Comparison

Circle Calculator vs Rondo

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

Head to head
About

Circle Calculator

Features
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Enter one value and instantly calculate radius, diameter, circumference and area. The live measured diagram updates with your inputs, while formula explanations help you understand the result. CIRCLE AND GEOMETRY TOOLS • Circle, arc, sector, segment, chord and annulus • Polygon, triangle, sphere and cylinder measurements • Unit, angle and precision controls WORKSHOP PROBLEM SOLVING • Bolt Circle (PCD) with X/Y drill coordinates • Offline DN/NPS pipe schedule dimensions and weights • Metal stock weight before cutting • Cone flat patterns and pipe templates SAVE AND EXPORT Keep calculation history and favourites on your device. Eligible Pro workflows create PDF, CSV and DXF outputs for professional work. OFFLINE-READY CORE Core calculations and bundled pipe charts work without an internet connection. Purchases, advertising, support links and sharing can require a connection. FREE AND PRO Existing free calculators remain available. Pro adds selected workshop exports, advanced workflows, expanded history and an ad-free experience. The App Store shows current plans, trials and local prices before purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Rondo

Explore the mathematical beauty of numbers through interactive, animated factorization diagrams. Watch numbers dance, hear their unique songs, and even visualize them in augmented reality. Discover the stories behind special numbers and personalize your experience with customizable palettes and sounds.

Highlights
  • Animated factorization diagrams
  • Augmented reality number visualization
  • Auditory representation of factors
  • Interactive number exploration
  • Field Guide for special numbers
  • Home screen and Apple Watch widgets
  • Customizable color palettes and sounds
Features
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Rondo turns the counting numbers into a quiet, hypnotic dance. Every number from 1 upward is drawn as a factorization diagram: nested rings of colored dots that show, at a glance, how that number is built from its prime factors. 6 is two groups of three. 12 is three groups of four. Primes can't be split, so they shimmer alone. Then the diagram melts and re-forms into the next number, and the next, an endless looping dance of arithmetic. It's equal parts math toy, teaching tool, and ambient art. WATCH, OR EXPLORE • Let it play for a calm, continuous dance from one number to the next • Tap to pause, drag to scrub to any number, or step one at a time • Speed it up, or slow it right down • A gentle haptic tap each time the dance lands on a prime • Follow any number down its Collatz orbit, and watch it fall back to 1 HEAR IT • Every number sings its factorization: a prime is a single pure tone, a composite a chord of its prime factors • On by default, off whenever you like POINT YOUR CAMERA • Aim Rondo at any printed number and watch its diagram bloom over the page, in augmented reality • Summon a number's diagram into the room, then walk around it • Street signs, receipts, book pages: factor the world around you EVERY NUMBER HAS A STORY • Tap any number to see what makes it special: whether it's prime, a perfect number, a power, and more • Collect the special numbers you find in the Field Guide SEE THE MATH • The current number and its factorization, always in view • Full VoiceOver support and a spoken read-out of each number and how it factors • Save the numbers you love to Favorites, and share any diagram as an image ON YOUR HOME SCREEN AND WRIST • Widgets that turn today's date into factorization diagrams, across the Home Screen, Lock Screen, and StandBy • A factorization calendar for the month or the current week • A widget for a number you pin, and a stepper widget you tap to walk one number at a time • An Apple Watch app: scrub through the numbers with the Digital Crown, with the same prime haptics • Ask Siri for a number, or add Rondo to a Shortcut • An optional nudge on days whose number is itself worth a look MAKE IT YOURS WITH RONDO PRO A one-time unlock, never a subscription. The full dance stays free. Pro is for going deeper: • New color palettes, backgrounds, and color styles • Layout options for how the rings nest and order themselves • A living clock face that factors the time • Number sequences: count by multiples, primes only, Fibonacci, and more • The full instrument: tune the scale, voice, and space of the sound • Hear any number's story narrated aloud, in your choice of tone CALM BY DESIGN No ads. No tracking. No account. No subscription. Rondo is free to play, with an optional one-time Pro unlock. A LOVING HOMAGE Rondo is a faithful tribute to Brent Yorgey's factorization diagrams and Stephen Von Worley's animated "Factor Conga," built natively for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. The diagrams honor their work; the sound, the augmented reality, and the stories are Rondo's own. Full credits are in the app.

Screenshots

Circle Calculator4 screens
Rondo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Rondo at none against Circle Calculator's shown. Rondo also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 weeks). Circle Calculator's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price, in-app purchases 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. Circle Calculator sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Rondo sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Circle Calculator ships an update every 5 weeks, Rondo every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Circle Calculator versus Rondo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCircle CalculatorRondo
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAHMET DEMIRKEN TOMINAGA

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Circle Calculator

Subscriptions6
  • Circle Pro Weekly7 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Circle Pro Weekly7 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Circle Pro Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
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  • Circle Pro Monthly7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Circle Pro Annual14 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • Circle Pro Annual14 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Circle Calculator Pro Lifetime$49.99
5 purchases

Rondo

One-time5
  • Tip a prime · 199$1.99
  • Tip a prime · 499$4.99
  • Rondo Pro$4.99
Show 2 more
  • Tip a prime · 599$5.99
  • Tip a prime · 1999$19.99

Questions

Is Circle Calculator free?
Circle Calculator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rondo free?
Rondo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Circle Calculator or Rondo have ads?
Circle Calculator shows ads; Rondo does not.
Which is updated more often, Circle Calculator or Rondo?
Circle Calculator ships an update every 5 weeks, and Rondo every 3 days. Most recently, Circle Calculator was updated on November 9, 2026 and Rondo on November 5, 2026.

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