Comparison

GeoGebra Geometry vs Spiro

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

Head to head
About

GeoGebra Geometry

Create geometric constructions like triangles, lines, and circles. Explore interactive geometry by dragging elements, measuring lengths and areas, and transforming shapes. Save and share your creations, and discover learning activities.

Highlights
  • Construct points, lines, circles, and polygons
  • Explore interactive geometry by dragging
  • Measure lengths and areas
  • Transform shapes (mirror, rotate, dilate)
  • Advanced constructions with conics and locus
  • Investigate construction steps
  • Search for learning activities
Features
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Easily construct triangles, drag points, draw parallel lines, intersect circles, save and share your results. Millions of people around the world use GeoGebra to learn mathematics and science. Join us! • Create constructions with points, lines, circles, polygons, and angles • Explore interactive geometry by dragging points • Measure lengths and areas • Transform shapes by mirroring, rotating and dilating them • Try advanced constructions with conics and locus lines • Investigate construction steps to get deeper understanding • Search for free learning activities directly from our app • Save and share your results with others We’d love to hear from you: send us your questions or feedback via Twitter @geogebra or via https://help.geogebra.org

About

Spiro

Create mesmerizing animated spirographs with this interactive generator. Experiment with various parameters to produce unique visual effects. Built with Swift Playgrounds 4.

Highlights
  • Interactive spirograph generation
  • Animated visual effects
  • Parameter customization
  • Hypotrochoid manipulation
  • Built with Swift Playgrounds 4
Features
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An interactive animating spirograph generator. Changing the different parameters of the hypotrochoid leads to mesmerising effects. Built using Swift Playgrounds 4.

Screenshots

GeoGebra Geometry4 screens
Spiro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: GeoGebra Geometry at 4.0 against Spiro's 3.3. GeoGebra Geometry also leads on ratings volume (74 vs 3) and review sentiment (51% vs 33%). On price, ads, 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

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

GeoGebra Geometry holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GeoGebra Geometry has 74 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of GeoGebra Geometry's written reviews are positive against 33% of Spiro's.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
GeoGebra Geometry versus Spiro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGeoGebra GeometrySpiro
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (74 ratings) — better3.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews50.7% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings74 — better3
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size108 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGeoGebra GmbHAn Trinh

Customer experience

GeoGebra Geometry

All ratings74 ratings
Positive74.3%
Neutral5.4%
Negative20.3%
Written reviews142 reviews
Positive50.7%
Neutral12.7%
Negative36.6%

Spiro

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Bugs and requests

GeoGebra Geometry

Reported bugs

13 issues
  • App crashes when adjusting line thickness
  • Unexpected crashes when switching apps
  • Random crashes losing all work
  • White space appearing in toolbox after app switching
  • Crashes when working with reflected circles
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  • App fails to launch on certain iPad models
  • Crashes when using tangent tool
  • Crashes on iPhone devices
  • Help button crashes the app
  • Implicit curve equations display incorrectly
  • Palm rejection issues with Apple Pencil
  • Accidental app closure during work
  • Data loss on app restart

Requested features

19 requests
  • Save and load projects within the app
  • Open local files functionality
  • Copy and paste objects
  • Undo/redo buttons
  • Layer support for complex designs
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  • Remove all objects at once function
  • Dynamic sliders for shape manipulation
  • Dark theme option
  • Distance and angle measurement tools
  • Text insertion and LaTeX support
  • Image import from gallery
  • Trace/locus function
  • 3D coordinate system support
  • Group objects functionality
  • Vertical and horizontal line snapping
  • Better help documentation for iPad
  • Customizable tool palette
  • Move labels by clicking
  • Export partial screen regions

Spiro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

GeoGebra Geometry

No in-app purchases

None

Spiro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GeoGebra Geometry free?
GeoGebra Geometry is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Spiro free?
Spiro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, GeoGebra Geometry or Spiro?
GeoGebra Geometry is rated higher. GeoGebra Geometry averages 4.0 out of 5 from 74 ratings, while Spiro averages 3.3 from 3 ratings.
Do GeoGebra Geometry or Spiro have ads?
Neither GeoGebra Geometry nor Spiro shows ads.

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