# How to build a Lego Mindstorms NXT + EV3 application using Thunkable for iOS **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Tags:** mindstorms\ **Created:** [April 5, 2021, 5:38pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-build-a-lego-mindstorms-nxt-ev3-application-using-thunkable-for-ios/1207505 "2021-04-05T17:38:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kohlervongunten3r](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bbe5ce/32.png) [@kohlervongunten3r](https://community.thunkable.com/u/kohlervongunten3r)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2021, 5:38pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-build-a-lego-mindstorms-nxt-ev3-application-using-thunkable-for-ios/1207505/1 "2021-04-05T17:38:51Z")
Hi! I’m new to Thunkable and I want to create a Lego Mindstorms NXT + EV3 application for iOS devices, but I see no extensions or features like this in Thunkable, if there is another platform that supports this please let me know! I’ve looked into MIT App Inventor but it has a lot of bugs on iOS and will not compile correctly because of lack of extension support on iOS. Thanks in advance! Kohler ---
**Author:** ![catsarisky](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/catsarisky/32/100661_2.png) [@catsarisky](https://community.thunkable.com/u/catsarisky)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2021, 6:23pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-build-a-lego-mindstorms-nxt-ev3-application-using-thunkable-for-ios/1207505/2 "2021-04-05T18:23:52Z")
Hi! Nice to ‘meet’ you! Are you wanting to control the robot live (as in, you’re driving it around?) or are you wanting to produce code to send to the robot? ---
**Author:** ![kohlervongunten3r](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bbe5ce/32.png) [@kohlervongunten3r](https://community.thunkable.com/u/kohlervongunten3r)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2021, 6:49pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-build-a-lego-mindstorms-nxt-ev3-application-using-thunkable-for-ios/1207505/3 "2021-04-05T18:49:16Z")
Hi! thanks for the quick response! I’m wanting to control the robot live from my iPhone via Bluetooth. ---
**Author:** ![catsarisky](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/catsarisky/32/100661_2.png) [@catsarisky](https://community.thunkable.com/u/catsarisky)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2021, 7:05pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-build-a-lego-mindstorms-nxt-ev3-application-using-thunkable-for-ios/1207505/4 "2021-04-05T19:05:10Z")
Cool! I haven’t done it. I coach FLL, and have a flock of EV3 and NXT robots at home, so I’m interested in what you figure out (although this wouldn’t work for FLL because it wouldn’t be autonomous). Thunkable will do Bluetooth, so this seems like it might be possible. Or you could install the EV3 commander app, if it’s still available. 🙂 This looks like it might be good reading, at least for what’s going on the EV3 side? > **[Talking to robots (or other devices) using Bluetooth from a Windows Runtime app](https://blogs.windows.com/windowsdeveloper/2014/05/07/talking-to-robots-or-other-devices-using-bluetooth-from-a-windows-runtime-app/)** > > This post was authored by Eric Schmidt, Content Developer 2, Xbox Developer Content Microsoft recently sponsored a team to complete in the “Build for Good” LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Robo Competition, a team that represented the Xboxbrand. I had the distinct... ---
**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 1:25pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-build-a-lego-mindstorms-nxt-ev3-application-using-thunkable-for-ios/1207505/5 "2024-11-08T13:25:28Z")