Comparison

MathScribe vs Arrette Scale sketch drafting

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

Head to head
About

MathScribe

This iPad application is a math editor designed to simplify mathematical tasks. It offers specialized keys for various mathematical inputs, the ability to draw complex symbols and shapes, and features for creating graphs and charts. Users can also export their work as PDFs or print it directly.

Highlights
  • Customized keys for arithmetic, trigonometric, and Greek input
  • Ability to draw mathematical symbols and geometrical shapes
  • Graph and chart creation using Core Plot framework
  • PDF creation and AirPrint functionality
  • Rich text formatting
  • Venn diagram drawing with patterned lines
Features
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Welcome to Mathscribe, an innovative Math Editor that lets you complete your Math tasks easily! This iPad application packs in a host of basic and advanced customised keys for Arithmetic, Trigonometric and Greek input backed with superscript and subscript functionality. There are no compatibility worries since MathScribe incorporates the Unicode standards. Mathscribe’s new exciting features like Air Print, PDF creation and ability to draw images (square root, matrices, summation, integral symbols etc) makes your task even more easy. Mathscribe now makes use of Core Plot framework to create exciting graphs & charts ! Draw Venn Diagrams (set notations) with Mathscribe's newly added features ! New exciting features include - Ability to draw patterned lines in Venn diagrams to define intersecting areas - Truth table representation - Represent simple and complex Fractions - Draw various Geometrical Shapes, like Circle, Ellipse, Square, Rectangle, Angle or Triangle Share your work with friends by choosing to e-mail a PDF version of your assignment. Apply Rich text formatting to enhance readability of your work. Submit a hard copy of your assignment by using the new AirPrint option ! How to get help or point suggestions - Email developer@sakhatech.com to share bug/suggestions

About

Arrette Scale sketch drafting

This app allows designers to sketch freehand while maintaining precise scale, similar to vector drafting tools. It offers intuitive drawing tools and features for easy sharing and collaboration, simplifying the design process for professionals.

Highlights
  • Freehand drawing pens with vector scaling
  • Adjustable grid system (metric/decimal feet)
  • Straight edge and circle edge tools
  • Distance and area measurement tools
  • Lasso tool for selection and manipulation
  • Layer support for organized designs
  • Easy sharing via email or saving to device
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Rated #1 Technical App for Architects by ArchDaily! Arrette Scale for iPad is an app for designers who want to draw freehand while maintaining a measurable drawing scale like vector drafting tools. Architects, urban planners, surveyors, home remodelers, field archaeologists and dozens of other kinds of professionals will find this app useful. Unlike some other vector drawing tools, Arrette is simple to use. Arrette provides the platform to begin design work and generate ideas without moving too quickly to rigid straight lines and curves. We want to help you draw much as you would normally draw on paper, but to give you the extra tools and ways to share your work that make your life easier and make the design process simpler and more productive. The basic drawing structure is a familiar one - drawing layers which can be overlayed on a base image. The Grid keeps you aware of the size of what you're drawing, and the Edge helps you draw straight lines when you want. When you're ready, you can easily share drawings by email or save them to your device. We've designed Arrette to be extremely easy to learn. In about five minutes, you'll understand how to zoom and scale your canvas, draw lines, and load base images to work on top of. Our tools will seem familiar from other structured drawing applications, but every tool we've built has been simplified and optimized with scale in mind. Uses for Arrette: * An urban designer drafts plans for a new sub-division in a small town * A real estate agent snaps a photograph of a living space and begins to sketch out ideas for staging * A new home owner sketches the plan for an elaborate garden in the back yard * An archaeologist precisely records the provenience of a newly discovered artifact, including its location on an aerial map and the outline of its form * A construction manager notes progress on a work site, sending annotated precision-scale documents back to the general contractor live from the work site These are just a few of the ways that we have envisioned Arrette becoming an essential tool for many professionals. Arrette is the ideal tool for sketching because of its ease of use, preservation of scale, and flexibility in working with original source material such as other drawings, photographs, and maps. Included drawing tools: * Freehand drawing pens that scale like vector lines but are as easy to use as pencil and paper * An adjustable grid system that you can easily flip between the metric system and decimal feet * A straight edge tool for drawing perfectly straight lines or arrays of parallel lines * A circle edge tool for drawing arcs and circles of arbitrary, but precise radius * Distance and area measurement tools for measuring the lengths, perimeters and areas of arbitrary pathways in your drawing at precise scale * A lasso tool to select, move, copy and paste previously drawn lines * Layers, for separating out parts of composite objects or for adding new ideas to an existing document that overlay earlier designs * The ability to share Arrette documents with other users or to e-mail documents in PNG or PDF formats * An eraser tool, for revising your designs or removing objects from previous work * The ability to adjust the width of all lines globally even after the lines have been drawn * A color picker to choose from a variety of different pen colors for your drawing Base image imports: * The ability to load base images to draw on top of; base images respect their original scale and direction when the document is zoomed or panned * Import base images from Email, Dropbox, and Adobe Creative Cloud * Copy and paste from other apps that support JPG, PNG or PDF Document sharing features: * Send PDFs with scale and direction information to colleagues, clients, and other parties via email * Save your work to your Photo Gallery * Share raster versions of your work with anyone via email, Twitter, or Facebook

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: MathScribe at Free against Arrette Scale sketch drafting's $8.99. MathScribe also leads on iOS requirement (7.0 vs 12.4). Arrette Scale sketch drafting's advantage is rating (2.6 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (14 vs 1). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

MathScribe is free to download; Arrette Scale sketch drafting costs $8.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Arrette Scale sketch drafting holds the better App Store score, 2.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Arrette Scale sketch drafting has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of MathScribe's written reviews are positive against 60% of Arrette Scale sketch drafting's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
MathScribe versus Arrette Scale sketch drafting: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMathScribeArrette Scale sketch drafting
PriceFree — better$8.99
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)2.6 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews46.2% of reviews60.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings114 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPadiPad
Requires iOS7.0 — better12.4
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSakhatech Information Systems Pvt LtdArrette, Inc.

Customer experience

MathScribe

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive46.2%
Neutral15.4%
Negative38.5%

Arrette Scale sketch drafting

All ratings14 ratings
Positive42.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative57.1%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral7.5%
Negative32.5%

In-app purchases

None

MathScribe

No in-app purchases

None

Arrette Scale sketch drafting

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MathScribe free?
MathScribe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Arrette Scale sketch drafting free?
Arrette Scale sketch drafting costs $8.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MathScribe or Arrette Scale sketch drafting?
Arrette Scale sketch drafting is rated higher. MathScribe averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Arrette Scale sketch drafting averages 2.6 from 14 ratings.
Do MathScribe or Arrette Scale sketch drafting have ads?
Neither MathScribe nor Arrette Scale sketch drafting shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MathScribe or Arrette Scale sketch drafting?
MathScribe ships an update every 3 months, and Arrette Scale sketch drafting every 3 months. Most recently, MathScribe was updated on October 24, 2026 and Arrette Scale sketch drafting on October 29, 2026.

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