Grid Spin vs Pythagoras Interactive
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Grid Spin
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Grid • Spin-A-Win is a great way to introduce basic graphing concepts and coordinate pairs. The app presents a two-player game where the object is to place four tokens in a row using coordinates pairs. A player's turn consists of spinning two spinners to generate a coordinate pair. Once the coordinates are given the player needs to locate the position on the grid. Special sound effects make the app even more fun to use and the interactive design facilitates engaging learning strategies.
Pythagoras Interactive
Explore the Pythagorean Theorem with an interactive visual tool. Adjust triangle legs to observe real-time changes in square areas and hypotenuse length. Distances are displayed in radical form when necessary.
- Interactive triangle manipulation
- Visual representation of squares on sides
- Real-time updates to hypotenuse and areas
- Radical form for distances
- Clear labeling of sides and areas
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Eureka! An interactive illustration of the Pythagorean Theorem. Drag the legs of the right triangle and watch the three squares transform in real time. Every side shows its length, every square its area — in radical form when needed, so you'll see 2√2 rather than 2.828. Slide through a visual demonstration of Euclid's original proof from Book I of the Elements. Understand why the theorem is always true, not just what it claims.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Pythagoras Interactive at Free against Grid Spin's $0.99. Pythagoras Interactive also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 15 months). Grid Spin's advantage is iOS requirement (13.2 vs 16.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Pythagoras Interactive is free to download; Grid Spin costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Grid Spin ships an update every 15 months, Pythagoras Interactive every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on May 14, 2026 and August 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Grid Spin | Pythagoras Interactive |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.2 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ventura Educational Systems | ALAN PETERSON |
In-app purchases
Grid Spin
No in-app purchases
Pythagoras Interactive
No in-app purchases
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