Comparison

POP vs Sedona

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

Head to head
About

POP

Design interactive app prototypes directly on your mobile device. Create interfaces with a vast library of assets or import your paper sketches. Turn your designs into tappable demos and share them easily.

Highlights
  • Interactive app prototyping
  • Design mode with asset library
  • Import paper sketches
  • Link screens with touch areas
  • Shareable app demos
  • Syncs to web account
Features
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POP lets you create amazing interactive app designs and prototypes on your iPhone or iPad! You can design interfaces using our super-simple design mode, with over 1 million icons, fonts, stock photos and avatars available for you to use thanks to integrations with Unsplash, Iconfinder and Randomuser. Prefer sketching your ideas on paper? We support that too! Just take a snap of your sketches and add them to your project. Once your ready, you can turn your designs, sketches, mockups and wireframes into interactive, tappable app prototypes that allow you to demo your ideas and share with others. How it works: 1. CREATE YOUR PROJECT Select from the iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch 2. DESIGN YOUR APP Design your app with our design tool with millions of free stock photos, fonts and icons. Or take photos of your pen and paper sketches! 3. PROTOTYPE Link each screen together using touch areas to form your app demo, add realistic transitions…then press play! 4. SHARE AND COLLABORATE Ready to show the world? You can share prototypes with any device or desktop browser using Email, SMS, Twitter and Facebook. Everything is synced to your Marvel web account too, so you always have access to your prototypes no matter where you are. Some of the worlds most popular startups, tech companies and services start their ideas in POP - ready to join them?

About

Sedona

Write and run Swift code directly on your mobile device. Ideal for learning and testing code snippets with features like syntax highlighting and a custom keyboard. Supports file sharing and includes a language reference.

Highlights
  • Compile and run Swift programs
  • View program output and errors
  • Custom keyboard for Swift characters
  • Advanced source code editor
  • Syntax highlighting and line numbers
  • File sharing via AirDrop and iCloud
Features
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Write Swift code directly on your iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch! This app supports the latest Swift syntax and it is ideal for learning and testing code snippets! Swift is a general-purpose, multi-paradigm, compiled programming language developed by Apple Inc. for iOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, Linux, and z/OS. Swift is designed to work with Apple's Cocoa and Cocoa Touch frameworks and the large body of existing Objective-C code written for Apple products. It is built with the open source LLVM compiler framework. Features: - Compile and run your program - View program output or detailed error - Custom keyboard for easy input of frequently used characters - Optimized for connecting with external physical/bluetooth keyboard - Advanced source code editor with syntax highlighting, bracket completion and line numbers - Open, save, import and share Swift files. Supports File Sharing with iTunes Connect, AIrDrop and iCloud. - Language reference Limitations: - Internet connection is required for compilation - Maximum program running time is 20s - One file can be run at a time - Some file system, network and graphics functions may be limited - This is a batch compiler; interactive programs are not supported. For example, if your program provides an input prompt, enter the input in the Input tab prior to compilation.

Screenshots

POP4 screens
Sedona4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: POP at 4.6 against Sedona's 3.9. POP also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Sedona sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. POP asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

POP holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: POP has 1.2K ratings behind it against 36, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of POP's written reviews are positive against 67% of Sedona's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
POP versus Sedona: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPOPSedona
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.2K ratings) — better3.9 (36 ratings)
Positive reviews80.1% of reviews — better67.2% of reviews
Number of ratings1.2K — better36
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBallpark Labs LtdKetan Appa

Customer experience

POP

All ratings1,220 ratings
Positive91.1%
Neutral2.8%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews246 reviews
Positive80.1%
Neutral4.1%
Negative15.9%

Sedona

All ratings36 ratings
Positive72.2%
Neutral11.1%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews64 reviews
Positive67.2%
Neutral9.4%
Negative23.4%

In-app purchases

None

POP

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Sedona

One-time1
  • Upgrade$2.99

Questions

Is POP free?
POP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sedona free?
Sedona is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, POP or Sedona?
POP is rated higher. POP averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while Sedona averages 3.9 from 36 ratings.
Do POP or Sedona have ads?
Sedona shows ads; POP does not.
Which is updated more often, POP or Sedona?
POP ships an update monthly, and Sedona monthly. Most recently, POP was updated on October 21, 2026 and Sedona on October 26, 2026.

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