Upskill U vs Semicolon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Upskill U
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Upskill U is a micro learning platform built for people who want real skills — not endless videos, not likes, not passive scrolling.
Semicolon
Learn programming with interactive lessons and real code exercises. Explore various languages and computer science concepts. Progress is saved locally, with a free tier and a one-time purchase for full access.
- Real code exercises
- Multiple choice questions
- Fill in the blank
- Fix the bug challenges
- Predict output
- Write the function
- Progress tracking
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Semicolon is a set of programming courses for your phone. Every exercise uses real code in the language you're studying. Question types include multiple choice, fill in the blank, fix the bug, predict the output and write the function. COURSES - ARM64 Assembly: how a CPU runs your code - Python - Rust - Kotlin - SwiftUI - Discrete Math - Design Patterns: the 23 classic patterns - Data Structures & Algorithms Each course has 24 sections and starts from the basics. LESSONS Lessons are short. After each answer you get an explanation of why it was right or wrong. Every lesson has a manual page with the full concept if you want to read it first. If you already kno a timed test to skip it. FREE AND PRO ARM64 Assembly and Python are free. There is no trial period or time limit. Semicolon Pro is a one-time purchase that unlocks the other six courses. There is no subscription, no ads, and no hearts or lives. There is a streak counter, but nothing gets locked if you miss a day. Your progress is stored on your device. There is no account or sign-in.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Upskill U at none against Semicolon's 1. Upskill U also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). 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
Both are free to download. Semicolon sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Upskill U asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Upskill U | Semicolon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Upskill Air | Imaginative Universal, Inc |
In-app purchases
Upskill U
No in-app purchases
Semicolon
- Semicolon Pro$24.99
