Comparison

Values at Play vs Origlow

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

Head to head
About

Values at Play

This app helps users practice identifying and analyzing values in art. It offers tools to create value studies, inspect specific color values, and find areas matching a chosen value. Users can import their own images for practice.

Highlights
  • Create value studies from images
  • Import custom images
  • Inspect Denman Ross and RGB values
  • Find points matching selected values
  • Colorized value studies
  • Full-screen value study viewing
Features
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Use "Values at Play" to practice seeing values in art. Practice with one of the images included in the app or import your own image. Values at Play includes: VALUE STUDY Create a Value Study for any image. Choose the number of values to include in the study, and the value study will be created within seconds! View the value study full-screen, and easily toggle between it and the original image. Create "colorized" value studies. IMAGE INSPECTOR Use Image Inspector to find the Denman Ross Value and RGB value of any point on an image. VALUE FINDER Find all the points on an image with the value you've selected. VALUES-TAC-TOE Drag the cross hair to a precise location on the image you've selected. Do you know the value at that point? If so, you're on your way to a "Values-Tac-Toe." If not, keep practicing.

About

Origlow

This digital papercutting studio allows you to create intricate designs without physical materials. Explore various folding and cutting tools, choose from numerous templates, and customize your creations with different colors and export options.

Highlights
  • Digital papercutting studio
  • 109 editable templates
  • Multiple folding modes
  • Various cutting tools
  • Customizable paper colors
  • Export in PNG, SVG, PDF
  • Offline creation
Features
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Origlow is a digital papercutting studio for iPhone and iPad. Experience the magic of folding, cutting, and revealing a pattern—without paper scraps or sharp tools. Start with a blank sheet or one of 109 editable templates. Chinese zodiac animals, radial florals, window patterns, six-point snowflakes, mandalas, nature silhouettes, ocean motifs, classical emblems, and fantasy totems bring traditional craft and contemporary pattern design together. CREATE LIKE REAL PAPER • Choose asymmetric paper; 4-, 6-, 8-, or 12-fold round paper; square eightfold; or square snowflake modes • Cut with point, rectangle, and circle tools, or draw freely with an adjustable brush • Restore overcut areas and add reusable vector motifs • Switch between folded, unfolded, and side-by-side views to see symmetry take shape • Undo and redo as you experiment MAKE IT YOURS • Choose from six paper colors: Cinnabar, Coral, Golden, Jade, Indigo, and Violet • Save works in progress and mark finished papercuts as completed • Recover an editing draft after an unexpected exit • Export a 2048 × 2048 PNG, scalable SVG, or PDF, then share with the iOS share sheet DISCOVER PAPERCUTTING CULTURE The in-app About Papercutting collection explores the history, techniques, schools, symbolism, and major forms of this paper art. Switch between Chinese and English at any time. No account is required. Creation works offline, and saved works remain on your device. Eastern beauty in every cut. Fold a sheet and make the first cut.

Screenshots

Values at Play4 screens
Origlow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Origlow at every 4 days against Values at Play's every 5 months. Origlow also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Values at Play's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Values at Play sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Origlow sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Values at Play against 5.0 for Origlow. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Values at Play has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Values at Play ships an update every 5 months, Origlow every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Values at Play versus Origlow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterValues at PlayOriglow
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNeil Daly鑫 邓

Customer experience

Values at Play

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Origlow

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Values at Play

One-time1
  • Values at Play Unlimited$4.99
3 purchases

Origlow

One-time3
  • 6 beans$2.99
  • 20 beans$9.99
  • 100 beans$39.99

Questions

Is Values at Play free?
Values at Play is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Origlow free?
Origlow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Values at Play or Origlow?
Values at Play and Origlow are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 6 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Values at Play or Origlow have ads?
Neither Values at Play nor Origlow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Values at Play or Origlow?
Values at Play ships an update every 5 months, and Origlow every 4 days. Most recently, Values at Play was updated on November 3, 2026 and Origlow on October 31, 2026.

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