Comparison

sigmoid neuron vs PyLearn

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

Head to head
About

sigmoid neuron

Features
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This app explains how a single sigmoid neuron works. You can have some insight for neural network.

About

PyLearn

Features
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Real Python, running on your phone. Not quizzes about Python โ€” an editor, an interpreter, and tests that check what your code actually did. Every lesson gives you a problem, a code editor and a Run button. You write Python, run it, and see the output and the failing tests. The interpreter is real CPython, bundled inside the app, so it works on a plane, on the underground, and anywhere else with no signal. WHAT IS IN IT โ€ข 12 courses, 108 lessons, from your first variable to shipping an AI system โ€ข 27 quizzes and 6 capstone projects, graded against hidden tests โ€ข 12 cheatsheets for the things nobody remembers โ€ข 12 badges, XP and a streak, for the days when momentum is the hard part THE PATH Start with Python Basics: variables, loops, conditionals, functions. Then data structures, functions and objects, files and errors, data analysis, APIs and async. Then the part most courses stop before: LLM APIs and prompting, structured output and tool calling, embeddings and vector search, RAG systems, agents and tool use, and evals and shipping. Real practice with the things AI engineering is actually made of. NO ACCOUNT NEEDED The app opens and works with no sign-up. Make an account only if you want your progress on more than one device โ€” it syncs when there is a connection and waits patiently when there is not. BUILT FOR A PHONE โ€ข A code editor with line numbers, syntax highlighting and a punctuation row, because semicolons and brackets are miserable on a phone keyboard โ€ข Adjustable text size everywhere, including inside code โ€ข Hints when you are stuck and a worked solution when you have had enough โ€ข Dark and light, and it respects the size you read at Python runs entirely on your device โ€” no server executes your code. Signed out, nothing you write leaves the phone at all. With an account, your work syncs so you can carry on somewhere else, and the tutor sees the lesson and your code in order to answer questions about them.

Screenshots

sigmoid neuron2 screens
PyLearn4 screens

Verdict

The call

sigmoid neuron and PyLearn are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
sigmoid neuron versus PyLearn: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametersigmoid neuronPyLearn
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.617.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size5 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSungjun KimKAM HON KUOK

In-app purchases

None

sigmoid neuron

No in-app purchases

None

PyLearn

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is sigmoid neuron free?
sigmoid neuron is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PyLearn free?
PyLearn is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do sigmoid neuron or PyLearn have ads?
Neither sigmoid neuron nor PyLearn shows ads.

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