PROGRAMMING ZEMI vs Geometry Nets Helper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PROGRAMMING ZEMI
This educational app teaches programming fundamentals to young elementary schoolers through interactive play and visual block-based coding. It allows children to animate doodles, create original programs, and share their work with friends, fostering computational thinking skills.
- Visual block-based coding
- Animate doodles and photos
- Learn programming basics via video
- Share creations with friends
- Puzzle-based learning
- Collaboration with Sonic the Hedgehog
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Ultimate edition of a programming educational app for young elementary schoolers ‐ Educational materials developed from programming classes for 1st through 3rd graders ‐ Feedback from children and teachers at the class has been reflected in the app ‐ Children can learn to think like a programmer just by playing with the app ● Collaboration with Sonic the Hedgehog from May 2023! - For a limited time only (from May 2023 to March 31, 2027), 54 characters, 16 backdrops, and 5 background music selections will be available from the globally popular "Sonic the Hedgehog" video game from SEGA - Sonic the Hedgehog was born in 1991, and since then he has features in many games in the series for gaming consoles. - Let's try choosing your favorite character and making them move around through your own original programming work! ● Target age - 1st grade and up ● Advantages of the PROGRAMMING ZEMI 【Create programs simply and easily just by connecting blocks】 - Our visual programming system enables children to code easily, simply by connecting blocks. 【Self-learning by video from basics to advanced programming】 - Videos shows tips for self-learners to learn skills. 【Animate doodles using programming】 - Children can animate their own doodles in their program by using the camera to take a photo of their drawing. 【Share work with others】 - Children can interact with their friends by showing each other their work and adding to their friends' programs. ● Functions 【New Work】 - Animate doodles and photos and create original programs! 【My Works】 - Gallery of your works. These can also be shared with friends. 【Rewards】 - Learn programming basics by video. Complete to get rewards and earn more blocks. 【Put together】 - Imagine how blocks will work when they are put together, and figure out how to create more complicated functions by rearranging them. 【Puzzle】 - Put some blocks together to animate characters and solve puzzles. Learn about the process for arranging blocks. 【Shared works】 - Gallery of works shared by others. Children can look at the examples of others when creating their own programs. ● Why should you choose this app? - Child-friendly interface that allows even young elementary schoolers to easily learn programming skills - Incorporates feedback from children and teachers at elementary schools - Together, the functions of this app cover everything from the basics to advanced programming concepts, and enable children to create their very own programs ● How to use the app - You can create multiple accounts on one device - You can limit how long this app can be used in a day - You can configure sharing settings for each of your works individually ● Data collection - Name of an app provider which obtains information: DeNA Co., Ltd. - What information we collect, how we collect it, the purpose of use the information, sending the collected information 【The application】 - Information to collect: Device model name, language and region settings, IP address connected, OS and OS version - Collection method: Auto collection - Purpose of use collected: Account management, identifying access users - Sending the collected information externally, providing such information to third parties and use of information collection modules: Yes 【Crashlytics】 - Provider: Google Inc. - Information to collect: Device status, unique device identifier, hardware and OS information, information on a function and a position when the app crashed - Collection method: Auto collection - Purpose of use the information collected : Usage trend survey
Geometry Nets Helper
This app helps visualize the transformation between 2D cube nets and 3D solid cubes. Users can add colors and symbols to surfaces for clearer understanding and test various assembly scenarios. It supports all 11 types of cube nets, allowing for rotation and flipping.
- Net to solid cube visualization
- Surface, side, and point connection understanding
- Color and symbol customization
- Interactive problem-solving
- Support for all 11 cube nets
- Net rotation and flipping
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Geometry net learning support app produced by Digital Gene. This is an application that assists in understanding the relationship between a net cube and a solid cube. The app shows the cube gradually changing, moving from a net into a solid. The viewer can understand where the surfaces, sides, and points connect. [Add colors and symbols for easy understanding] Symbols and colors can be added to the surfaces, sides, and points. Various problems can be created and tested out. Which surface will face surface A? What direction will the surface face when assembling the net? Which net is the correct one for a dice? Etc. [Works with all the nets] All 11 different nets can be used. They can be rotated or flipped horizontally.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PROGRAMMING ZEMI at 2.6 against Geometry Nets Helper's 1.0. PROGRAMMING ZEMI also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 8 months). Geometry Nets Helper's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PROGRAMMING ZEMI holds the better App Store score, 2.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PROGRAMMING ZEMI has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of PROGRAMMING ZEMI's written reviews are positive against 44% of Geometry Nets Helper's.
PROGRAMMING ZEMI ships an update monthly, Geometry Nets Helper every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and August 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PROGRAMMING ZEMI | Geometry Nets Helper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (5 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 48.0% of reviews — better | 44.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 142 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DeNA Co., Ltd. | Plus Inc. (Japan) |
Customer experience
PROGRAMMING ZEMI
Geometry Nets Helper
In-app purchases
PROGRAMMING ZEMI
No in-app purchases
Geometry Nets Helper
No in-app purchases
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