Comparison

DeTeXt vs Vectors and Planes

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

Head to head
About

DeTeXt

Easily find LaTeX commands for symbols by drawing them or searching a comprehensive database. Get the exact command you need for your documents without memorization.

Highlights
  • Draw symbols to find LaTeX commands
  • Neural image classification for symbol recognition
  • Searchable database of 1098 symbols
  • Supports Apple Pencil on iPad
  • Copy commands, symbols, or Unicode codepoints
  • Offline symbol database
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Finding the symbol you want to use in LaTeX can be hard since you can't memorize all the commands and packages for every symbol. DeTeXt tries to solve this problem by giving you two ways to find the command you want: - Draw the symbol you want and DeTeXt's neural image classification engine will identify what it thinks are the 20 most likely LaTeX commands that will generate a symbol closest to the one you drew. DeTeXt supports Apple Pencil drawings on the iPad. - Search the entire symbol set of 1098 symbols from packages like tipa, amsmath, amssymb, textcomp and more, in addition to the default mathematical symbols. - Copy the symbol, or the character itself, or its Unicode codepoint to the system clipboard, to paste anywhere else. DeTeXt's neural engine processes your drawn symbol and finds the best matches in its symbol database, all on your device without requiring you to be online. All the symbols are stored within the app as well.

About

Vectors and Planes

This app visualizes and explains complex 3D geometry concepts, including linear and quadric structures and their intersections. It offers interactive 3D graphs and step-by-step calculation algorithms for a deeper understanding of mathematical principles.

Highlights
  • Visualize 3D linear structures
  • Visualize 3D quadric structures
  • Interactive 3D graphs
  • Step-by-step calculation algorithms
  • Combinations of structures
  • Linear Algebra concepts
Features
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Vectors and Planes App helps visualize and understand 3D linear and quadric structures and their intersections. List of linear structures and combinations: 1. Two vector combination. 2. Plane. 3. Line and plane combination. 4. Two plane combination. 5. Three plane combination. Current list of quadric structures: 1. Two sphere combination. 2. Standard ellipsoid. 3. Ellipsoid in a form of positive-definite matrix. 4. Standard cone. 5. Cone in a form of indefinite matrix. 6. 1-sheet hyperboloid. 7. 1-sheet hyperboloid in a form of indefinite matrix. 8. 2-sheet hyperboloid. 9. 2-sheet hyperboloid in a form of indefinite matrix. 10. Standard cylinder. 11. Cylinder in a form of positive-semidefinite matrix. 12. Hyperbolic paraboloid. 13. Elliptic paraboloid. Current list of combinations of quadric and linear structures: 1. Matrix ellipsoid and line. 2. Standard ellipsoid and plane. 3. Matrix ellipsoid and plane. 4. Matrix cone and line. 5. Standard cone and plane. 6. 1-sheet hyperboloid in matrix form and line. 7. 2-sheet hyperboloid in matrix form and line. 8. Matrix cylinder and line. 9. Elliptic paraboloid and line. 10. Hyperbolic paraboloid and line. Interactive 3D graphs are provided for all of the above. Step by step calculation algorithms are provided for all intersection point sets. Many of the algorithms are based on Linear Algebra concepts. Those, in turn, are explained in our “Matrix Solver Step by Step” app. Version 10 was completely redesigned. Developers hope to get feedback from users at graphmath@aol.com.

Screenshots

DeTeXt4 screens
Vectors and Planes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: DeTeXt at 4.9 against Vectors and Planes's 4.3. DeTeXt also leads on ratings volume (40 vs 11). Vectors and Planes's advantage is monetization model (free vs paid) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment, 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

DeTeXt holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 40 and 11 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 92% of DeTeXt's written reviews are positive against 100% of Vectors and Planes's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DeTeXt ships an update every 2 months, Vectors and Planes every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
DeTeXt versus Vectors and Planes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeTeXtVectors and Planes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (40 ratings) — better4.3 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews92.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings40 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVenkata Subrahmanyan GovindarajanYuri Morozov

Customer experience

DeTeXt

All ratings40 ratings
Positive97.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.7%

Vectors and Planes

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

DeTeXt

No in-app purchases

None

Vectors and Planes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DeTeXt free?
DeTeXt is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vectors and Planes free?
Vectors and Planes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DeTeXt or Vectors and Planes?
DeTeXt is rated higher. DeTeXt averages 4.9 out of 5 from 40 ratings, while Vectors and Planes averages 4.3 from 11 ratings.
Do DeTeXt or Vectors and Planes have ads?
Neither DeTeXt nor Vectors and Planes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DeTeXt or Vectors and Planes?
DeTeXt ships an update every 2 months, and Vectors and Planes every 4 days. Most recently, DeTeXt was updated on October 14, 2026 and Vectors and Planes on October 20, 2026.

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