![Verified User in Education Management](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Education Management") UE Verified User in Education Management Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 11/12/2018 More Options - "Scratch For Arduino" 5/5 What do you like best about S4A? Scratch is a free and educational software aimed at learning computer programming without having to write code. It is done through blocks that you move and place in order with the mouse. But don't be fooled by its childish appearance, as it has all the statements like if-else, while, for, function calls, variables, etc. Very useful for younger students to start developing applications. Scratch For Arduino (S4A) is the original Scratch, in essence and form, but adapted to the capabilities of an Arduino microcontroller board, making its programming easier, faster, and more fun than in an Arduino IDE development environment. It is also free and has a very attractive interface. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about S4A? The worst part is the expense required for Arduino materials so that the programs we are going to create are useful for something. Sometimes S4A does not recognize the Arduino UNO board and you have to unplug and plug it back in. Other than that, S4A does not present any issues, quite the opposite. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering S4A: Very interesting option to introduce novice users to the world of programming, application development, and programming robots and microcontroller boards, with connected sensors and actuators. Plus, it's free. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is S4A solving and how is that benefiting you? It is used in Technology and Robotics lectures with students aged between 14 and 16, for whom an IDE environment in Arduino is still very complicated because they have never had contact with programming languages. However, they are old enough to understand the basic control statements of programming, while they learn, have fun, and enhance their creativity by making excellent robotics projects that have even won them awards, such as a greenhouse that regulates the temperature and waters the plants intelligently based on the values read by the sensors connected to an Arduino UNO board. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 inviteAI Translated See what 6 reviewers think of S4A 4.6 out of 5 ยท Verified reviews from real users [ Read all reviews ](https://www.g2.com/products/s4a/reviews)