Spirograph Maker vs Pattern Art
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spirograph Maker
Easily create intricate spirograph patterns by adjusting gear size and pen color. Explore a variety of designs with this intuitive drawing application.
- Easy spirograph creation
- Adjustable gear size
- Customizable pen color
- Draw various figures
- Intuitive interface
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Create mesmerizing geometric art with a single tap. Released in 2017 with over 110,000 downloads — a math-meets-art tool refined over 9 years. Spirograph Maker turns the timeless mechanical drawing toy into a digital playground for your iPhone and iPad. Choose your gears, pick your colors, and watch hypnotic patterns bloom across the screen — no drawing skill required. WHERE MATH MEETS ART The patterns Spirograph creates aren't accidents — they're governed by GCD/LCM and parametric equations. Watch how the lobe count is determined by n/gcd(n,m), see hypotrochoids and epitrochoids come alive on your screen. A visual companion for middle-school number theory and high-school parametric curves. Whether you're a curious learner, a math enthusiast, or just love beautiful patterns, this is where math becomes mesmerizing. In 2022, this app was acknowledged in an academic paper on algebraic combinatorics — the smoothness criteria for Positroid varieties (Billey & Weaver, arXiv:2207.06508). From a child's toy to cutting-edge mathematical research — that's how deep these patterns go. FOUR GEAR SHAPES Not just circles. Draw with ellipse, rounded triangle (a curve of constant width), and teardrop gears too. Change the gear's shape and the symmetry of the pattern changes with it: circles stay regular, ellipses stretch, triangles beat in threes, teardrops curve organically. A strength slider tunes each shape continuously — from nearly circular to sharply pointed. KEY FEATURES - Auto-draw mode: tap once and beautiful patterns appear on their own - Custom color palette with gradient mode for endless combinations - Adjustable gear shapes and sizes: circle / ellipse / rounded triangle / teardrop, plus tooth count - Save your creations directly to your Photo Library - Share to Instagram, Facebook, or anywhere - Full iPad support — a bigger canvas for finer detail - Light and Dark mode WHY SPIROGRAPH MAKER - A meditative break from a busy day — without leaving your phone - A visual bridge between middle-school math and university geometry - Inspired by the classic Spirograph toy, reimagined for modern iOS - Perfect for parents, students, artists, and math enthusiasts - Works offline, anywhere PERFECT FOR - Winding down before bed - Sparking creativity with kids - A short math meditation anytime - Making one-of-a-kind wallpapers - Sharing unique art on Instagram - A short, calm focus break during your day In Japan, downloads notably spike around the start of new school terms and summer breaks — pointing to a growing use as a learning companion. Pull out your phone, tap once, and watch sacred geometry unfold. Whether you're a designer, a doodler, a student, or just love beautiful patterns, Spirograph Maker is the simplest way to make art that mesmerizes. Free to download. Optional ad-free upgrade available.
Pattern Art
Create stunning patterns, wallpapers, and prints with a professional editor. Utilize AI tools for photo integration and access a vast library of motifs. Share your creations and explore designs from a global community.
- Make beautiful patterns, wallpapers, backgrounds & prints
- Professional editor for seamless patterns
- AI Eraser to add photos
- 1000+ motifs/stickers
- Browse and share patterns
- Community pattern gallery
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- Make Beautiful Patterns, Wallpapers, Backgrounds & Prints. - Professional Editor for Seamless Patterns - AI Eraser to add Photos - 1000+ Motifs / Stickers in Various Styles - Browse Patterns Made by others - & Share Your Own! Important: - The app allows users to publish their own patterns. We strive to keep the community safe, but if you do see inappropriate content, please report it via the in-app features and we will take action within 24h. Publication of inappropriate content or abusive behavior is not tolerated and will result in ejection from the platform. - The app is free to download and offers the ability to make a limited number of patterns and limited features for free and with ads. You can subscribe for unlimited features and to remove ads. - Prices vary by country and subscription; please check the terms that apply to you at the time of purchase. For the USA, subscriptions are $6.99/week, $18.99/month or $39.99/year and may include a 3 day free trial. - Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned-off at least 24h before he end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period at the cost of the chosen package. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned-off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. Any unused portion of a free trial, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription. - Subscriptions are linked to your account rather than to a given installation of an app on a device. Therefore cancelling a free trial or subscription must be done via your account Settings. Just deleting the app does not automatically cancel a subscription. If you need assistance, please contact us at suppport [at] dailyltd.com and we'll be keen to help. But please note that for privacy and security reasons, we as developers are unable to directly access your account and alter your subscription on your behalf. - Privacy policy: http://dailyltd.com/privacy - Terms of use: http://dailyltd.com/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Pattern Art at none against Spirograph Maker's shown. Pattern Art also leads on review sentiment (76% vs 53%) and ratings volume (1.6K vs 88). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Spirograph Maker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Pattern Art sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Spirograph Maker against 4.4 for Pattern Art. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pattern Art has 1.6K ratings behind it against 88, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 53% of Spirograph Maker's written reviews are positive against 76% of Pattern Art's.
Spirograph Maker ships an update fortnightly, Pattern Art weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spirograph Maker | Pattern Art |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (88 ratings) | 4.4 (1.6K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 52.9% of reviews | 75.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 88 | 1.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | KYWorks | Daily Apps |
Customer experience
Spirograph Maker
Pattern Art
Bugs and requests
Spirograph Maker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Pattern Art
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashing issues
- Motifs disappearing behind background
- Difficulty resizing and rotating elements
- Automatic subscription sign-ups
Requested features
5 requests- Search function for motifs
- Ability to adjust background color
- Improved layer management
- Option to export larger images
- Unlimited pattern creation
In-app purchases
Spirograph Maker
- Remove Ads$3.99
Pattern Art
- Pattern Art Premium3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Pattern Art Premium$4.997 Days
- Pattern Art Weekly with Trial3 Days trial$6.997 Days
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- Pattern Art Weekly$6.997 Days
- Pattern Art Premium3 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Pattern Art Premium$9.991 Month
- Pattern Art Monthly3 Days trial$18.991 Month
- Pattern Art Yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Pattern Art Premium$39.991 Year
- Pattern Art Premium3 Days trial$69.991 Year
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