Comparison

Python, Step by Step vs Spaced Learning

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

Head to head
About

Python, Step by Step

Features
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A quiz-based Python learning app, sized for your phone. Python, Step by Step is a Python intro built for people learning to code for the first time. Tap-only micro-lessons that take a few minutes each cover the basics — variables, data types, branching, loops, functions — without ever asking you to type a single line of code. Highlights - A few minutes per lesson. Built for your commute, your coffee break, your before-bed reading - 16 units — from the basics all the way to classes, exceptions, and the standard library - Varied exercises — predicting output, filling in blanks, reordering lines, and more - All learning content is free. No paywalls - Streaks (consecutive days) help you build the habit Who it's for - People just starting with programming - Anyone who needs to pick up Python for work or a career switch - Anyone who wants to touch a bit of code in short bursts What you'll learn (16 units) 1. Welcome (first program, print, comments, input) 2. Variables and Data Types (numbers, strings, booleans) 3. Doing Math (operators, f-strings) 4. Branching (if / elif / else, logical operators) 5. Repeating (for / while, break / continue) 6. Functions (defining, arguments, return) 7. Talk to your program (input, prompts, interactive programs) 8. Group with lists (create, index, loop) 9. Dictionaries and tuples (keys and values, sets) 10. Classes 101 (__init__, self, methods) 11. Exceptions (try / except, raise) 12. Files (open, read, write) 13. Functions, leveled up (lambda, *args, map / filter) 14. Class inheritance (super, overriding) 15. Comprehensions and iterators (generators, yield) 16. Standard library (math, random, datetime, os)

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Spaced Learning

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In English and French. Stop forgetting what you read. Fikra is microlearning built on spaced repetition: big ideas on short index cards, explained plainly, each one brought back as a quick question right before it would fade. HOW IT WORKS • Read or listen. One idea per card: a definition in everyday words, often a hand-drawn figure, read aloud by a narrator. • Turn it over. An everyday example, one thing to try, and the idea it is most often confused with. • Remember it. The card comes back tomorrow, then on day 2, 5 and 12, as a quick question. Name it on three different days and it is mastered. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE, ONE CARD AT A TIME • Twenty subjects, from psychology and philosophy to economics, science and history. • Paths through cognitive biases, game theory, logic and mental models. • Skills like negotiation and public speaking, and the key ideas of classics like Meditations and The Art of War. • Shorts: a scene from everyday life, three names, one guess. A few a day, then it stops. CALM BY DESIGN • No account, and it works offline. • Your reading and practice stay on your iPhone. • Today’s card on your home screen, with a widget. FREE, OR FIKRA PLUS • Free: one card a day, three Shorts a day, saved cards and collections. • Fikra Plus: all three cards a day, practice, every path, and seven Shorts a day. • Try Fikra Plus free for 7 days on the yearly plan, or 3 days on the monthly plan. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://fikra.pwnera.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://fikra.pwnera.com/privacy

Screenshots

Python, Step by Step4 screens
Spaced Learning4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Python, Step by Step at none against Spaced Learning's 2. Spaced Learning's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, 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. Spaced Learning sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Python, Step by Step asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 3 level
Python, Step by Step versus Spaced Learning: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPython, Step by StepSpaced Learning
PriceFreeFree
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB243 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperNaoHacoPwnera

In-app purchases

None

Python, Step by Step

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Spaced Learning

Subscriptions2
  • Fikra Plus Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Fikra Plus Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Python, Step by Step free?
Python, Step by Step is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Spaced Learning free?
Spaced Learning is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Python, Step by Step or Spaced Learning have ads?
Python, Step by Step shows ads; Spaced Learning does not.

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