Comparison

Ryan and Friends vs Pi

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Ryan and Friends

Discover a world of safe and educational videos for children featuring popular characters and creators. Enjoy fun cartoons, science experiments, DIY crafts, and pretend play designed for the whole family.

Highlights
  • Free kids videos
  • Safe content
  • Educational shows
  • Cartoons
  • Science experiments
  • DIY crafts
  • Exclusive content
Features
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Ryan and Friends brings you free, safe kids videos from Ryan, star of Ryan's World and the hit Nickelodeon show Ryan’s Mystery Playdate – and all of his friends! Watch Ryan and Friends for fun, educational shows, cartoons, and exclusive content! Featuring science experiments, DIY crafts, pretend play, challenges, and tons of other kid-favorite activities that are fun for the whole family. Ryan and his Ryan's World pals – including Combo Panda, Gus the Gummy Gator, and others – team up with Ryan's favorite kid video stars like popular vlogger Jason Vlogs, rising star Marlin ""MarMar"" Chan of MarMarLand, Scratch Garden, and more, for a non-stop learning adventure! The fun never ends with Ryan and Friends! By pocket.watch, home to kid-favorite video stars and family-friendly shows.

About

Pi

Features
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Explore Pi Through Art Pi-cture It transforms the infinite digits of Pi into stunning pixel art. Turn numbers into color, explore patterns, and create unique images based on any position in Pi — even birthdays or lucky numbers. Generate Pi Images • Pick any starting digit in Pi • Create square images up to 31×31 • Each digit becomes a color pixel • Use “Distance” to skip digits for new patterns • Save and share your Pi art Search for Patterns • Draw your own pattern on a grid • Search billions of Pi digits to find where it appears • Optional video that shows the search in action • Explore how often certain sequences show up Customize Colors • Assign colors to digits 0–9 • Even/Odd two-tone mode • Instantly switch color schemes Timeline & History • All creations saved automatically • View details about each image • Export to Photos or share with friends Educational & Fun • Explore the randomness of Pi visually • Great for math lovers, educators, and digital artists • Create personalized number-based art Turn numbers into art. Discover patterns in chaos. Explore the infinite beauty of Pi.

Screenshots

Ryan and Friends4 screens
Pi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Pi at none against Ryan and Friends's shown. Ryan and Friends's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On price and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Ryan and Friends versus Pi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRyan and FriendsPi
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (14K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews89.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings14K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFutureToday IncBlueNeo LLC

Bugs and requests

Ryan and Friends

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Marmar germs video not loading
  • Compatibility issues on older devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add mini-games
  • Improve video loading
  • More content updates

Pi

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Ryan and Friends

No in-app purchases

None

Pi

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ryan and Friends free?
Ryan and Friends is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pi free?
Pi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ryan and Friends or Pi have ads?
Ryan and Friends shows ads; Pi does not.

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