Pyonkee vs Nekomimi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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!
Nekomimi
This app provides a streamlined browser experience specifically designed for the Scratch programming environment. It optimizes the display for children learning to code by removing unnecessary navigation elements and enabling a dedicated keyboard for essential inputs. The interface is tailored to maximize screen real estate for coding activities.
- Scratch site only display
- Eliminated navigation
- Full screen iPad usage
- Dedicated keyboard for Scratch
- Disabled screen enlargement
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A browser specialized for Scratch, a programming environment for children -Only Scratch site (https://scratch.mit.edu/) can be displayed -Since the navigation is eliminated, the entire screen of the iPad can be used with Scratch -Features not required for development with Scratch are not installed (back, forward, URL input, bookmark, etc.) - The key input (0-9, A-Z, arrow key, space key) required when executing Scratch is enabled by using a dedicated keyboard - In order to prevent the screen from being enlarged carelessly, the screen enlargement display function by double tap or pinch in is turned off Scratch is a project of the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at the MIT Media Lab
Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Pyonkee at Free against Nekomimi's $1.99. Pyonkee also leads on iOS requirement (13 vs 15.6). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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
Pyonkee is free to download; Nekomimi costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.6 for Pyonkee against 3.6 for Nekomimi. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 51 and 46 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 62% of Pyonkee's written reviews are positive against 58% of Nekomimi's.
Pyonkee ships an update every 4 months, Nekomimi every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on August 15, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pyonkee | Nekomimi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 3.6 (51 ratings) — better | 3.6 (46 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 61.5% of reviews — better | 57.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 51 — better | 46 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 137 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SoftUmeYa, LLC. | Kouichi INAFUKU |
Customer experience
Pyonkee
Nekomimi
Bugs and 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
Nekomimi
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pyonkee
No in-app purchases
Nekomimi
No in-app purchases
