Comparison

PolyGen vs The Triangle.

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

The Triangle.

Transform your photos and Live Photos into unique low poly art. Easily create detailed or simplified geometric designs with adjustable detail levels and export your creations as videos, GIFs, or Live Photos. Achieve desktop-class results directly on your mobile device.

Highlights
  • Low poly art creation from photos
  • Supports Live Photos
  • Export as Video, GIF, or Live Photo
  • Adjustable detail levels
  • Desktop-class conversion
  • Easy exporting options
Features
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Create Low Poly art out of any of your Photos or Live Photos! Export as Video,GIF or Live Photo! Desktop class low poly conversion right on your device! Amazing Results. Process easily, various detail levels and easy exporting options. Powerful techniques to turn your photos and live photos into very detailed, or low detailed low poly art with amazing colors and triangulation accuracy, the only one of it's kind. Straightforward process with no hassle or tweaking the vertices manually, few taps and magically create amazing content !

Screenshots

PolyGen3 screens
The Triangle.4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: The Triangle. at 3.5 against PolyGen's 3.0. PolyGen's advantage is review sentiment (55% vs 27%). On price, ratings volume, 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. PolyGen sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and The Triangle. sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Triangle. holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 47 and 51 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 55% of PolyGen's written reviews are positive against 27% of The Triangle.'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PolyGen versus The Triangle.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPolyGenThe Triangle.
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (47 ratings)3.5 (51 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.4% of reviews — better27.3% of reviews
Number of ratings4751 — better
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better11.1
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBartlomiej NiemturRonan Stark

Customer experience

PolyGen

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

The Triangle.

All ratings50 ratings
Positive64.0%
Neutral6.0%
Negative30.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive27.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative72.7%

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

The Triangle.

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

PolyGen

One-time5
  • Color Picker$0.99
  • All Color Effects$0.99
  • All Point Distribution Styles$0.99
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  • SVG Export$1.99
  • Unlock Everything$3.99
1 purchases

The Triangle.

One-time1
  • Pro Upgrade$0.99

Questions

Is PolyGen free?
PolyGen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Triangle. free?
The Triangle. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PolyGen or The Triangle.?
The Triangle. is rated higher. PolyGen averages 3.0 out of 5 from 47 ratings, while The Triangle. averages 3.5 from 51 ratings.
Do PolyGen or The Triangle. have ads?
Neither PolyGen nor The Triangle. shows ads.

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