BASIC vs Learn Python (Step By Step)
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BASIC
Create and publish your own applications directly on your iOS device using an extended BASIC programming language. Features include a rich interface, advanced graphics, sound capabilities, and hardware support.
- Create standalone apps for App Store
- Rich user interface elements
- Advanced graphics and animation
- Comprehensive sound and music support
- Hardware sensor integration
- Networking and file management
- Customizable IDE with documentation
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This is "smart BASIC" - an extended version of popular Minimal BASIC programming language. With "smart BASIC" you can create your own programs right on your iOS device. BASIC programs, written in "smart BASIC", can be published in the App Store as standalone applications using the "smart BASIC" SDK for Xcode. The "smart BASIC" programming language has many powerful features. INTERFACE: - buttons, text boxes, sliders, switches, browsers - pages for grouping your interface objects - support for additional TTF fonts - clipboard support - multitouch up to 11 simultaneous touches GRAPHIC: - advanced graphics functions - animated sprites, sprite sheet support MUSIC and SOUND: - play MP3, AIFF, WAV, MIDI, MOV and MP4 files - programmable MIDI synthesizer with 128 built-in instruments - support for additional sound fonts SF2 and DLS - speech synthesizer HARDWARE support: - GPS, compass - accelerometer - photo and video recording and more: - files - networking - integrated mathematics of complex numbers - customizable IDE - built-in documentation - ready-to-use examples of programs Visit the support forum to get assistance and to share your BASIC programs with other users.
Learn Python (Step By Step)
Learn Python programming through step-by-step lessons, detailed explanations, and practical examples. This app offers over 500 instructions and 380+ exercises to help you master Python syntax and concepts.
- Detailed instruction descriptions
- Syntax explanations
- Multiple implementation examples
- Over 500 instructions/methods/functions
- 380+ practice exercises
- Covers installation to advanced topics
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Want to learn Python the easy way? Do you want to remember the syntax and result of an statement? Developed so that students or teachers can easily learn the Python language More than 500 instructions/methods/functions 380+ exercises, which you can copy to your IDE and test and modify . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . For each instruction is presented: a) A detailed description with different implementations and rules b) The syntax with all the various options c) Four examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The application covers: 01 - Installation of an IDE 02 - Introduction to Python (Basic Commands) // 8 topics 03 - Mathematical Operators // 5 topics 04 - Writing (Print) // 7 topics 05 - Reading (Input) // 2 topics 06 - Conditional Structures // 6 topics 07 - Repetitive Structures // 8 topics 08 - Functions // 5 topics 09 - Numbers Manipulation // 23 topics 10 - String Manipulation // 12 topics 11 - Date Manipulation // 13 topics 12 - Lists // 9 topics 13 - Tuples // 8 topics 14 - Sets // 7 topics 15 - Dictionaries // 8 topics 16 - Error Handling // 5 topics 17 - Regular Expressions // 2 topics 18 - Lambda Function 19 - Modules // 2 topics 20 - Threadings // 3 topics
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BASIC at 4.2 against Learn Python (Step By Step)'s 3.5. BASIC also leads on review sentiment (68% vs 33%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). Learn Python (Step By Step)'s advantage is price ($4.99 vs $11.99). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
BASIC costs $11.99 and Learn Python (Step By Step) $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BASIC holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BASIC has 17 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of BASIC's written reviews are positive against 33% of Learn Python (Step By Step)'s.
BASIC ships an update every 2 months, Learn Python (Step By Step) every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BASIC | Learn Python (Step By Step) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $11.99 | $4.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (17 ratings) — better | 3.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 68.0% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #105 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 135 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nikolay Denislamov | Paulo Narra |
Customer experience
BASIC
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In-app purchases
BASIC
No in-app purchases
Learn Python (Step By Step)
No in-app purchases
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