Mathematical Playground Lite vs Optical Illusion Book
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Explore 3D shapes
- Visualize geometric forms
- Cut and expand shapes
- Receive shape data from full version
- All shapes available
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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.
Optical Illusion Book
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Do equal lengths and identical colors always look the same? Optical Illusion Book is an interactive guide to 36 visual illusions. Move lines and shapes, then adjust angle, size, speed, color, spacing, and other conditions to see how perception changes. ILLUSIONS INCLUDE • Size & Length: Müller-Lyer, Ebbinghaus, Ponzo, and more • Angle & Shape: Zöllner, Café Wall, Fraser Spiral, and more • Color & Brightness: Checker Shadow, Hermann Grid, Cornsweet, and more • Motion & Timing: Apparent Motion, Flash-Lag, Barber Pole, and more • Adaptation & Attention: Motion Aftereffect, Troxler Effect, Afterimage, Peripheral Drift, and more • Figure, Ground & Depth: Rubin's Vase, Necker Cube, Kanizsa Triangle, and more FEATURES • Interactive demonstrations for all 36 illusions • Depending on the illusion, drag shapes together, switch views, or play and pause animations • Adjust conditions with sliders and observe how the effect changes • Reveal the underlying image and learn why the illusion occurs • Save favorites and filter the catalog • Switch between detailed standard explanations and Easy Language with simpler wording • Furigana in Japanese when Easy Language is enabled • Light and Dark Mode support Müller-Lyer, Ebbinghaus, and Ponzo are free to use. A one-time Complete Collection purchase unlocks all 36 illusions and every experiment feature. There is no subscription. Visual effects vary from person to person. Stop using the app if viewing an effect causes discomfort. Terms of Use: https://apps.mishimadesign.com/opticalillusion/legal.html#terms-en Privacy Policy: https://apps.mishimadesign.com/opticalillusion/legal.html#privacy-en
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mathematical Playground Lite at none against Optical Illusion Book's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Optical Illusion Book sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Mathematical Playground Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Mathematical Playground Lite | Optical Illusion Book |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 40.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jun Nakashima | Mishima Design |
In-app purchases
Mathematical Playground Lite
No in-app purchases
Optical Illusion Book
- Complete Collection$14.99
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