Comparison

PolyGen vs TriTrace

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

Head to head
About

PolyGen

Create unique low poly art with this intuitive application. Generate endless polygon patterns automatically or manually design them. Customize colors, sizes, and more to craft abstract art, avatars, or wallpapers.

Highlights
  • Automatic polygon pattern generation
  • Manual point placement editor
  • Customizable colors and sizes
  • Convert photos to geometric art
  • Create avatars and social media backgrounds
  • Use as mobile or desktop wallpaper
Features
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PolyGen is the app for “low poly” art. It lets you generate crystal patterns automatically or manually by hand. Sometimes, apps don’t give you many options to play with, thus limiting your creativity. Because of this, we’re getting accustomed to picking predefined wallpapers or using the same old filters. If only there was a tool that would let you create pretty designs by yourself effortlessly... Enter PolyGen, the app that lets everybody be an artist. With PolyGen you can: - Generate endless amount of polygon patterns - Pick your colours, sizes, contrast and more - Create beautiful abstract art - And convert photos to geometric art too - Switch to the editor and place points by yourself - Use the pattern as your smartphone wallpaper - Or generate avatars, social media backgrounds, and more Some of the reviews: TUAW: PolyGen is a useful app which gives your iOS home and lock screens a look you can constantly freshen up. JC7133: I've been looking for an app like this for a while. The amount of customization (a massive amount) is so great. Cyberspace: Love the fact that it supports desktop screen sizes. No more scouring the web for abstract wallpapers! PolyGen features simple, useful solutions wrapped in an easy-to-use interface. You can generate new polygon patterns with one simple tap. If you wish, you can control the process and it’s easy to “lock” your favourite attributes too. Editing vertices of shapes is also simple: tap to create one or tap on an existing one to delete it. PolyGen patterns are ready to be used as mobile or desktop wallpapers, avatars, or social media backgrounds. Users have shared them on art portals and added them as illustrations to blog posts and social media. The patterns vary from colourful to calm, from simple to intricate, from abstract to photorealistic. What pattern are you going to create?

About

TriTrace

Create unique visual art using Delaunay triangles and Voronoi cells. Explore geometric patterns and abstract designs inspired by artistic movements. Transform photos into intricate, stylized illustrations.

Highlights
  • Delaunay triangulation
  • Voronoi cell generation
  • Geometric pattern creation
  • Photo stylization
  • Abstract art generation
Features
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Triangular Tracing with Delaunay Triangles and Voronoi Cells. Featured by artist Tracey Moberly in "Everything You Can Imagine is Real", an event curated by Martyn Ware at London's National Portrait Gallery on 20 January 2017 Part of the programme of events complementing "Picasso Portraits". Step inside the mind of Picasso...

Screenshots

PolyGen3 screens
TriTrace1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TriTrace at none against PolyGen's 6. TriTrace also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 55%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 11.0). PolyGen's advantage is rating (3.0 vs 2.7) and ratings volume (47 vs 3). 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. PolyGen sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. TriTrace asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PolyGen holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PolyGen has 47 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 55% of PolyGen's written reviews are positive against 67% of TriTrace's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PolyGen ships an update monthly, TriTrace every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
PolyGen versus TriTrace: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPolyGenTriTrace
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (47 ratings) — better2.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews55.4% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings47 — better3
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBartlomiej NiemturNew Foundry Ltd

Customer experience

PolyGen

All ratings47 ratings
Positive42.6%
Neutral14.9%
Negative42.6%
Written reviews83 reviews
Positive55.4%
Neutral6.0%
Negative38.6%

TriTrace

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

PolyGen

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Cannot see what I'm working on
  • App crashes when changing points
  • App crashes and work is not saved
  • Won't let me export files
  • Cannot save results
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  • Purchased but unable to save
  • Cannot save artwork or do color customization
  • Cannot export image
  • Not possible on iPhone to save pictures
  • Export crashes

Requested features

10 requests
  • Fix save/export functionality
  • Add a save feature for progress
  • Implement custom resolutions
  • Allow landscape mode
  • Add layer option
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  • Improve user interface
  • More control over shapes and colors
  • Add dark mode option
  • Ability to save progress
  • Custom resolutions

TriTrace

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

PolyGen

One-time6
  • Remove AdsFree
  • Color PickerFree
  • SVG ExportFree
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  • Unlock EverythingFree
  • All Color EffectsFree
  • All Point Distribution StylesFree
None

TriTrace

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PolyGen free?
PolyGen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TriTrace free?
TriTrace is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PolyGen or TriTrace?
PolyGen is rated higher. PolyGen averages 3.0 out of 5 from 47 ratings, while TriTrace averages 2.7 from 3 ratings.
Do PolyGen or TriTrace have ads?
Neither PolyGen nor TriTrace shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PolyGen or TriTrace?
PolyGen ships an update monthly, and TriTrace every 6 weeks. Most recently, PolyGen was updated on October 21, 2026 and TriTrace on October 20, 2026.

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