# Pyonkee — user reviews > 117 indexed App Store user reviews of Pyonkee by SoftUmeYa, LLC., rated 3.61/5 from 51 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pyonkee/id905012686/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pyonkee/id905012686.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 23 · 4★ 3 · 3★ 4 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 12 ## What do users think of Pyonkee? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 👍 Familiarity to Scratch - 👍 Good for learning to code - 👍 Works offline - 👍 Accessible on mobile - 👍 Nostalgic for older Scratch users - 👍 Easy to operate - 👍 Fun and enjoyable **Cons** - 👎 Ripoff of Scratch - 👎 Confusing interface - 👎 Bugs and glitches - 👎 Performance issues (slow, crashes) - 👎 Limited features compared to modern Scratch - 👎 Storage issues - 👎 Scary mascot/character **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes when importing photos - App kicks user out - Blocks not working - Stamp and select features not working - Forever if block issue - Storage usage too high (5GB) - App crashes when making games (e.g., Five Nights at Freddy's) - Loading screen stuck - Blocks/sprites disappear briefly when moved - Memory cleaning issues causing reloads - Pixels shift when drawing sprites - Image import forces rectangular crop - App crashes on launch (iOS 8, iPad Mini) - Slow performance/lagging - Editor runs slowly - Freezes when making multiple costumes **Most requested features** - Update to Scratch 2.0/3.0 - Support for .sb3 and .sjr files - Add clone blocks - Add original Scratch Cat sprite - Implement auto-save function - Improve drawing/sprite editing tools - Add sharing rules and report buttons - Add social media sharing - Add new blocks (e.g., when screen swiped) - Support for importing images from camera roll - Support for importing audio from iTunes - Add more background images - Add more scripts and features - Improve performance and speed - Add scroll bar for UI elements - Make it lighter/less resource-intensive - Add a home screen - Allow uploading projects to Dropbox - Add online play and sharing - Add iMessage sharing and email file opening - Add mature sprites - Add programming explanations - Support for Kanji input - Make it more compatible with newer iOS versions ## Newest reviews (11 of 117) ### 4/5 — Sorry for calling you a ripoff *2025-12-25, version 2.29* It was not a ripoff, it is based on scratch 1.4 source code ### 2/5 — It’s ok *2025-08-14, version 2.28* I mean it really to do stuff half the time I have no idea what to do ### 4/5 — Nice *2024-07-27, version 2.28* I like it, you ported scratch 1.4 to iOS ### 4/5 — Good app but… *2024-06-15, version 2.27* Gets really boring ### 3/5 — It’s a little bit confusing but good *2024-05-25, version 2.27* Look, I’ve been using this because I can’t login into my scratch account so I have to use this. ### 4/5 — File *2024-04-08, version 2.27* I would put 5 stars if you put support for .sb3 and .sjr files ### 3/5 — So good and confusing *2024-01-08, version 2.27* It’s like scratch but different lol I still like this game ### 3/5 — Alright I guess *2023-12-23, version 2.27* I know it's just Scratch 1.4 buts its ok but could be better ### 5/5 — Good app *2023-12-21, version 2.27* It’s great easy to operate, I understand everything and- why is there knocking at my door. I didn’t order anything- OH MAH GAHD THEY BUSTIN DOWN THE DOOR AHHHH THEY HAVE A GUN NEINEKDNJ4JRNFKBEJDBJENDJENDJNEJFNJENFJNEJFNRJFNJENFJENJENJDNJEBDJENDJENFNJENFJENJFNEJNFKEJODKALS,LA,Z .L,kanzysvxrdeadtsgwudhiekfl4flldplw#,la,zjnausjsq OskWWSKNWJBDUAML,L,a,woks.z.HYFEZ ### 2/5 — Good *2023-11-12, version 2.27* This is the most blatant ripoff of Scratch I’ve ever seen, but I was able to make some enjoyable projects with this! ### 2/5 — This is bad and good *2023-10-26, version 2.27* So this is my first time playing this and the good this about this game is that you can edit the half bunny, half monkey and half chicken creature but the bad this is that the creature thingy is giving me the creeps and this game is confusing ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — The game scared me *2025-08-28, version 2.28* Thanks ### 1/5 — it’s not working *2025-08-07, version 2.28* I tried to import a photo 10 time and every time the app kicked me out. I think it’s mad at me :( ### 1/5 — ストレージを使いすぎ *2025-03-01, version 2.28* 5GBも食う。入れないほうがいい。 ### 1/5 — Horrible knockoff *2024-10-15, version 2.28* This is just a horrible app! The buttons look identical to scratch, and there is no fun! People, DO NOT EVER DOWNLOAD THIS! THIS IS JUST A WASTE OF YOUR DATA!!!!!! ### 1/5 — Good, but just scratch in early versions *2024-09-16, version 2.28* This is just scratch 1.4. WHY DID YOU MAKE THIS SCRATCH 1.4? Just use scratch 3.0! Stamp, scelect, stamp selecting, and other things don’t even work!! The code is good, but why do u need forever if?? Just use the separate. forever if blah blah blah Is just forever if block?? This is just too much for me. I thing this is 0 star. ☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️ ### 1/5 — Pretty Bad *2024-06-07, version 2.27* She is a worst rip-off of scratch ### 1/5 — Scratch 1.4 Ripoff? *2023-09-25* I Am Not Sure If It’s Just A Moblie Version of Scratch Yet. ### 1/5 — Bru *2023-08-26, version 2.27* Once I download is the app I probably or instantly got a brain aneurysm ### 1/5 — help *2023-08-20* I think I brained my damage ### 1/5 — I hate this *2023-08-03, version 2.27* Copy of scratch and I don’t have a pc so don’t make me furious! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — :) *2026-05-10, version 2.29* Yeah this is the best ### 5/5 — wont let me text but fun!🤩 *2026-02-18, version 2.29* WONT LET ME TEXT😡 but still pretty fun!🤩🥳😙😝🥰😘😍😊 ### 5/5 — My son loved it! *2026-01-31, version 2.29* My son always wanted to code and I was looking up coding apps for I pad and I came across this and I was like “I think he would like this” and he did! ### 5/5 — OMG! *2026-01-10, version 2.29* it’s classic scratch! ### 5/5 — LOVE THIS APP! And An Update Can Be Nice! *2025-05-10* I love Pyonkee like scratch but 1.4 And Could Get To 2.0 Then 3.0 So Please These And No Social Media Unless Have Sharing Rules And Report Buttons And A Pyonkee Team ### 5/5 — WOW! *2025-02-23, version 2.28* I don’t have a pc so now I can now scratch anywhere (no wifi to😃) ### 5/5 — AMAZING *2024-11-06, version 2.28* this is COOL I USE THIS IF I DONT HAVE INTERNET! ### 5/5 — I like it *2024-06-13, version 2.27* I just don’t really play that much anymore ### 5/5 — 4 star *2024-01-16, version 2.27* 5 words Scratch 1.4 ripoff but worse ### 5/5 — Good *2023-12-28, version 2.27* Fine game… no, good game… no.. great game… no… AWESOME GAME! WONDERFULLLLLL GAMEEEE! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-15.*