OrigamiDraw vs String Art Designer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OrigamiDraw
Design intricate origami crease patterns with ease. This app allows you to intuitively draw and verify complex folds, manage your designs, and export them in various formats. Perfect for experienced origami enthusiasts looking to create and share their own models.
- Design crease patterns intuitively
- Perform all Huzita-Hatori/Justin axioms
- Divide segments and angles
- Compose with building blocks
- Propagate folds across existing ones
- Verify flat-foldability
- Export designs in multiple formats
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For advanced origami folders, OrigamiDraw brings an unparalleled level of comfort to Crease Pattern (CP) design. On your couch —or anywhere inspiration strikes you— draw your CP as you would fold your paper, intuitively, easily, fast. With OrigamiDraw, you can: - Perform all folds possible with the 7 Huzita-Hatori/Justin axioms - Divide segments and angles in any number between 2 and 8 - Compose with building blocks from rabbit ear to frog base, or even your own patterns - Propagate new folds across existing ones, alternating mountain and valley folds (or not) - Instantly find the missing fold to flatten the paper around a node - Find and retain all references needed to replicate your model exactly - Verify the flat-foldability of your base, with clear indications if anything is missing - See an X-ray image of your folded model - Keep all your CPs in one place - Create different versions as your design evolves or to show a folding sequence - E-mail your CP to your desktop computer as an Oripa, Orihime, Oriedita, Flat-Folder, PNG, JPG, and/or SVG file
String Art Designer
Create intricate string art designs with various string types and modes. Transform photos into unique string art pieces. Offers in-app purchases for expanded features and unlimited string options.
- Math-String mode
- Cyclic string type
- Step string type
- Custom string type
- Portrait mode for photo art
- In-app purchases for advanced features
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String Art Designer makes possible to design string art with using various strings. Math-String mode Availabe string types: - cyclic string string will be hooked on pins with a specified cycle - verious step string string will be hooked on start/end pin which are moved by specified rule - custom string string will be hooked on specified pins Portrait mode make string art from photo In-App Purchase: - unlimited number strings for math-string mode - make string art from your photo (from Photo library) Note: A photo editing app would help to get better Portrait String Art
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: OrigamiDraw at 82% against String Art Designer's 0%. OrigamiDraw also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). String Art Designer's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). On price, ads and device support 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. String Art Designer sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. OrigamiDraw asks for nothing beyond the download.
OrigamiDraw holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OrigamiDraw has 12 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of OrigamiDraw's written reviews are positive against 0% of String Art Designer's.
OrigamiDraw ships an update every 7 months, String Art Designer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OrigamiDraw | String Art Designer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (12 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.8% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Akira Terao | Tomoaki Yagishita |
Customer experience
OrigamiDraw
String Art Designer
In-app purchases
OrigamiDraw
No in-app purchases
String Art Designer
- Unlimited String$5.99
- PortraitArt$19.99
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