Comparison

Mathematical Playground Lite vs Drawing with Math

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

Head to head
About

Mathematical Playground Lite

Explore three-dimensional shapes with this educational application. It aids in understanding and visualizing complex geometric forms, offering tools to manipulate and study them. This lite version provides access to all shapes and core functionalities.

Highlights
  • Explore 3D shapes
  • Visualize geometric forms
  • Cut and expand shapes
  • Receive shape data from full version
  • All shapes available
Features
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This is an educational app that is useful for exploring three dimensional shapes. Have you ever had difficulty drawing three dimensional shapes? This app may help you study about shapes. Since this app is the lite version, less features are available than the full-version. But all shapes are available. And you can cut, expand shapes, and also receive shape data from the full-version of this app. --- This app runs on… [iPhone] iPhone 4s or newer. [iPad] iPad 2, iPad 3rd generation or newer, iPad mini series, iPad Air series, iPad Pro series. [iPod touch] iPod touch (5th generation or newer). [OS] iOS12.0 or elder.

About

Drawing with Math

This app offers vector and pixel art editors with tools for free drawing, shapes, and function plotting. It allows for linear transformations of images using matrices, eigenvalues, and rotations, alongside pixel image compression.

Highlights
  • Vector and pixel art editors
  • Free drawing and shape tools
  • Function plotting (Cartesian, polar, parametric)
  • Linear image transformations (matrix, rotation)
  • Pixel image compression
  • Editable greeting cards
Features
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Our “Drawing with Math (Vector and Pixel Art)” app combines two main components: * uniquely versatile image editors, * various methods of linear transformations of both user-entered and system images. Image editors are available in vector and pixelated forms. The editors offer such options as: * free drawing, * entry of all standard shapes, * entry of regular Cartesian, polar, or parametric function into image editor. List of several visually appealing functions is provided. The App stores 10 most recent user entries for each type. Vector images can be linearly transformed in a variety of user-defined ways: * 2x2 matrix, * eigenvalues and eigenvectors, * rotation by degree, * reflection across a given vector. Pixelated images can be compressed by segments to user-selected rank. Mathematical context for the above is provided, whenever possible. Explanation of image compression algorithms requires significant understanding of Linear Algebra, and is available in our “Matrix Solver Step by Step” app. Several bonus images with animations and editable greeting cards are also available. Suggestions and any other feedback are welcome! Write to us at graphmath@aol.com.

Screenshots

Mathematical Playground Lite4 screens
Drawing with Math4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Drawing with Math at 100% against Mathematical Playground Lite's 41%. Drawing with Math also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.0) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). 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

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

Drawing with Math holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of Mathematical Playground Lite's written reviews are positive against 100% of Drawing with Math's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mathematical Playground Lite ships an update every 2 months, Drawing with Math fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Mathematical Playground Lite versus Drawing with Math: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMathematical Playground LiteDrawing with Math
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (3 ratings)4.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJun NakashimaYuri Morozov

Customer experience

Mathematical Playground Lite

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive40.9%
Neutral13.6%
Negative45.5%

Drawing with Math

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Mathematical Playground Lite

No in-app purchases

None

Drawing with Math

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mathematical Playground Lite free?
Mathematical Playground Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Drawing with Math free?
Drawing with Math is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mathematical Playground Lite or Drawing with Math?
Drawing with Math is rated higher. Mathematical Playground Lite averages 4.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Drawing with Math averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Mathematical Playground Lite or Drawing with Math have ads?
Neither Mathematical Playground Lite nor Drawing with Math shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mathematical Playground Lite or Drawing with Math?
Mathematical Playground Lite ships an update every 2 months, and Drawing with Math fortnightly. Most recently, Mathematical Playground Lite was updated on September 8, 2026 and Drawing with Math on September 19, 2026.

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