Best Exercism Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from coding learning software ranked against Exercism on the same published basis.
- 1Exercism vs Hopscotch
- 2Exercism vs MIT App Inventor
- 3Exercism vs CodeHS
- 4Exercism vs Progate
- 5Exercism vs Scratch
- 6Exercism vs Mimo
- 7Exercism vs freeCodeCamp
- 8Exercism vs Kodable
- 9Exercism vs Codecademy
- 10Exercism vs Scrimba
- 11Exercism vs Edabit
- 12Exercism vs Educative
- 13Exercism vs Tynker
- 14Exercism vs CodeCombat
- 15Exercism vs CodeDam
- 16Exercism vs Codio
- 17Exercism vs Snap!
- 18Exercism vs ScratchJr
- 19Exercism vs CodeMonkey
- 20Exercism vs LeetCode
Exercism alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hopscotch | 7.4 | Free plan | $1.67/mo | Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | MIT App Inventor | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 3 | CodeHS | 7.3 | Free plan | — | Android, iOS, Web |
| 4 | Progate | 7.3 | Free plan | $14.99/mo | Android, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 5 | Scratch | 7.2 | Free plan | $2.92/mo | Android, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 6 | Mimo | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Web |
| 7 | freeCodeCamp | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Web |
| 8 | Kodable | 7.0 | Free plan | $10/mo | Web, iOS, Android |
| 9 | Codecademy | 6.8 | Free plan | $24.92/mo | Web, iOS, Android |
| 10 | Scrimba | 6.8 | Free plan | $24.50/mo | Browser, Web |
| 11 | Edabit | 6.7 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 12 | Educative | 6.6 | No | — | Android, iOS, Web |
| 13 | Tynker | 6.5 | No | $10/mo | Android, iOS, Web |
| 14 | CodeCombat | 6.3 | No | $9.99/mo | Web |
| 15 | CodeDam | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 16 | Codio | 6.3 | No | $7.50/mo | API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 17 | Snap! | 6.3 | No | — | Web, Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android |
| 18 | ScratchJr | 6.2 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Mac, Windows |
| 19 | CodeMonkey | 6.1 | No | $1.67/mo | Web, iOS |
| 20 | LeetCode | 6.1 | No | — | Android, iOS, Web |
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Questions about Exercism alternatives
What is the best alternative to Exercism?
Hopscotch, number 1 in coding learning software with a score of 7.4 out of 10. The others here: MIT App Inventor, CodeHS, Progate and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Exercism?
Hopscotch is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 13 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on.