learn valuable lessons through our unique drag-and-drop visual coding language. These gifts for coders use blocks to teach them core concepts in the form of a game — providing them with a foundation to jump to more complex platforms such as JavaScript and Python.
Our award-winning courses make the perfect coding gifts for teens as well as younger children because they are made for all skill levels and ages. The built-in tutorials guide them through hands-on learning. With our mobile apps, kids can take their lessons as well as the games and apps they build on the go. To learn more about what makes these the best gifts for coders, take a look at everything we have to offer on this page. -
How will my child benefit from using Tynker?
Tynker courses teach critical 21st century skills, including computer programming, critical thinking, and problem solving. Students learn how to logically sequence events, create playable games, tell good stories, and model real situations. They also learn computational thinking by developing algorithmic and design thinking abilities. After learning the fundamentals, kids can transition to JavaScript within the Tynker learning system depending on the home plan you choose.
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How do I pick the best plan for my child?
Tynker has several great plans to choose from — Tynker Essentials, Tynker Plus, and Tynker All-Access.
- Tynker Essentials is the perfect plan to get your child started with the basics of block coding. Recommended for ages 5-7 and lasts 3 months. The Tynker Jr app comes with this plan.
- Tynker Plus is Tynker Essentials plus all block coding projects, Minecraft modding courses, robotics, and all 3 Tynker apps. Recommended for ages 8 to 13 and lasts 12 months. All 3 Tynker apps come with this plan: Tynker Jr, Tynker, Mod Creator.
- Tynker All-Access includes the entire Tynker platform — block coding and advanced coding with Python, Java, and JavaScript, plus advanced CS. Recommended for ages 8 to 18 and lasts 12 months. All 3 Tynker apps come with this plan: Tynker Jr, Tynker, Mod Creator.
Each of these plans is available for one child or a family for up to 3 children.
We also offer multi-year plans at a very low monthly price, giving the user access to all of Tynker for 3 years. Multiyear plans allow children to progress from block to text coding at an organic pace and are good for all ages.
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Can my children share a single account?
Multiple children cannot share the same account, because they will overwrite each other’s work. We offer discounts when you add additional children to our plans.
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Do you offer discounts for multiple children?
Yes. Check out our plans: Family Essentials, Family Plus and Family All Access. With up to 3 children in one family account, everyone can enjoy learning to code together.
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How do I know my child is learning how to code?
Tynker automatically tracks your child’s achievements as they work through lessons and activities. From your Parent Dashboard, you can view your children’s progress through the courses, the projects they’ve created, and the concepts they’ve learned. You can even share projects with your friends and family.
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Will my subscription renew automatically?
Yes, your subscription will renew automatically by default. After purchasing, you can turn off recurring billing and edit any other payment information from your Tynker parent dashboard.
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How do I turn off auto-renewal for my subscription?
If you purchased the subscription from our website, you can cancel a plan by turning off automatic renewal in settings via your Parent Dashboard. Click “Manage” next to each child and select “cancel.” This will remove auto-renewal.
If you purchased the subscription through our iPad app, you need to cancel through the iPad general settings. Open up the settings for the iPad and scroll down until you see iTunes & App Store. Then, select the Apple ID that you used to sign up for the subscription. When you get the pop up, select View Apple ID. Scroll down until you see Subscriptions and click on Subscriptions. Find Tynker and select Cancel.
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What devices are Tynker courses supported on?
You can access Tynker courses from any computer with a modern browser and Internet connection. Some courses are also available on the Tynker iPad app. To access courses from the iPad app, sign in to your account.
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What is the difference between the web subscription and iPad subscription?
The iPad subscription gives you access to our 16 iPad courses; the web subscription gives you access to courses based on the plan you choose, Tynker All-Access has over 65+ courses and 5,000 activities including Python, JavaScript and a private Minecraft server.
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What are the technical requirements for Minecraft modding?
We currently support two versions of Minecraft – Minecraft (formerly known as Pocket Edition or Windows 10 Edition) and Minecraft: Java Edition. To use mobs, skins, blocks, and Add-Ons for Minecraft, you must install Minecraft on either your computer or your mobile device, download the creation onto the device, and import it into Minecraft.
To deploy mods, skins, and resource packs for Minecraft: Java Edition made with Tynker, you must have purchased a Minecraft account from Mojang and installed Minecraft: Java Edition on your desktop or laptop computer. You will need to connect to our Tynker server and your private world to see your creations.]
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Can I give a subscription as a gift?
Yes, you can go here to gift Tynker Plus one year plan, Tynker All-Access individual one year plan or Tynker All-Access Family one year plan. You will be charged the entire amount up front and the subscription will not renew.
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Do you have a satisfaction guarantee?
Of course! We want you to love Tynker (and we think you will), but if Tynker is not a good fit for your child for any reason, we have a 30-day money back guarantee. If you purchased the subscription through our website, just send us an email at support@tynker.com
If you purchased the subscription through our iPad app, please contact the Apple App store to request cancellation and a refund.