sketchometry vs Mathematical Playground Lite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Finger-to-geometry conversion
- Dynamic mathematical exploration
- Experimental learning approach
- Interactive geometric drawing
- Supports iPhone and iPad
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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.
Mathematical Playground Lite
Explore three-dimensional shapes with this educational application. It aids in understanding and visualizing complex geometric forms, offering tools to manipulate and study them. This lite version provides access to all shapes and core functionalities.
- Explore 3D shapes
- Visualize geometric forms
- Cut and expand shapes
- Receive shape data from full version
- All shapes available
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This is an educational app that is useful for exploring three dimensional shapes. Have you ever had difficulty drawing three dimensional shapes? This app may help you study about shapes. Since this app is the lite version, less features are available than the full-version. But all shapes are available. And you can cut, expand shapes, and also receive shape data from the full-version of this app. --- This app runs on… [iPhone] iPhone 4s or newer. [iPad] iPad 2, iPad 3rd generation or newer, iPad mini series, iPad Air series, iPad Pro series. [iPod touch] iPod touch (5th generation or newer). [OS] iOS12.0 or elder.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: sketchometry at 4.6 against Mathematical Playground Lite's 4.0. sketchometry also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (65% vs 41%). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
sketchometry holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of sketchometry's written reviews are positive against 41% of Mathematical Playground Lite's.
sketchometry ships an update every 10 days, Mathematical Playground Lite every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | sketchometry | Mathematical Playground Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (5 ratings) — better | 4.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 65.0% of reviews — better | 40.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Universitaet Bayreuth | Jun Nakashima |
Customer experience
sketchometry
Mathematical Playground Lite
In-app purchases
sketchometry
No in-app purchases
Mathematical Playground Lite
No in-app purchases
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