Think 3D vs Geoboard, by MLC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Think 3D
Explore and manipulate 3D shapes on your screen with intuitive controls. Create unique, colorful combinations and save or share your designs. Perfect for anyone interested in 3D modeling and design.
- Explore and interact with 3D shapes
- Create unlimited combinations
- Add or remove shapes easily
- Rotate and zoom 3D creations
- Save and share designs
- Print 3D creations
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Explore and interact with 3D shapes on a screen like you never have before. Fun for 3D fans of any age. Features: • Choose from of a variety of 3D shapes • Create unlimited combinations with colorful shapes • Add or remove shapes with a single tap • Drag one finger to rotate 3D creation in any direction • Zoom in and out for a better view • Swipe to spin in any direction • 3D creations are saved on your device • Share documents with your friends over email • Save images of your creations • Print creations
Geoboard, by MLC
Explore mathematical concepts like perimeter, area, and fractions by stretching virtual bands around pegs to form shapes. This open-ended educational tool is ideal for elementary and middle school learners, offering multiple board types and drawing tools for interactive discovery.
- Create line segments and polygons
- Multiple board types (square, rectangular, circular)
- Shape duplication and transformation
- Fill shapes with transparent color
- Display grid lines with numbering
- Drawing and annotation tools
- Save and share work
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Geoboard is a tool for exploring a variety of mathematical topics introduced in the elementary and middle grades. Learners stretch bands around the pegs to form line segments and polygons and make discoveries about perimeter, area, angles, congruence, fractions, and more. This virtual version of the manipulative is an open-ended educational tool, ideal for elementary classrooms and other learning environments. FEATURES • Create line segments and polygons by stretching bands around the Geoboard’s pegs. • Choose from 8 different band colors. • Fill individual shapes with a transparent color, or use the Fill All button to toggle all the bands between filled and unfilled. • Switch between the standard 25-peg square board, a rectangular board with 150 pegs, or a circular board with 13 pegs. The circular board enables explorations with angles, fractions, and time measurement. • Duplicate shapes then move, rotate, or flip them to explore symmetry and congruency. • Change the color of selected bands. • Display grid lines with or without numbering to more easily calculate area and identify shape locations. •Hide and reveal work with resizable covers to create your own problems and model strategies. • Use the drawing tools to annotate work and show understanding. • Add equations, expressions, and descriptions with the math text and writing tools. • Share your work by saving an image or providing a share code to others. MORE APPS For more Geoboard resources and other apps, visit:www.mathlearningcenter.org/apps LEARN MORE To learn about Bridges in Mathematics, an elementary curriculum that employs visual models such as the geoboard, please visit: www.mathlearningcenter.org/bridges/overview ABOUT US This app is brought to you by The Math Learning Center, a nonprofit organization dedicated to K-12 math education since 1976. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Geoboard app was made possible by a generous donation from Dr. David Moursund. This app was crafted by Clarity Innovations. We help improve teaching and learning by creating solutions that match promising technologies with the needs of education. Visit us at: www.clarity-innovations.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Think 3D at 4.5 against Geoboard, by MLC's 3.9. Think 3D also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 39 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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.
Think 3D holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 45 and 17 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 80% and 81% positive.
Think 3D ships an update monthly, Geoboard, by MLC every 39 months. The most recent releases landed on August 26, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Think 3D | Geoboard, by MLC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (45 ratings) — better | 3.9 (17 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.5% of reviews | 81.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 45 — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 39 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Paul Hangas | The Math Learning Center |
Customer experience
Think 3D
Geoboard, by MLC
In-app purchases
Think 3D
No in-app purchases
Geoboard, by MLC
No in-app purchases
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