Comparison

3D Plotter XL vs Hieroglyph Pro

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Plot 2D functions in 3D
  • Customizable grid display
  • Multiple color themes
  • Adjustable rendering quality
  • Save formulas for later
Features
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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

About

Hieroglyph Pro

Unlock the secrets of Ancient Egyptian language with a comprehensive dictionary and translator. Explore thousands of hieroglyphic signs, words, and phrases, with multiple search and input methods. Offers beginner to professional modes for all learning levels.

Highlights
  • 4124 hieroglyphic signs
  • 221,120 words, phrases, titles, epithets, and locations
  • Beginner, Student, and Pro modes
  • Glyph search by frequency of use
  • 6 ways to enter hieroglyphs for translation
  • Supports Hieratic glyphs and evolution
  • Custom word storage and transmission
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Read and understand Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs with a professional-grade dictionary and translation tool used by students, researchers, and Egyptologists. This powerful App is simply the best interactive, most complete, self contained dictionary and translator between English and Ancient Egyptian! Our dictionary is vetted against modern professional references, including the popular online Thesaurus Linguae Aegyptiae, and standard references including Hannig, and the Worterbuch. Hieroglyphics Pro has been developed and evolved in consultation with professional Egyptologists. This app explains what the ancient symbols mean, how they may have been pronounced and how they formed words and phrases.  The App contains: - 4282 hieroglyphic signs - 224,587words, phrases, titles, epithets, and locations used in Ancient Egypt.  - The Horus, Birth, and Throne names of all the known Pharaohs and Queens of Egypt. Our dictionary has almost triple the content of any other smartphone dictionary/translation apps. Hieroglyphics Pro has several modes:  - Beginner mode simplifies the App with a minimal set of 200 glyphs for easy searching and an easy pronunciation guide.  - Student mode show the standard Middle Egyptian Gardiner set of about 700 glyphs, organized by shape, and standard transliteration.  - Pro mode uses all 1,071 glyphs in Gardiner's classic categories plus more than 3200 additional signs used in the dictionary.   A unique, powerful feature of Hieroglyphics Pro is the ability to find glyphs by how often they are used in inscriptions. This makes adding common signs to a phrase or word a snap!  Egyptian words and phrases in the dictionary are drawn graphically in quadrat groups, in the artistic style of the ancient inscriptions. The App offers 6 ways to enter Hieroglyphs for translation:   • Graphically from Gardiner groupings, or in Beginner Mode, plus Gardiner's/Manley's Groupings by shape - A unique feature allows finding glyphs sorted by their frequency of use! • Direct keyboard text entry of Gardiner codes (i.e., A1, D21, Aa2) • Typing in phonetic shortcuts as defined by the MdC (i.e., Htp, nTr, r, etc.) • By transliteration symbol from the Phonetic shortcuts table • Searching for keywords in a glyph's description or determinative words Text entries of Gardiner Codes and MdC can now be edited with a cursor and finger swiping, just like other text editing apps! Very quick and convenient! Egyptians wrote Right to Left, Left to Right, and Top to Bottom. The App allows you to enter Left to Right, and then view the Glyphs in reverse direction if you wish. HieroglyphPro allows you to add/store/transmit their own custom words to the dictionary. Hieroglyph Pro is the first and only mobile App to introduce Hieratic (a style of cursive, handwritten Egyptian) glyphs, and illustrate how they evolved over the centuries. Hieroglyphics Pro is a modern iOS 27 App, back compatible back to iOS 18, Dark Mode and all. It contains help files and links to both on-line references and to printed books for advanced study. The app and its dictionary data are entirely self-contained. No internet or cell phone required. The new optional link to the Thesaurus-Linguae-Aegyptiae (TLA) academic database does, however, require wifi or cell connection. When you have found the translation your were seeking, with a tap it is copied on to the clipboard and can be pasted into another App, an Email, message, etc. Hieroglyph Pro is a one-time purchase! No ads! No subscriptions!

Screenshots

Hieroglyph Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hieroglyph Pro at 88% against 3D Plotter XL's 0%. Hieroglyph Pro also leads on rating (4.6 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 12 months). 3D Plotter XL's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $4.99) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.6). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

3D Plotter XL costs $1.99 and Hieroglyph Pro $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hieroglyph Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hieroglyph Pro has 27 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 88% of Hieroglyph Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

3D Plotter XL ships an update every 12 months, Hieroglyph Pro every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
3D Plotter XL versus Hieroglyph Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter3D Plotter XLHieroglyph Pro
Price$1.99 — better$4.99
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)4.6 (27 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews88.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings127 — better
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB342 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPiet JonasAviametrix, LLC

Customer experience

3D Plotter XL

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Hieroglyph Pro

All ratings26 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive88.2%
Neutral5.9%
Negative5.9%

In-app purchases

None

3D Plotter XL

No in-app purchases

None

Hieroglyph Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 3D Plotter XL free?
3D Plotter XL costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hieroglyph Pro free?
Hieroglyph Pro costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, 3D Plotter XL or Hieroglyph Pro?
Hieroglyph Pro is rated higher. 3D Plotter XL averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Hieroglyph Pro averages 4.6 from 27 ratings.
Do 3D Plotter XL or Hieroglyph Pro have ads?
Neither 3D Plotter XL nor Hieroglyph Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 3D Plotter XL or Hieroglyph Pro?
3D Plotter XL ships an update every 12 months, and Hieroglyph Pro every 10 days. Most recently, 3D Plotter XL was updated on October 20, 2026 and Hieroglyph Pro on October 25, 2026.

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