Comparison

Pythagoras HD vs Matrix

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

Head to head
About

Pythagoras HD

Explore the Pythagorean Theorem through interactive puzzles and visual proofs. This educational app offers a unique, formula-free approach to understanding geometry. It's designed to make learning engaging and accessible.

Highlights
  • Visual proofs of Pythagorean Theorem
  • Interactive geometric puzzles
  • Formula-free learning
  • Engaging educational experience
  • iPad compatibility
Features
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A fascinating, beautiful and educating puzzle! Moreover, all this is a proof of the celebrated Pythagorean Theorem. Wait.. Several proofs! Now you can easily prove it without formulas!

About

Matrix

Features
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The MatrixAnalysis is carefully designed to be a simple and elegant app. This app has tools to help you analyze matrices like finding eigenvalues and eigenvectors, diagonalization, QR, SLU, LU factorization. This app can also be used to do matrix operations like, finding inverse, determinant, dot product, cross product, and much more. You can also do elementwise operations and scalar operations. Want to do fast fourier transform (FFT) or inverse fourier transform (IFFT), this app is capable of IFFT Want to find an pseudo inverse of a non-square matrix, this app has you covered Want to know a rotation matrix for a given angle or rotate a vector by the given angle? This app has you covered. The expressions and the solutions are displayed in beautiful mathematical way. Once the expressions are solved, a beautifully written solutions are created that you can share with other or save it locally. It automatically saves your hard work locally on your device so you can come back and pick up from where you left off as your great effort will not be lost. There is also a Study page to help you with learning some important matrix vector formulas and some useful technique. This is an app for all student groups. From high school to college to university students. Be creative. Enjoy the app!

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Matrix at Free against Pythagoras HD's $0.99. Matrix also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 24 months) and device support (3 vs 1). Pythagoras HD's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On 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

Matrix is free to download; Pythagoras HD costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pythagoras HD ships an update every 24 months, Matrix every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Pythagoras HD versus Matrix: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPythagoras HDMatrix
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews42.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 24 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRoman KoksharovOm Prakash Chapagain

In-app purchases

None

Pythagoras HD

No in-app purchases

None

Matrix

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pythagoras HD free?
Pythagoras HD costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Matrix free?
Matrix is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pythagoras HD or Matrix have ads?
Matrix shows ads; Pythagoras HD does not.
Which is updated more often, Pythagoras HD or Matrix?
Pythagoras HD ships an update every 24 months, and Matrix every 5 weeks. Most recently, Pythagoras HD was updated on November 1, 2026 and Matrix on November 5, 2026.

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