Comparison

AlgoLens vs Graphica

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

Head to head
About

AlgoLens

Features
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AlgoLens teaches coding patterns the way they actually click β€” through real-world stories, interactive visualizers, and guided practice. Instead of memorizing abstract algorithms, see why and where each pattern is used in real software systems: β€’ Fraud detection β†’ Sliding Window β€’ Duplicate payments β†’ HashMap β€’ Undo / Redo β†’ Stack β€’ Recently Played β†’ Arrays β€’ Friends of friends β†’ Graph BFS β€’ Calendar conflicts β†’ Merge Intervals Eight pattern paths so far: β€’ Arrays β€’ HashMaps β€’ Two Pointers β€’ Sliding Window β€’ Stack & Queue β€’ Trees β€’ Graph Basics β€’ Merge Intervals Each lesson includes: β€’ A real-world story that anchors the pattern in memory β€’ An interactive visualizer β€” step through, play, watch the work happen β€’ Guided practice problems with explanations β€’ An interview-ready breakdown with time/space complexity, vs. brute force, and a Swift code sample in a syntax-highlighted editor Practice mode adds three coding game types: β€’ Fill in the blanks β€” tap a token, drop it into the right slot β€’ Sort the code β€” shuffled lines, tap two to swap them into order β€’ Find the bug β€” read the function, tap the line that doesn't match the title Stack streaks, earn XP, and filter puzzles by the companies that ask similar questions in interviews β€” Google, Meta, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft. Built for mobile-first learning. iPhone-sized, dark code editor styling, short focused lessons designed for the in-between moments. Understand patterns visually. Remember them through stories. Apply them like real engineers.

About

Graphica

Features
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Graphica turns abstract graph theory into something you can actually see. Build your own graphs or load sample ones, then watch nine classic algorithms run step by step β€” from breadth-first and depth-first search to Dijkstra's shortest path and minimum spanning tree algorithms like Kruskal's and Prim's. FEATURES β€’ 9 graph algorithms, visualized step by step β€’ Pinch-to-zoom canvas for graphs of any size β€’ Synchronized pseudocode panel β€” see exactly which line is executing β€’ Ready-made sample graphs to explore immediately β€’ Build and edit your own custom graphs β€’ Fully native SwiftUI, built for iOS PRIVACY FIRST Graphica works completely offline. No account, no ads, no analytics, no tracking β€” your data never leaves your device. Whether you're a computer science student preparing for exams, a developer brushing up before technical interviews, or simply curious how these algorithms work, Graphica makes graph theory click.

Screenshots

AlgoLens4 screens
Graphica4 screens

Verdict

The call

AlgoLens and Graphica are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters β€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
AlgoLens versus Graphica: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlgoLensGraphica
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad β€” better
Requires iOS17.617.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size2 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNitesh TakANIL TURGUT

In-app purchases

None

AlgoLens

No in-app purchases

None

Graphica

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AlgoLens free?
AlgoLens is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Graphica free?
Graphica is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AlgoLens or Graphica have ads?
Neither AlgoLens nor Graphica shows ads.

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