3D Plotter XL vs Graphing Calculator AR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
3D Plotter XL
Visualize 2D functions in a 3D space by entering formulas and defining plot ranges. Customize the display with grid toggles and color themes, and control rendering quality. Save your formulas for future use.
- Plot 2D functions in 3D
- Customizable grid display
- Multiple color themes
- Adjustable rendering quality
- Save formulas for later
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Plot graphs of 2-dimensional functions in 3D. Enter the formula for the function and the range you want to plot. Features: - toggle grid display - different color themes - contol speed and quality with the number of tiles - save formulas for later use - retina display support
Graphing Calculator AR
Visualize algebra and calculus with interactive 2D and 3D graphs in augmented reality. Explore complex mathematical functions, equations, and plots across various coordinate systems. Solve problems numerically, graphically, or symbolically.
- Interactive 2D and 3D graphing
- Augmented reality visualization
- Support for various coordinate systems
- Numerical, graphical, and symbolic equation solving
- Plotting of functions, relations, curves, and surfaces
- Vector fields and ODEs
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Graphing Calculator lets you visualize algebra and calculus interactively and experience 3D graphs in augmented reality on devices which support AR. Graph functions, implicit relations, parametric curves and surfaces, inequalities, points, vectors, contour and density plots, color maps, vector fields, ordinary differential equations, surfaces of revolution, coordinate transformations, conformal maps and complex-valued curves, surfaces, and ODEs. Use rectangular, polar, cylindrical, or spherical coordinates. Solve equations numerically, graphically, or symbolically. "Graphing Calculator is one of the best examples of elegant power and clean user interface of any application I've seen." - Bruce Horn, creator of the Macintosh Finder.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Graphing Calculator AR at 70% against 3D Plotter XL's 0%. Graphing Calculator AR also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and rating (4.0 vs 1.0). 3D Plotter XL's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.6). On update cadence, 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
Graphing Calculator AR is free to download; 3D Plotter XL costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Graphing Calculator AR holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Graphing Calculator AR has 40 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of 3D Plotter XL's written reviews are positive against 70% of Graphing Calculator AR's.
3D Plotter XL ships an update every 12 months, Graphing Calculator AR every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on September 2, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 3D Plotter XL | Graphing Calculator AR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.0 (40 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 70.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 40 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 9 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Piet Jonas | Ron Avitzur |
Customer experience
3D Plotter XL
Graphing Calculator AR
In-app purchases
3D Plotter XL
No in-app purchases
Graphing Calculator AR
No in-app purchases
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