Comparison

Überdoodle vs Spirograph Maker

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

Head to head
About

Überdoodle

Relive nostalgic childhood fun with a classic spiral drawing tool. Create intricate patterns with virtual gears and a magic rainbow pen, or simply paint with your finger. Share your creations as wallpapers or send them to loved ones.

Highlights
  • Classic spirograph drawing tool
  • Create custom gears and rings
  • Multiple drawing modes
  • Import photos
  • Apple Pencil support
  • Draw hypotrochoids and epitrochoids
  • Various paper types and background colors
Features
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Thanks for all the amazing feedback - we just love to hear your thoughts, comments and ideas! Überdoodle: Remember the good old spirograph toy? Get nostalgic with this classic spiral drawing tool. Great for children too! The box contains lots of colorful gears, rings and pencils - including a MAGIC rainbow pen - and an unlimited supply of (virtual) paper! Draw beautiful patterns using the gears or simply paint directly on the paper using your finger. Share your doodles to family and friends - or save them and use them as beautiful wallpapers for your iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch. Features: • A Gear Factory where you can create custom gears and rings • Multiple drawing modes: calligraphy pen, celtic braids and multicolor gradients by selecting up to three pencils at the same time • Import photos from your Photo Library • Snap to previous drawing locations • Support for the Apple Pencil. Change calligraphy angle by tilting the pen. • Draw both hypotrochoids and epitrochoids (gears inside a ring or gears on the outside of another gear) • Different paper types and multiple background colors • Eraser and full undo/redo • Change the sizes of gears and rings

About

Spirograph Maker

Create mesmerizing geometric art with a single tap. This app transforms a classic toy into a digital playground, allowing users to generate intricate patterns using adjustable gears and custom colors. It's a meditative and creative tool for all ages.

Highlights
  • Auto-draw mode
  • Custom color palette with gradient
  • Adjustable gear shapes and sizes
  • Save and share creations
  • Full iPad support
  • Light and Dark mode
Features
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Create mesmerizing geometric art with a single tap. Released in 2017 with over 110,000 downloads — a math-meets-art tool refined over 9 years. Spirograph Maker turns the timeless mechanical drawing toy into a digital playground for your iPhone and iPad. Choose your gears, pick your colors, and watch hypnotic patterns bloom across the screen — no drawing skill required. WHERE MATH MEETS ART The patterns Spirograph creates aren't accidents — they're governed by GCD/LCM and parametric equations. Watch how the lobe count is determined by n/gcd(n,m), see hypotrochoids and epitrochoids come alive on your screen. A visual companion for middle-school number theory and high-school parametric curves. Whether you're a curious learner, a math enthusiast, or just love beautiful patterns, this is where math becomes mesmerizing. In 2022, this app was acknowledged in an academic paper on algebraic combinatorics — the smoothness criteria for Positroid varieties (Billey & Weaver, arXiv:2207.06508). From a child's toy to cutting-edge mathematical research — that's how deep these patterns go. FOUR GEAR SHAPES Not just circles. Draw with ellipse, rounded triangle (a curve of constant width), and teardrop gears too. Change the gear's shape and the symmetry of the pattern changes with it: circles stay regular, ellipses stretch, triangles beat in threes, teardrops curve organically. A strength slider tunes each shape continuously — from nearly circular to a flat ellipse, or a sharply pointed triangle or teardrop. KEY FEATURES - Auto-draw mode: tap once and beautiful patterns appear on their own - Custom color palette with gradient mode for endless combinations - Adjustable gear shapes and sizes: circle / ellipse / rounded triangle / teardrop, plus tooth count - Save your creations directly to your Photo Library - Share to Instagram, Facebook, or anywhere - Full iPad support — a bigger canvas for finer detail - Light and Dark mode WHY SPIROGRAPH MAKER - A meditative break from a busy day — without leaving your phone - A visual bridge between middle-school math and university geometry - Inspired by the classic Spirograph toy, reimagined for modern iOS - Perfect for parents, students, artists, and math enthusiasts - Works offline, anywhere PERFECT FOR - Winding down before bed - Sparking creativity with kids - A short math meditation anytime - Making one-of-a-kind wallpapers - Sharing unique art on Instagram - A short, calm focus break during your day In Japan, downloads notably spike around the start of new school terms and summer breaks — pointing to a growing use as a learning companion. Pull out your phone, tap once, and watch sacred geometry unfold. Whether you're a designer, a doodler, a student, or just love beautiful patterns, Spirograph Maker is the simplest way to make art that mesmerizes. Free to download. Optional ad-free upgrade available.

