Gear Design vs Linear Algebra World
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gear Design
Design involute gears with a CAD interface, allowing visual assessment through touch gestures. Generate and export STL data for 3D printing and perform tooth bending strength analysis with PDF sharing.
- Involute gear design
- CAD interface
- Touch gesture controls (zoom, rotate)
- STL data generation
- Email export
- Tooth bending strength analysis
- PDF sharing
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Gear Design is great in designing involute gears from scratch. Application includes a CAD interface in front end where users can assess designed gears visually with their finger gestures (zoom, rotate, twist etc.). Users can easily generate STL data of the CAD model and export them via Email (Two step action: first generate data and then export via Email). Tooth bending strength analysis calculator is included with multiple sharing options, including a pdf file.
Linear Algebra World
This app offers a rigorous yet accessible approach to linear algebra, combining a matrix calculator, interactive algorithm visualizer, and a structured learning path. It aims to build intuition through visual tools and a coherent system based on axioms, suitable for students and instructors.
- Matrix calculator
- Interactive algorithm visualizer
- Structured learning pathway
- Visual tools for abstract topics
- LaTeX import and export
- Coherent system based on axioms
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Linear Algebra World (LAW) presents linear algebra in a way that is accessible yet rigorous. It is designed for students of engineering, mathematics, data science and related fields, and may also serve as a visual presentation tool for instructors. The app combines three roles: • matrix calculator • interactive algorithm step visualizer • carefully designed learning pathway through linear algebra Our goal is to present linear algebra as a coherent system built on a small set of axioms. Definitions are separated from consequences, logical dependencies are made explicit, and notation is kept minimal to reduce cognitive load. Visual tools are used extensively—even for abstract topics such as the four fundamental subspaces—so that geometric intuition and algebraic reasoning reinforce one another. The curriculum begins with vectors as coordinates and matrices as collections of vectors, and currently covers topics through QR factorization. Upcoming additions include OLS, eigendecomposition, SVD, and PCA. This app builds on our earlier Matrix Solver Step by Step, a highly rated matrix computation app used by students for several years. LAW adds a structured curriculum along with LaTeX import and export. LAW is designed for serious learners who want to understand the structure behind the computations. For quick step-by-step matrix calculations, Matrix Solver Step by Step may be the more direct tool. Your constructive feedback is essential to the continued refinement of the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Linear Algebra World at Free against Gear Design's $2.99. Linear Algebra World also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.5) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 12 months). Gear Design's advantage is iOS requirement (9.3 vs 16.6). On 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
Linear Algebra World is free to download; Gear Design costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Linear Algebra World holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Gear Design ships an update every 12 months, Linear Algebra World every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gear Design | Linear Algebra World |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.5 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DRH YAZILIM VE MUHENDISLIK HIZMETLERI LTD STI | Eteri Byazrova |
Customer experience
Gear Design
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In-app purchases
Gear Design
No in-app purchases
Linear Algebra World
No in-app purchases
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