Python vs Pancake
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Python
Experience a nostalgic retro arcade game reminiscent of early computing eras. Navigate a classic snake, growing longer as you eat, and strive to survive in this simple yet engaging challenge.
- Retro arcade gameplay
- Nostalgic theme
- Simple controls
- Growth mechanic
- Survival challenge
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Retro Python game. A bit of nostalgia for those who remember times when computers took a room, had 48K RAM, displays were green, alphanumeric, and uppercase, and we were younger.
Pancake
Test your reflexes in this simple yet addictive game. Master the one-button mechanic to flip a pancake as many times as possible. Aim for the highest score by perfectly timing your throws and catches.
- One-button gameplay
- Endless pancake flipping
- High score challenges
- Simple controls
- Addictive gameplay
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Flip the pancake as many times as you can! One-button-action at its finest. · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Throw the pancake! Catch the pancake! Throw the pancake! Catch the pancake! No seriously, that’s basically all you can do.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pancake at none against Python's 1. Pancake also leads on ratings volume (841 vs 15) and rating (4.2 vs 3.9). Python's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). On price, review sentiment, ads 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. Python sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pancake asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pancake holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pancake has 841 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Python's written reviews are positive against 67% of Pancake's.
Python ships an update fortnightly, Pancake every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Python | Pancake |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (15 ratings) | 4.2 (841 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.5% of reviews | 67.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 | 841 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | w7software.com | Philipp Stollenmayer |
Customer experience
Python
Pancake
Bugs and requests
Python
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Pancake
Reported bugs
5 issues- Pancake disappears or gets stuck
- Game freezes or lags when ads are shown
- Unlocked items not appearing correctly
- Inconsistent physics and controls
- High scores not saving properly
Requested features
5 requests- Add more pancake and arm variations
- Implement a menu system for selecting unlockables
- Include a leaderboard or achievements
- Add sound effects and music options
- Provide a difficulty setting or progression system
In-app purchases
Python
- Cheat Removes mongooses$0.99
Pancake
No in-app purchases
