Pyto IDE vs SelfHelp UniBE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pyto IDE
This app offers a powerful integrated development environment for Python, C, and C++ on iOS devices. It includes a Python interpreter with extensive libraries, a C/C++ compiler, a terminal, and a code editor with advanced features like code completion and debugging.
- Python 3.10 Interpreter
- C/C++ Compiler
- Code Editor with Completion
- Terminal with UNIX Commands
- Graphical Interface Builder
- Debugging Support
- Shortcuts and Picture in Picture
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Pyto is an IDE for iPhone and iPad with a Python 3.10 Interpreter and all of the standard libraries plus more than 100 third party packages, as well as a C & C++ compiler and bitcode interpreter. Includes a terminal with standard UNIX commands, a code editor with code completion, support for Shortcuts, Picture in Picture, a graphical interface builder and a debugger. * Full version exclusive third party modules * - Cython, cryptography, typed_ast, cv2, _cffi_backend, kiwisolver, matplotlib, numpy, pandas, lxml, Bio, sklearn, skimage, scipy, erfa, pywt, nacl, bcrypt, statsmodels, zmq, regex, gensim, astropy, emd, wasm3, yaml * Built-in UNIX commands * - alias, awk, cat, chflags, chmod, cksum, clang, compress, cp, curl, date, diff, dig, du, egrep, env, fgrep, find, grep, gunzip, gzip, head, host, ifconfig, link, lli, llvm-link, ln, ls, md5, mkdir, mv, nc, nslookup, open, openurl, pbcopy, pbpaste, ping, printenv, pwd, readlink, rlogin, rm, rmdir, say, scp, sed, sftp, sort, ssh, ssh-keygen, stat, sum, tail, tar, tee, telnet, touch, tr, unalias, uname, uncompress, uniq, unlink, uptime, wc, whoami, whois, wol Take advantage system features with the following modules: - pyto_ui - Build an user interface - widgets - Home Screen Widgets - file_system - iOS file system - notifications - Schedule notifications - remote_notifications - Receive remote notifications - background - Run code in background - pasteboard - Clipboard access - userkeys - Save values on disk - sound - Play sounds - music - Access the Apple Music library - photos - Accessing photos and the camera - location - Access user's location - motion - Motion sensors - multipeer - Peer to peer wireless connection - apps - Open third party apps - xcallback - Interact with other apps - sf_symbols - A list of SF Symbols names - watch - Complications and static user interfaces for the Apple Watch
SelfHelp UniBE
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SelfHelp is a development app that visualizes how a website built with Selfhelp CMS will looks like an app. It is used for easy development and visualization.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SelfHelp UniBE at none against Pyto IDE's 4. Pyto IDE's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months) and chart position (#54 vs unranked). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Pyto IDE sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. SelfHelp UniBE asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pyto IDE ships an update every 8 days, SelfHelp UniBE every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pyto IDE | SelfHelp UniBE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (1K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 35.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #54 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 922 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Develobile S.p.A. | University of Bern |
Bugs and requests
Pyto IDE
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inability to run scripts after a few executions
- Inconsistent behavior when switching between apps
- Paywall issues - app asking to repurchase after prior purchase
Requested features
4 requests- Improved code editor with better keyboard support
- Ability to read/write external files (CSV, TXT, etc.)
- Support for more Python libraries like Selenium, Tensorflow
- Longer trial period for new users
SelfHelp UniBE
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pyto IDE
- 3-day TrialFree
- Upgrade to Full Version$6.99
- Lite Version$7.99
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- Full Version$14.99
SelfHelp UniBE
No in-app purchases
Questions
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