# A vs Star Exploration

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: A at none against Star Exploration's 1. Star Exploration's advantage is update cadence (every 10 months vs every 70 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Star Exploration sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. A asks for nothing beyond the download.

A ships an update every 70 months, Star Exploration every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | A | Star Exploration |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[5.0 (2 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/a-shape/id608284732/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **2** | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 70 months | **Every 10 months** |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Size | 24 MB | 5 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | **iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Johannes Dwiartanto](https://appshunter.io/developer/471738677) | [振华 许](https://appshunter.io/developer/1437340417) |

## What reviewers say

### A

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/a-shape/id608284732)

Create unique geometric shapes through iterative affine transformations. Apply translations, rotations, and scaling to various objects with gradient coloring to generate visually interesting results.

**Highlights:** Affine transformation for shape creation, Translation, rotation, and scaling, Gradient coloring, Supports circles, rectangles, stars, polygons, and lines, Iterative shape generation

**In-app purchases:** none


### Star Exploration

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/star-exploration/id6479958031)

**Features:** Family Sharing

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Full Version | $0.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is A free?

A is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Star Exploration free?

Star Exploration is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Do A or Star Exploration have ads?

Neither A nor Star Exploration shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, A or Star Exploration?

A ships an update every 70 months, and Star Exploration every 10 months. Most recently, A was updated on November 13, 2026 and Star Exploration on November 8, 2026.

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