Ripple Tank Lite vs Drawing with Math
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ripple Tank Lite
Simulate wave phenomena like interference, diffraction, and refraction using a digital ripple tank. Create waves with your finger and observe various wave behaviors, including resonance and the Doppler effect.
- Wave simulation
- Finger wave creation
- Interference observation
- Diffraction examples
- Refraction simulation
- Resonance and Doppler effect
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A simulation of a ripple tank, or wave tank. Make waves with your finger, or view examples including such wave phenomena as interference, diffraction (single slit, double slit, etc.), refraction, resonance, and the Doppler effect. There is also a full version of this app, called "Ripple Tank", which allows you to create your own experiments, save and load, and change colors. It is also optimized for iPad.
Drawing with Math
This app offers vector and pixel art editors with tools for free drawing, shapes, and function plotting. It allows for linear transformations of images using matrices, eigenvalues, and rotations, alongside pixel image compression.
- Vector and pixel art editors
- Free drawing and shape tools
- Function plotting (Cartesian, polar, parametric)
- Linear image transformations (matrix, rotation)
- Pixel image compression
- Editable greeting cards
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Our “Drawing with Math (Vector and Pixel Art)” app combines two main components: * uniquely versatile image editors, * various methods of linear transformations of both user-entered and system images. Image editors are available in vector and pixelated forms. The editors offer such options as: * free drawing, * entry of all standard shapes, * entry of regular Cartesian, polar, or parametric function into image editor. List of several visually appealing functions is provided. The App stores 10 most recent user entries for each type. Vector images can be linearly transformed in a variety of user-defined ways: * 2x2 matrix, * eigenvalues and eigenvectors, * rotation by degree, * reflection across a given vector. Pixelated images can be compressed by segments to user-selected rank. Mathematical context for the above is provided, whenever possible. Explanation of image compression algorithms requires significant understanding of Linear Algebra, and is available in our “Matrix Solver Step by Step” app. Several bonus images with animations and editable greeting cards are also available. Suggestions and any other feedback are welcome! Write to us at graphmath@aol.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Drawing with Math at 4.8 against Ripple Tank Lite's 3.6. Drawing with Math also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 7 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 78%). Ripple Tank Lite's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Drawing with Math holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Ripple Tank Lite's written reviews are positive against 100% of Drawing with Math's.
Ripple Tank Lite ships an update every 7 months, Drawing with Math fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ripple Tank Lite | Drawing with Math |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (11 ratings) | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Falstad.com | Yuri Morozov |
Customer experience
Ripple Tank Lite
Drawing with Math
In-app purchases
Ripple Tank Lite
No in-app purchases
Drawing with Math
No in-app purchases
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