Comparison

PE Games vs Smata

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

Head to head
About

PE Games

This app helps physical education teachers create engaging, curriculum-aligned lessons and games quickly. It features an AI lesson planner and game generator, along with a library of over 250 pre-made games. Save and organize your favorite resources for easy access.

Highlights
  • AI Lesson Planner
  • AI Game Generator
  • 250+ Ready-to-Go Games
  • Save & Organize Resources
  • Curriculum Alignment Tools
  • Multiple Teaching Approaches
Features
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Plan better PE lessons in minutes, not hours. PE Games gives you everything you need to deliver engaging, curriculum-aligned physical education — all in one app. AI Game Generator Describe what you need and let AI create custom games tailored to your class. Set the age group, environment, equipment, and theme — get instant, ready-to-use games with full instructions, variations, and equipment lists. AI Lesson Planner Generate complete lesson plans aligned to your curriculum. Choose your year level, duration, focus area, teaching approach, and class size — get a structured lesson plan you can use straight away. Save your plans for easy reference later. 250+ Ready-to-Go Games Browse a library of over 250 PE games across categories including Chasing, Relay, Reaction, Forming Groups, Major Games, and more. Every game includes detailed instructions, equipment needed, player counts, time estimates, and variations. Save & Organise Bookmark your favourite games and save generated lesson plans so you always have your best resources at your fingertips. Built for PE Teachers Works with Australian Curriculum, US Standards, UK National Curriculum, and more Covers all teaching approaches — direct teaching, inquiry-based, game-based, and sport education Games for every environment — indoor gym, outdoor field, court, pool, and classroom Join thousands of PE teachers worldwide who are transforming their lesson planning with PE Games! SUBSCRIPTION PRICING & TERMS PE Games is free to download and offers access to 100s of free games with basic features. To unlock the full experience—including AI-driven lesson planning, premium tools, and additional resources—you can subscribe to a premium account with flexible monthly or annual plans. By subscribing, you gain access to exclusive features that streamline lesson planning, enhance game selection, and improve student engagement. Learn more about our subscription details, Terms of Service, and Privacy Policy here: Terms of Service & Privacy Policy https://www.pegames.app/terms Apple Standard EULA https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Start revolutionizing your PE classes today with PE Games!

About

Smata

This app helps educators observe and record student learning data through photos, videos, and notes. It visualizes this 'small data' to build a comprehensive picture of student progress, informing teacher planning and supporting a learner-centered pedagogy.

Highlights
  • Capture photos, video, and audio of learning moments
  • Link observations to specific students and learning areas
  • Visualize learning data with graphs
  • Track student strengths, gaps, and areas for growth
  • Inform teacher planning with visual data
  • Review past observations for deeper understanding
Features
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Designed for teachers, Smata supports the cycle of observing, noticing and responding to learning that is central when embracing a learner centred pedagogy. By capturing and visualising small data, Smata builds a fuller picture of student learning. How does Smata work? Teachers take photos, video or audio of learning moments, and make teacher notes, which they then link to students and learning areas. Teachers decide whether what they have captured is evidence of emerging or rich learning in that area or areas. This captured small data is graphed to show learning strengths, gaps and areas for increased richness. This informs teacher planning. Teachers are able to review past observations to deepen their understanding of student and class learning. The Benefits of Using Smata: Place observation at the centre of your practice. Capture small data in the moment of observing and noticing, which can be reviewed later to inform responsive teacher actions. Make the curriculum, not assessment, the focus of learning. Because Smata enables the capture of small data related to specific learning areas, a picture of curriculum linked learning is built for the class and each student. Easily keep track of learning. Teachers decide the learning areas they want to keep track of. Smata graphs the captured small data to provide a visual representation of the learning teachers are noticing and its degree of richness. Plan for responsive teacher actions. View either whole class or individual student graphs. Instantly see where learning is rich, where it is emerging, or where no learning has been noticed. Review previously captured moments, including teacher notes. Spotlight questions generated by Smata highlight interesting points of reflection unique to the class. Supports a growth focused, learner centred pedagogy. A barrier to the adoption of a learner centred pedagogy is the difficulty teachers experience keeping track of who is doing what. Smata solves that problem. The emerging to rich scale orientates planning on the growth focused question, ‘What can I do to add richness to student learning?’ Simple, intuitive and fast. Smata is designed for ease of use. Observation information is captured in the moment of learning, in a matter of seconds, minimising the need to enter learning data after the fact. The graph makes learning instantly visible and the planning focus clear.

Screenshots

PE Games4 screens
Smata3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Smata at none against PE Games's 6. Smata also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). PE Games's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs monthly). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PE Games sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Smata asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PE Games ships an update every 8 days, Smata monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
PE Games versus Smata: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPE GamesSmata
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (20 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings20 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterMonthly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.111.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperConnectedPE Pty ltdPoint Zero Limited

Customer experience

PE Games

All ratings18 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral11.1%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative25.0%

Smata

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

PE Games

Subscriptions5
  • PE Games Pro Weekly$3.997 Days
  • AI Lesson Planning - Monthly$4.991 Month
  • PE Games Premium3 Days trial$9.993 Months
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  • PE Games Premium1 Year trial$17.991 Year
  • PE Games - Yearly1 Year trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Full Version$34.99
None

Smata

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PE Games free?
PE Games is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Smata free?
Smata is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PE Games or Smata have ads?
Both PE Games and Smata show ads.
Which is updated more often, PE Games or Smata?
PE Games ships an update every 8 days, and Smata monthly. Most recently, PE Games was updated on October 21, 2026 and Smata on October 22, 2026.

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