GraphPower vs Periodic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GraphPower
This educational tool empowers students to create various types of graphs, including bar, line, circle, and histograms. It allows for active learning by enabling users to input data, set scales, choose colors, and add titles and labels. A curriculum is also provided for teachers.
- Create bar, line, circle graphs, and histograms
- Input custom data and set scales
- Add graph titles, subtitles, and axis labels
- Generate hypothetical graphs and random data
- Save created graphs
- Includes K-8 curriculum with lesson ideas
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GraphPower provides teachers and parents with an educational tool for teaching data analysis and for developing skill in reading and interpreting graphs. Students can enter their own data and instantly see a graph by tapping an icon. When using GraphPower teachers will want to direct students to build bar graphs, line graphs, circle graphs, and histograms. Active learning begins by entering the data for the graph, setting an appropriate scale, choosing colors and other related activities to create a graph. Based on Common Core Standards GraphPower gives kids the power to build and save graphs on their iPads. A complete curriculum provides K-8 teachers with lesson ideas and a variety of projects. Types of Graphs •Bar Graphs •Line Graphs •Circle Graphs •Histograms Options to enter: •Graph Title •Graph Subtitle •y-axis Label •x-axis Label •Scale •Data for the Graph Statistical Topics: •Mean •Median •Mode •Range •Minimum •Maximum Fun Features: In addition to making their own graphs, while using GraphPower students can scroll through a set of icons and then tap the icon to automatically set up a hypothetical graph. Next, tap the dice to generate random numbers for the graph and edit the graph with a titles and labels.
Periodic
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The PeriodicTableElements is an elegant app that is interactive and fun. Easy to use, easy to understand, simple and effective. It shows the periodic table of elements in variety of ways 1) Classic grid with name that is color coded. You can configure it to look however you like. 2) Visually appealing electron distribution. 3) Visually appealing Lewis dot structure. 4) List that can be sorted based on different element properties like group, period, category etc. These awesome periodic tables can be shared by simple double click anywhere on the table. It is possible to copy the periodic table diagrams as high quality SVG xml. Drag your finger on the periodic table canvas to update elements automatically or tap on an element to see more details. Tap on an element and all the rest of the related elements are highlighted. Details of a selected element is shown in a beautifully drawn animated element. Tap on the animated element and you will see more details that can also be shared. Tapping on the list element will navigate you to a page that shows details of the element. It automatically saves your hard work locally on your device so you can come back and pick up from where you left off as your great effort will not be lost. This is a perfect app if you are a student learning chemistry. This is an app for all student groups. From high school to college to university students. Be creative. Enjoy the app!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Periodic at every 5 weeks against GraphPower's every 6 months. Periodic also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and price ($1.99 vs $2.99). GraphPower's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On 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
GraphPower costs $2.99 and Periodic $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
GraphPower ships an update every 6 months, Periodic every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GraphPower | Periodic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ventura Educational Systems | Om Prakash Chapagain |
In-app purchases
GraphPower
No in-app purchases
Periodic
No in-app purchases
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