Comparison

Hypotenuse vs One Mandala

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

Head to head
About

Hypotenuse

Explore the meditative art of geometry using Augmented Reality or your photo library. Construct polygons from basic shapes and discover the mathematical patterns in nature and the built world. Learn the language of geometry through interactive visual exploration.

Highlights
  • Augmented Reality geometry exploration
  • Photo Library integration for geometric patterns
  • Construct polygons from circles and lines
  • Discover geometric patterns in nature
  • Learn about mathematical language of the universe
Features
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Discover the relaxing and meditative art of geometry with Hypotenuse and experience the mysterious mathematical language of the universe. With the same simple rules of compass and straightedge, you can now explore the geometric patterns found in nature and in our built environment using Augmented Reality and/or images from your Photo Library. Learn how to construct polygons from just circles and lines; from the triangle to the twelve-sided dodecagon. Geometry is everywhere! Hypotenuse helps you find it.

About

One Mandala

Create intricate digital mandalas and geometric art with a powerful custom engine. Bloom digital flowers, animate your creations, and export your art to share. Unlock your inner artist with mindful, creative expression.

Highlights
  • Custom geometry engine
  • 40+ adjustable parameters
  • Digital flower blooming
  • Geometric animations
  • Export creations
  • Record animations
  • 2-week free trial
Features
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Enter a world of digital mandalas and create stunning geometric art! Give yourself your daily dose of mindful creativity and experience harmony through sacred geometry creation. Bloom stunning digital flowers and bring your mandala creations alive with mesmerizing geometric animations. Powerful custom geometry engine, with over 40+ adjustable parameters means endless creativity. Export your creations or record your animations and share them to the world, and unlock your inner artist, in only minutes! Make your world more beautiful: One Mandala at a time. Experience our full suite of premium features with a 2-week free trial. Choose from our monthly or annual subscription options to use our app and gain full acess to all features. Subscriptions are billed through Apple’s in-app purchase system and automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. For more details, please refer to our Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/.

Screenshots

Hypotenuse3 screens
One Mandala4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: One Mandala at Free against Hypotenuse's $2.99. One Mandala also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (9 vs 1). Hypotenuse's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 1.8) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). On review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

One Mandala is free to download; Hypotenuse costs $2.99 up front. One Mandala sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Hypotenuse asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hypotenuse holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: One Mandala has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Hypotenuse's written reviews are positive against 43% of One Mandala's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hypotenuse ships an update every 6 weeks, One Mandala every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Hypotenuse versus One Mandala: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHypotenuseOne Mandala
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better1.8 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better42.9% of reviews
Number of ratings19 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#148 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB92 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJames GilmartinOne Mandala Oy

Customer experience

Hypotenuse

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

One Mandala

All ratings8 ratings
Positive12.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral14.3%
Negative42.9%

In-app purchases

None

Hypotenuse

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

One Mandala

Subscriptions2
  • One Mandala Premium (1 Month)14 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • One Mandala Premium (1 Year)14 Days trial$36.901 Year

Questions

Is Hypotenuse free?
Hypotenuse costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is One Mandala free?
One Mandala is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hypotenuse or One Mandala?
Hypotenuse is rated higher. Hypotenuse averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while One Mandala averages 1.8 from 9 ratings.
Do Hypotenuse or One Mandala have ads?
Neither Hypotenuse nor One Mandala shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hypotenuse or One Mandala?
Hypotenuse ships an update every 6 weeks, and One Mandala every 3 weeks. Most recently, Hypotenuse was updated on October 26, 2026 and One Mandala on October 24, 2026.

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