Pyonkee vs Spelling Bee Trainer
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!
Spelling Bee Trainer
This app helps children prepare for spelling bees by creating custom word lists, practicing them through tests, and reviewing performance. Parents can use it for solo or guided practice sessions.
- Create custom word lists
- Practice words with tests
- Review spelling performance
- Record or use app pronunciation
- Edit word lists anytime
- Access word lists offline
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Train for the next spelling bee and win! Spelling Bee Trainer is a great tool for children who are training for a spelling bee, or have a list of words they want to learn. Spelling Bee Trainer is for the child to practice alone or with the parent. Create a list, add words, review them and practice them in a test. The sound can be recorded or the app can pronounce it for you. Edit the lists at any time. With Spelling Bee Trainer, you always have the word lists with you, ready to practice the words. See the tests that have been done, with information on each word spelled. Contact us for any suggestions or questions: spellingbeewords@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pyonkee at 3.6 against Spelling Bee Trainer's 3.3. Pyonkee also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 19 months) and review sentiment (62% vs 50%). Spelling Bee Trainer's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pyonkee holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 51 and 33 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Pyonkee's written reviews are positive against 50% of Spelling Bee Trainer's.
Pyonkee ships an update every 4 months, Spelling Bee Trainer every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pyonkee | Spelling Bee Trainer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (51 ratings) — better | 3.3 (33 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 61.5% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 51 — better | 33 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 19 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 137 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SoftUmeYa, LLC. | Christina Bharara |
Customer experience
Pyonkee
Spelling Bee Trainer
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
Spelling Bee Trainer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pyonkee
No in-app purchases
Spelling Bee Trainer
No in-app purchases
Questions
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