Comparison

Geometry Pad vs sketchometry

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

Head to head
About

Geometry Pad

This app transforms your iPad into an infinite canvas for precise plane geometry. Construct and manipulate geometric shapes with accuracy, and measure lengths, angles, and areas live. It's ideal for students and educators exploring geometric concepts.

Highlights
  • Infinite geometry canvas
  • Constructions stay connected
  • Precision snapping
  • Live measurements
  • Classic instruments
  • Shapes from numbers (Premium)
  • Worksheet and document creation (Premium)
Features
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Geometry Pad turns your iPad into an infinite canvas for exact plane geometry. Build points, lines, triangles, polygons, circles and conics with a few taps, and they stay exact: a square stays a square, a parallel stays parallel, and an intersection point stays on its crossing however you move things around. Free to download, with every construction tool included. Unlock Premium with an in-app purchase for even more. CONSTRUCTIONS THAT STAY CONNECTED • Parallel and perpendicular lines, perpendicular bisectors, tangents, chords and intersection points follow their shapes as you drag them. • Altitudes, medians and angle bisectors of triangles and polygons update as the shape changes. • Right, isosceles and equilateral triangles, squares, rectangles, parallelograms, rhombi and regular polygons keep their kind when you edit them. PRECISION BY TOUCH • Points snap to the grid, to vertices, midpoints, sides and curves, and to the crossings of shapes. • A magnifying glass shows exactly where each point lands. • Type exact coordinates, lengths, radii and angles with the built-in calculator (Premium). LIVE MEASUREMENTS • Every shape shows its lengths, angles, slopes, equations, perimeter and area. • Place measurement labels on the canvas. They update as you move the shape. • Show the angles where lines cross with a single tap. CLASSIC INSTRUMENTS AND TRANSFORMATIONS • A compass that draws arcs, and a protractor that draws segments at an exact angle. • Rotate, reflect and translate shapes, or copies of them (Premium). SHAPES FROM NUMBERS (PREMIUM) • Build lines from their equations, triangles from their sides and angles, quadrangles from their sides and an angle, and parabolas and hyperbolas from their equations, with a live preview as you type. WORKSHEETS AND DOCUMENTS • Write notes in text boxes, and add pictures from the camera or photo library (Premium). • Import a PDF and draw and measure on top of its pages (Premium). • Share your drawing as an image (with cropping) or as a document, or export it as PDF or SVG (Premium). • Your work saves automatically to the Files app. Documents from the previous Geometry Pad open too. MADE FOR THE CLASSROOM • Cartesian, polar and isometric grids. • Real centimeters and inches on screen. • Seven themes, including chalkboard and blueprint, and full dark mode support. • Apple Pencil, keyboard shortcuts, multitasking and VoiceOver. PREMIUM One in-app purchase unlocks editing exact values, transformations, shapes from numbers, picture and PDF import, and PDF and SVG export. Bought Premium in the previous Geometry Pad? It's recognized automatically, and Restore Purchase brings it to your other iPads. Geometry Pad is for teachers preparing lessons and worksheets, and for students exploring geometry on their own. We'd love to hear from you: tap Share feedback in the app's Help menu.

About

sketchometry

This app transforms your finger drawings into precise geometric shapes on your iPhone or iPad. It turns math into an experimental subject, encouraging learners to discover concepts through hands-on interaction rather than presenting pre-made solutions.

Highlights
  • Finger-to-geometry conversion
  • Dynamic mathematical exploration
  • Experimental learning approach
  • Interactive geometric drawing
  • Supports iPhone and iPad
Features
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Fascinatingly simple. Simply fascinating. sketchometry is a different kind of dynamic math software. You draw with your finger on your iPhone or iPad. sketchometry automatically converts these (finger) sketches into exact geometric objects. Mathematics becomes an experimental subject. No ready-made results are presented, learners are encouraged to go on a journey of discovery by themselves.

Screenshots

sketchometry4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: sketchometry at none against Geometry Pad's 1. sketchometry also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (65% vs 48%). On price, ads 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

Both are free to download. Geometry Pad sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. sketchometry asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Geometry Pad ships an update every 2 months, sketchometry every 10 days. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Geometry Pad versus sketchometry: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGeometry Padsketchometry
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.7 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews47.8% of reviews65.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—6 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB82 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBytes Arithmetic LLCUniversitaet Bayreuth

Customer experience

Geometry Pad

Written reviews67 reviews
Positive47.8%
Neutral9.0%
Negative43.3%

sketchometry

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive65.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative35.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Geometry Pad

One-time1
  • Premium Features Pack$9.99
None

sketchometry

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Geometry Pad free?
Geometry Pad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is sketchometry free?
sketchometry is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Geometry Pad or sketchometry have ads?
Neither Geometry Pad nor sketchometry shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Geometry Pad or sketchometry?
Geometry Pad ships an update every 2 months, and sketchometry every 10 days. Most recently, Geometry Pad was updated on November 1, 2026 and sketchometry on November 1, 2026.

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