Screenshots

Überdoodle4 screens
Spirograph Maker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Spirograph Maker at Free against Überdoodle's $1.99. Spirograph Maker also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.8) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). Überdoodle's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown).

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

Spirograph Maker is free to download; Überdoodle costs $1.99 up front. Spirograph Maker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Überdoodle asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Spirograph Maker holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spirograph Maker has 88 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 78% of Überdoodle's written reviews are positive against 53% of Spirograph Maker's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Überdoodle ships an update every 3 months, Spirograph Maker fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard11 real differences · 0 level
Überdoodle versus Spirograph Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterÜberdoodleSpirograph Maker
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating3.8 (11 ratings)4.4 (88 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.0% of reviews — better52.9% of reviews
Number of ratings1188 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#192 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMorten Bek DitlevsenKYWorks

Customer experience

Überdoodle

All ratings11 ratings
Positive72.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative27.3%
Written reviews59 reviews
Positive78.0%
Neutral3.4%
Negative18.6%

Spirograph Maker

All ratings88 ratings
Positive83.0%
Neutral9.1%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive52.9%
Neutral11.8%
Negative35.3%

Bugs and requests

Überdoodle

Reported bugs

20 issues
  • Black screen after initial title screen
  • Paid version is very glitchy
  • White box appears below the circle
  • App crashes all the time
  • Update renders app useless
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  • Completely non-functional
  • Black screen when pressing home button
  • App not working
  • Screen below circle turns into a white box
  • Purchased version not working
  • App crashes
  • Update downgraded the app
  • Nothing but a black screen
  • Game crashes all the time
  • App will not run at all
  • Straight lines appear
  • Circles are locked
  • Cannot change the hole where the pen fits
  • No clear page option
  • No help options

Requested features

24 requests
  • Include different gear shapes
  • Allow pinning a gear and using another to draw around it
  • Add non-rings and rings with teeth on the outside
  • Ability to use photos from camera roll as background paper
  • Gears working around the outside of rings
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  • More gear shapes (oval, triangular)
  • Ability to zoom on paper
  • Different colored paper (e.g., black with white pen)
  • Simple help tab explaining gestures
  • More frames and wheels
  • iPhone 5 screen support
  • Ruler shape with teeth on the outside
  • Change paper color
  • Color specific areas before drawing
  • Eraser that only affects drawing
  • Invisible tools
  • Use entire screen surface
  • More design elements
  • More pen and ruler options
  • Ability to specify teeth per gear and ring
  • Allow drawing with multiple gears around each other
  • Zoom functionality
  • Support for different paper colors
  • Tutorial for gestures

Spirograph Maker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Überdoodle

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Spirograph Maker

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$3.99

Questions

Is Überdoodle free?
Überdoodle costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Spirograph Maker free?
Spirograph Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Überdoodle or Spirograph Maker?
Spirograph Maker is rated higher. Überdoodle averages 3.8 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Spirograph Maker averages 4.4 from 88 ratings.
Do Überdoodle or Spirograph Maker have ads?
Spirograph Maker shows ads; Überdoodle does not.
Which is updated more often, Überdoodle or Spirograph Maker?
Überdoodle ships an update every 3 months, and Spirograph Maker fortnightly. Most recently, Überdoodle was updated on November 1, 2026 and Spirograph Maker on November 6, 2026.

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