Comparison

Symmetry Exercises vs Pyonkee

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

Head to head
About

Symmetry Exercises

This app helps children develop focus, attention, and precision through engaging drawing exercises. It offers various modes to sharpen observation and logical thinking skills. A free version provides a selection of templates, with an option to unlock over 120 drawings via a single in-app purchase.

Highlights
  • Develops focus, attention, and precision
  • Sharpen observation and logical thinking
  • Copy, Vertical, and Horizontal Symmetry modes
  • Printable templates and drawings
  • Creation Mode for free drawing
  • Left-handed and right-handed options
Features
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With just a sheet of paper, a grid and a template, your child can start drawing right away: 16 drawings are free (32 on iPad), and a single in-app purchase unlocks the full collection of over 120 drawings (60 on iPhone). Copying a drawing isn't as easy as it seems: it takes focus, attention and precision, helping children develop these essential skills in a fun way. While playing, they will sharpen their observation and logical thinking with the Copy, Move, Vertical Symmetry and Horizontal Symmetry modes. Free version: • 16 templates to draw (32 on iPad), in all 4 game modes. • Left-handed and right-handed options in Vertical Symmetry mode. • Easy printing of templates and drawings. Unlock everything with one in-app purchase: • Over 120 templates to draw (60 on iPhone). • 2 difficulty levels to suit all children (1 on iPhone). • The Creation Mode, where children can draw freely. Purchases are protected by a parental gate, and the purchase can be restored at any time. This game is part of the "Learning is Fun" educational collection. Discover more at http://ar-entertainment.net/

About

Pyonkee

This app offers a real programming environment for creating games, animations, and stories using visual blocks. It's inspired by Scratch and optimized for touch devices, allowing users to learn logic, creativity, and collaboration through coding.

Highlights
  • Visual block-based programming
  • Create games, animations, and stories
  • Optimized for touch devices
  • Import sounds and pictures
  • Share projects easily
  • Connect with micro:bit
  • Utilize iPad sensors
Features
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Tired of consuming? Let's enjoy creating! Based on Scratch, Pyonkee provides a real, programming environment, anytime, anywhere! Pyonkee is a new dynamic media for developing various ideas. By combining visual blocks, kids/adults are able to create original games, animations, and stories on their own. Through the programming process, we will learn about logics, productivity, creativity, and collaborations. Pyonkee has been developed from the open-source code of "Scratch 1.4" from MIT Media Lab. Since Pyonkee is fully compatible with Scratch 1.4, millions of existing Scratch projects can be used for reference. Pyonkee's user interface is optimized for touch devices. We do not need cumbersome typing, even a mouse. Just write programs wherever you like. Pyonkee nicely supports pinch-in/out, and font scaling for small devices. Moreover, sound recorder and camera are provided for importing your sounds and pictures into the projects. We can mix various media on Pyonkee and program them. Moreover, you can share your projects via AirDrop, e-mail, iCloud, and other cloud storage services. From the version 2.1, you are able to create programs using various iPad sensors and Mesh network protocol. From the version 2.3, more than 100 instruments are available in sound block. You can even play other synth app's sounds by enabling Virtual MIDI. From the version 2.20, Pyonkee is able to connect to micro:bit. You can get values from various sensors and send analog/digital signals to the pins. By combining the micro:bit with Pyonkee, you can enjoy an even wider world of programming. Dive into the fun of visual programming!

Screenshots

Symmetry Exercises4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pyonkee at none against Symmetry Exercises's 1. Pyonkee also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (53 vs 8). Symmetry Exercises's advantage is review sentiment (70% vs 62%) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating and ads 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. Symmetry Exercises sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pyonkee asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.8 for Symmetry Exercises against 3.7 for Pyonkee. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pyonkee has 53 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 70% of Symmetry Exercises's written reviews are positive against 62% of Pyonkee's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Symmetry Exercises ships an update every 10 months, Pyonkee every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Symmetry Exercises versus Pyonkee: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSymmetry ExercisesPyonkee
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (8 ratings) — better3.7 (53 ratings)
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews — better61.5% of reviews
Number of ratings853 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS15.013 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB137 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperAlexandre MinardSoftUmeYa, LLC.

Customer experience

Symmetry Exercises

All ratings8 ratings
Positive62.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative10.0%

Pyonkee

All ratings43 ratings
Positive60.5%
Neutral9.3%
Negative30.2%
Written reviews117 reviews
Positive61.5%
Neutral10.3%
Negative28.2%

Bugs and requests

Symmetry Exercises

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Pyonkee

Reported bugs

16 issues
  • App crashes when importing photos
  • App kicks user out
  • Blocks not working
  • Stamp and select features not working
  • Forever if block issue
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  • Storage usage too high (5GB)
  • App crashes when making games (e.g., Five Nights at Freddy's)
  • Loading screen stuck
  • Blocks/sprites disappear briefly when moved
  • Memory cleaning issues causing reloads
  • Pixels shift when drawing sprites
  • Image import forces rectangular crop
  • App crashes on launch (iOS 8, iPad Mini)
  • Slow performance/lagging
  • Editor runs slowly
  • Freezes when making multiple costumes

Requested features

24 requests
  • Update to Scratch 2.0/3.0
  • Support for .sb3 and .sjr files
  • Add clone blocks
  • Add original Scratch Cat sprite
  • Implement auto-save function
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  • Improve drawing/sprite editing tools
  • Add sharing rules and report buttons
  • Add social media sharing
  • Add new blocks (e.g., when screen swiped)
  • Support for importing images from camera roll
  • Support for importing audio from iTunes
  • Add more background images
  • Add more scripts and features
  • Improve performance and speed
  • Add scroll bar for UI elements
  • Make it lighter/less resource-intensive
  • Add a home screen
  • Allow uploading projects to Dropbox
  • Add online play and sharing
  • Add iMessage sharing and email file opening
  • Add mature sprites
  • Add programming explanations
  • Support for Kanji input
  • Make it more compatible with newer iOS versions

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Symmetry Exercises

One-time1
  • Unlock all symmetry exercises$1.99
None

Pyonkee

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Symmetry Exercises free?
Symmetry Exercises is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pyonkee free?
Pyonkee is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Symmetry Exercises or Pyonkee?
Symmetry Exercises is rated higher. Symmetry Exercises averages 3.8 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Pyonkee averages 3.7 from 53 ratings.
Do Symmetry Exercises or Pyonkee have ads?
Neither Symmetry Exercises nor Pyonkee shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Symmetry Exercises or Pyonkee?
Symmetry Exercises ships an update every 10 months, and Pyonkee every 4 months. Most recently, Symmetry Exercises was updated on November 6, 2026 and Pyonkee on November 1, 2026.

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