Comparison

Orsym vs SpiroCanvas Spirograph Mandala

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

Head to head
About

Orsym

Features
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Discover the magic of symmetry. Orsym turns even the simplest stroke into glowing mandalas, mesmerizing patterns, and living geometric shapes. Whether you want to relax, unwind, or create something beautiful in seconds, Orsym makes the experience intuitive and delightful. Draw freely and watch your lines multiply and transform into harmonious structures. Every movement becomes a unique pattern that comes alive through rotation and gentle motion. Orsym is for everyone — kids, adults, artists, meditation lovers, or anyone who enjoys beautiful visual effects. No skills needed. Just curiosity. Features: • Instant creation of mandalas and symmetrical patterns • Smooth, intuitive drawing — perfect for relaxation • Multiple symmetry levels (Segment Count) • Living rotation and motion effects • Clean, distraction-free fullscreen mode • Surprise Me for automatic generative patterns • Studio (one-time purchase): glass shapes, fill, text, any colour, 7 brushes, 4 layerable effects and custom palettes • Glass tool: Liquid Glass shapes over your mandala on iOS 26 and later; earlier iOS versions draw a simplified glass • Mirror symmetry, Undo and Redo, an eraser, Apple Pencil pressure, and a Move tool that turns lines around the centre like a watch bezel • Gallery — save your mandalas as glass artifacts, rotate them in 3D, and share Find calm, spark creativity, or simply enjoy the moment. Orsym turns simple lines into visual magic.

About

SpiroCanvas Spirograph Mandala

Features
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SpiroCanvas is a spirograph app and mandala maker. Pick a disc, choose a pen hole, tap Draw, and watch the pen trace a hypotrochoid curve across the canvas: the classic Spirograph toy, on your phone. Layer curve on curve to build mandala-like compositions, then save or share them. FEATURES Draw & Design - 10 disc sizes, from simple triangles to complex rosettes - Custom disc ratios for unlimited pattern variety - 10 pen hole positions for different curve shapes - 8 colors plus a custom color picker and rainbow mode Three Track Modes - Circle: the classic circle-in-circle spirograph patterns - Oval: elliptical tracks for asymmetric, organic shapes, with 20+ presets - Shapes: roll the disc around a heart, star, flower, triangle, square, egg, stadium or blob - Shapes also covers every digit 0-9 and every letter A-Z, for names and numbers as patterns - Run the disc inside or outside the track for two different families of curve - Independent inner disc shapes Layers - Stack unlimited patterns on one canvas - Show or hide individual layers - Undo and clear with one tap - Per-layer transforms: scale, rotate, and drag to reposition Save & Share - Export high-resolution PNG images - Share to social apps, messaging, or your photo library - Save compositions to revisit and keep editing later - Auto-save restores your session Pattern Gallery - Browse a curated gallery of pattern presets - One tap to load and draw any preset Extras - Adjustable drawing speed, 0.25x to 4x - Sound effects while you draw - Available in 11 languages - Works on iPhone and iPad No ads, no in-app purchases, and no account required. Whether you had a Spirograph as a kid or you are coming to mandala drawing for the first time, SpiroCanvas makes it quick to experiment and to share what you make.

Screenshots

Orsym4 screens
SpiroCanvas Spirograph Mandala4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SpiroCanvas Spirograph Mandala at none against Orsym's 1. SpiroCanvas Spirograph Mandala also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Orsym sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SpiroCanvas Spirograph Mandala asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Orsym versus SpiroCanvas Spirograph Mandala: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrsymSpiroCanvas Spirograph Mandala
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOleksandr DreimanWei Li

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Orsym

One-time1
  • Studio Unlock$5.99
None

SpiroCanvas Spirograph Mandala

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Orsym free?
Orsym is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SpiroCanvas Spirograph Mandala free?
SpiroCanvas Spirograph Mandala is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Orsym or SpiroCanvas Spirograph Mandala have ads?
Neither Orsym nor SpiroCanvas Spirograph Mandala shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Orsym or SpiroCanvas Spirograph Mandala?
Orsym ships an update every 3 weeks, and SpiroCanvas Spirograph Mandala every 3 weeks. Most recently, Orsym was updated on October 28, 2026 and SpiroCanvas Spirograph Mandala on October 24, 2026.

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