I was excited about this and then found out it needs the child to use an app. I'm sure this is hard to get away from, but if my kid gets ahold of a phone, it wi

I was excited about this and then found out it needs the child to use an app. I'm sure this is hard to get away from, but if my kid gets ahold of a phone, it will inevitably turn into a challenge keeping them away from Minecraft or whatever other game they are seeking. Is that only my child that does that? I really wish there were things that taught the concepts of programming with the tactile interface of Legos but didn't necessarily require an app. I know Legos on their own do part of that, but I wish they could do robotics without the app.