Unfold vs Polyhedra 3D
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Unfold
Explore the mathematical and artistic beauty of 3D geometric solids on your device. Interact with 63 different symmetrical shapes, rotating and unfolding them to understand their geometry. Discover Platonic, Archimedean, and Johnson solids with an elegant interface and customizable colors.
- Interactive 3D solids
- 63 different geometric shapes
- Rotate and zoom functionality
- Fold and unfold solids
- 18 color options
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Unfold brings the geometry of 3D solids to life on your iPad and iPhone in an elegant and intuitive way. The artistic and mathematical beauty of these symmetrical forms has been studied for thousands of years, and now it is easier than ever to learn about these shapes. • Beautiful and simple user interface • 63 different shapes · Platonic Solids · Archimedean Solids · Johnson Solids · Prisms · Rectangular Prisms · Antiprisms • Rotate the solids to explore and learn about their shapes • Pinch & Zoom to fold and unfold the solids • Switch between 18 gorgeous colors
Polyhedra 3D
Explore and create intricate geometric shapes with ease. Apply various transformations and color schemes to generate unique visual designs. Experience your creations in augmented reality.
- Create and manipulate polyhedrons
- Apply Conway's transformations
- Thousands of visual combinations
- Save as still or animated images
- Augmented Reality experience
- No math knowledge required
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Create and manipulate beautiful polyhedrons without any mathematical knowledge needed. With many patterns, transformations, and color schemes to combine, you can create thousands of stunning visual combinations you may save as still or animated images. Best, see your creations alive around you thanks to Augmented Reality. Polyhedra is an application to represent and manipulate polyhedrons using Conway’s notation. You can apply Conway’s transformations to a seed polyhedron chosen from the Platonic solids (tetrahedron, cube, octahedron, dodecahedron and icosahedron), prisms, and antiprisms. Supported transformations are: ambo, bevel, chamfer, dual, expand, gyro, join, kis, lace, loft, meta, ortho, propellor, quinto, snub, stake, subdivide, triangulate, and truncate. Most important of all, no mathematics knowledge is needed to enjoy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Polyhedra 3D at 5.0 against Unfold's 4.2. Polyhedra 3D also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 14 months). Unfold's advantage is ratings volume (46 vs 4) and review sentiment (84% vs 75%). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Unfold costs $0.99 and Polyhedra 3D $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Polyhedra 3D holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Unfold has 46 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 84% of Unfold's written reviews are positive against 75% of Polyhedra 3D's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Unfold ships an update every 14 months, Polyhedra 3D every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Unfold | Polyhedra 3D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.2 (46 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.9% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 46 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Paul Hangas | Laurent Rodier |
Customer experience
Unfold
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In-app purchases
Unfold
No in-app purchases
Polyhedra 3D
No in-app purchases
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