Comparison

A vs Miro

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

Head to head
About

A

Analyze 2D truss problems quickly on your mobile device. Create standard or custom truss structures, manage material properties, and generate PDF reports with flexible unit options.

Highlights
  • Standard truss templates (18 types)
  • Custom truss creation
  • Flexible unit system
  • Built-in material library
  • PDF reporting and email export
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The easy and fastest way to analyze the 2D-Truss problem right on your iPhone & iPod Touch. Featuring: • Standard Truss Templates: with the standard truss template (18 types of truss for initial version) , you can easily create and config your truss as required. • "Custom Truss"; If the built-in standard truss template doesn't match your requirement, "Custom" your own Truss is also easy to create due to the Node & Element generating features. • Unit Flexibility: very flexible in Units system, you can choose any units at your convenience without the requirement to restart the application and the unit system is saved per your truss's project. For example you use m. as node coordinations while you choose mm. for the deflection of the nodes or you can even choose in. or ft. for nodes's deflection (if you really need). • Buit-in material sections library where you can adjust any material's properties with no effect to other truss project. The options to create your own material library will be available for the next update. • PDF Reporting: All result information of your truss are shown in PDF and also you can email this result.

About

Miro

This app provides a collaborative visual workspace for teams to brainstorm, design, and build projects together. It offers a limitless digital canvas for idea visualization, note-taking, and workflow management, accessible from anywhere.

Highlights
  • Limitless digital canvas
  • Online meetings and workshops
  • Brainstorming and idea generation
  • Document and PDF annotation
  • Digital note-taking
  • Agile workflow management
  • Pre-made templates
Features
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Miro is a visual workspace for innovation that enables distributed teams of any size to dream, design, and build the future together. With the magic of Miro's Intelligent Canvas™, visualizing concepts, ideas, and solutions as a team can happen anywhere — no dry-erase markers needed. Sync, flow, and feel the connection of working side by side with your team — even in remote, distributed, or hybrid work environments. The Miro app for iPad and iPhone gives you the tools to collaborate with boards that put projects and context all in one place. Our customers love using Miro to: • Run online meetings and team workshops • Brainstorm new ideas and designs on a limitless board • Edit, annotate and mark up documents and PDFs • Take digital notes with an Apple Pencil (and reduce paper use!) • Easily collect resources, photos, docs, links, and references • Plan and manage agile workflows and scrum rituals • Create user journeys, map processes, and develop personas • Teach and facilitate interactive classes in a collaborative space • Create a vision board of ideas and inspiration Miro allows you to create anytime, anywhere. With over 200+ pre-made templates, a drag-and-drop interface, and no limit on collaborators, working on a Miro board is fast and fun. With Miro’s mobile app, you can: • Scan paper post-it notes and convert them into editable digital notes • Create, view, and edit all your boards • Capture and organize your ideas on the go • Share boards publicly or invite team members to edit • Upload images, pictures, docs, spreadsheets, and more • Share boards and invite team members to edit • Review, add and resolve comments On tablets, you can also use Miro to: • Draw concepts and sketch new design ideas with an Apple Pencil • Convert pencil or stylus drawings into shapes, notes, and diagrams • Set up your tablet as the second screen with Zoom or Microsoft Teams - Create Mind Maps to visualize your ideas • Use Lasso to select and move sketches, drawings, or text anywhere on the board • Use Highlighter to capture the attention of your team during a meeting If you enjoy using Miro for collaboration, please leave us a review. If something’s not working right or if you have a question or comment, get in touch with us using this form: https://help.miro.com/hc/en-us/requests/new?referer=store

Screenshots

A4 screens
Miro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Miro at Free against A's $4.99. Miro also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.3) and ratings volume (5.9K vs 3). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Miro is free to download; A costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Miro holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Miro has 5.9K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of A's written reviews are positive against 39% of Miro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

A ships an update every 5 weeks, Miro fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
A versus Miro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAMiro
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating2.3 (3 ratings)4.7 (5.9K ratings) — better
Positive reviews26.5% of reviews39.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings35.9K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJutarus RatanasethakulRealtimeBoard Inc.

Customer experience

A

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive26.5%
Neutral2.9%
Negative70.6%

Miro

All ratings5,837 ratings
Positive92.1%
Neutral2.5%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews970 reviews
Positive39.2%
Neutral14.2%
Negative46.6%

Bugs and requests

A

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Miro

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Keyboard keeps popping up
  • Pen/pencil issues and unreliable drawing
  • Boards not saving properly
  • Boards not duplicating correctly
  • Inability to edit note descriptions
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  • Login and authentication problems

Requested features

10 requests
  • Add color brown
  • Ability to flip drawings
  • Opacity slider
  • Infinite zoom in/out
  • Easier invite process
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  • Support for Magic Keyboard and trackpad
  • Offline mode
  • Better iPad optimization
  • Mathematical formula input
  • Collapsible mindmaps

In-app purchases

None

A

No in-app purchases

None

Miro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is A free?
A costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Miro free?
Miro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, A or Miro?
Miro is rated higher. A averages 2.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Miro averages 4.7 from 5.9K ratings.
Do A or Miro have ads?
Neither A nor Miro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, A or Miro?
A ships an update every 5 weeks, and Miro fortnightly. Most recently, A was updated on November 1, 2026 and Miro on November 9, 2026.

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