Comparison

Cubeling vs Geoboard, by MLC

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

Head to head
About

Cubeling

Design and construct cube-based structures with a 3D view and multiple projection options. Add or remove cubes by touch or code. Explore your creations by rotating the 3D model.

Highlights
  • 3D cube building
  • Multiple projection views (plan, orthographic, isometric)
  • Code view for cube creation (iPad)
  • Interactive 3D model rotation
  • Add/remove cubes by touch
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With this app you can build cube buildings. Simultaneously to a three dimensional view you can show a building plan, a multiview orthographic projection, a cavalier projection or an isometric projection view and even a code view (on iPad). You can add or remove cubes by touching them or creating them with the code view. Look at your buildings and rotate the three dimensional view. More teacher's material can be found on the support page.

About

Geoboard, by MLC

Explore mathematical concepts like perimeter, area, and fractions by stretching virtual bands around pegs to form shapes. This open-ended educational tool is ideal for elementary and middle school learners, offering multiple board types and drawing tools for interactive discovery.

Highlights
  • Create line segments and polygons
  • Multiple board types (square, rectangular, circular)
  • Shape duplication and transformation
  • Fill shapes with transparent color
  • Display grid lines with numbering
  • Drawing and annotation tools
  • Save and share work
Features
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Geoboard is a tool for exploring a variety of mathematical topics introduced in the elementary and middle grades. Learners stretch bands around the pegs to form line segments and polygons and make discoveries about perimeter, area, angles, congruence, fractions, and more. This virtual version of the manipulative is an open-ended educational tool, ideal for elementary classrooms and other learning environments. FEATURES • Create line segments and polygons by stretching bands around the Geoboard’s pegs. • Choose from 8 different band colors. • Fill individual shapes with a transparent color, or use the Fill All button to toggle all the bands between filled and unfilled. • Switch between the standard 25-peg square board, a rectangular board with 150 pegs, or a circular board with 13 pegs. The circular board enables explorations with angles, fractions, and time measurement. • Duplicate shapes then move, rotate, or flip them to explore symmetry and congruency. • Change the color of selected bands. • Display grid lines with or without numbering to more easily calculate area and identify shape locations. •Hide and reveal work with resizable covers to create your own problems and model strategies. • Use the drawing tools to annotate work and show understanding. • Add equations, expressions, and descriptions with the math text and writing tools. • Share your work by saving an image or providing a share code to others. MORE APPS For more Geoboard resources and other apps, visit:www.mathlearningcenter.org/apps LEARN MORE To learn about Bridges in Mathematics, an elementary curriculum that employs visual models such as the geoboard, please visit: www.mathlearningcenter.org/bridges/overview ABOUT US This app is brought to you by The Math Learning Center, a nonprofit organization dedicated to K-12 math education since 1976. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Geoboard app was made possible by a generous donation from Dr. David Moursund. This app was crafted by Clarity Innovations. We help improve teaching and learning by creating solutions that match promising technologies with the needs of education.  Visit us at: www.clarity-innovations.com

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Cubeling at 4.5 against Geoboard, by MLC's 3.8. Cubeling also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 39 months) and device support (4 vs 1). Geoboard, by MLC's advantage is ratings volume (20 vs 4). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cubeling holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Geoboard, by MLC has 20 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 82% and 81% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cubeling ships an update every 3 months, Geoboard, by MLC every 39 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Cubeling versus Geoboard, by MLC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCubelingGeoboard, by MLC
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (4 ratings) — better3.8 (20 ratings)
Positive reviews81.8% of reviews — better81.3% of reviews
Number of ratings420 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 39 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHeiko EtzoldThe Math Learning Center

Customer experience

Cubeling

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral18.2%
Negative0.0%

Geoboard, by MLC

All ratings17 ratings
Positive76.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative23.5%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive81.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.8%

In-app purchases

None

Cubeling

No in-app purchases

None

Geoboard, by MLC

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cubeling free?
Cubeling is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Geoboard, by MLC free?
Geoboard, by MLC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cubeling or Geoboard, by MLC?
Cubeling is rated higher. Cubeling averages 4.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Geoboard, by MLC averages 3.8 from 20 ratings.
Do Cubeling or Geoboard, by MLC have ads?
Neither Cubeling nor Geoboard, by MLC shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cubeling or Geoboard, by MLC?
Cubeling ships an update every 3 months, and Geoboard, by MLC every 39 months. Most recently, Cubeling was updated on October 24, 2026 and Geoboard, by MLC on October 23, 2026.

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