Comparison

Polym vs Pinpal Projects

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

Head to head
About

Polym

Enhance your memory and recall with audio-first lessons and active learning techniques. Explore a wide range of subjects through engaging courses, flashcards, and integrated memory training. Learn effectively anytime, anywhere with this distraction-free educational tool.

Highlights
  • Audio-first lessons for on-the-go learning
  • Active audio learning with flashcards
  • Spaced repetition and interleaving techniques
  • Expansive course catalog across various subjects
  • Progress tracking and due date reminders
  • Distraction-free learning interface
Features
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Polym: Remember what you learn. Polym (pronounced: poly-m) is a learning app built for the retention of foundational knowledge. Audio and text feeds deliver sets you can finish in a sitting, drawn from a catalog of essential subjects: logic, mathematics, psychology, philosophy, history, economics, and more. Embedded retrieval practice, spaced repetition, and interleaving move what you learn into long-term memory. Designed to strengthen attention with cognition tracking to keep you accountable. Some content and features require a subscription to access. What you'll immediately receive • Audio and text feeds • Active learning, spaced repetition, and interleaving • A collection of foundational knowledge, including classic book excerpts • Cognition tracking What you'll work toward • Improved retention and recall • Strengthened attention • Greater verbal fluency • Faster pattern recognition Begin with a single set. Essential for aspiring polymaths. By using this app, you agree to Apple's standard Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Pinpal Projects

Features
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Simple projects. You and your AI on the same tickets. Projects, tickets, a status and a thread on each. That's it, for your code or your kitchen renovation, on iPhone, iPad and Mac. NOT ANOTHER TICKET SYSTEM Most trackers drown you: workflows, custom fields, sprints, boards, permissions. Pinpal Projects is a project and its tickets. Six statuses anyone understands: new, in progress, blocked, done, deployed, cancelled. A thread on each. Add your own status if a project needs one. What is not here: no workflows, no required fields, no sprints, no story points, no seats, no admin settings. YOU AND YOUR AI, ON THE SAME TICKETS You write it, it fixes it: file "Checkout button hidden on iPad", and Claude picks it up, fixes it and writes what changed in the thread. It finds it, you review: your AI spots a bug and files it. You read, comment, and it gets to work. It keeps the project moving: kitchen renovation, what is open, what is blocked and what is waiting on you. It asks when it's stuck: "Oak or ash for the worktop?" lands in the thread. You answer, it carries on. IT CAN'T WRECK THE BOARD Your AI never deletes a comment, a file or a project, and it uses the statuses and labels you made. Every change lands in the thread with its name. WORKS WITH THE AI YOU ALREADY USE Claude, ChatGPT or any assistant that supports connectors (MCP). Add Pinpal Projects as a connector, sign in, and pick the projects it may see. PRICING Free for up to 20 open tickets, in as many projects as you like. One subscription for unlimited tickets, with the first month free. No ads. Reading, editing, comments and closing are always free; close a ticket to make room. Data lives in Amsterdam, EU. The subscription renews automatically every month unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings on iPhone, iPad or Mac. Terms of Use: https://mypinpal.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://mypinpal.com/privacy

Screenshots

Polym4 screens
Pinpal Projects4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Pinpal Projects at none against Polym's shown. Pinpal Projects also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 11 days) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases 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. Polym sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Pinpal Projects sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Polym ships an update every 11 days, Pinpal Projects every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Polym versus Pinpal Projects: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPolymPinpal Projects
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (36 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings36 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPolym App LLCPortfoliobox Stockholm AB

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Polym

Subscriptions7
  • Standard Access14 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Standard Access14 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Standard Access14 Days trial$11.991 Month
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  • Standard Access14 Days trial$14.993 Months
  • Standard Access14 Days trial$19.993 Months
  • Standard Access14 Days trial$29.993 Months
  • Standard Access14 Days trial$79.991 Year
1 purchases

Pinpal Projects

Subscriptions1
  • Pinpal Projects1 Month trial$1.991 Month

Questions

Is Polym free?
Polym is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pinpal Projects free?
Pinpal Projects is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Polym or Pinpal Projects have ads?
Polym shows ads; Pinpal Projects does not.
Which is updated more often, Polym or Pinpal Projects?
Polym ships an update every 11 days, and Pinpal Projects every 5 days. Most recently, Polym was updated on October 6, 2026 and Pinpal Projects on October 9, 2026.

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