Inspiral - Gear Art

Name: Inspiral - Gear Art
Rating: 4.5 (41 reviews)
Author: Nathan Friend

By: Nathan Friend

Pixel-Perfect Nostalgia

Features & Capabilities

Inspiral creates breathtaking, geometric line drawings using a clever system of interlocking gears. You'll be delighted and surprised as complex, captivating designs emerge under your fingertips.

Features:

• No ads • 150+ gears, including circles, ovals, triangles, squares, pentagons, rings, beams, and a variety of unusual shapes • Drag gears to draw, or let auto-draw do it for you • Large variety of pen styles • Custom pen and canvas colors • Rotate gears in-place tooth-by-tooth for precision drawing • Select from over 5000 pen holes • Zoom, pan, and rotate the canvas using intuitive multi-touch gestures • Rotate and move the fixed gear, or lock it into place • Snap fixed gear back to previous positions • Infinite undo/redo • Multiple canvas sizes • Crop and rotate your masterpiece before saving or sharing • In-app help documentation (also available online: https://inspiral.nathanfriend.io/help/)

User Growth & Download Statistics

App

By:

Nathan Friend

Rating:

4.50

(41)

Version:

1.3.4 Last updated: 2025-03-29

Version code:

873628678

Creation date:

2021-04-29

Compatible devices:

Size:

112.57MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-12

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 213,100 ▼ 629

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Developed by:

Nathan Friend

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/inspiral-gear-art/id1558340425

Website:

https://inspiral.nathanfriend.com/

User Reviews

Inspiral delivers a nostalgic, feature-rich digital Spirograph with a broad gear/color library, easy drawing, and no ads. Reviewers love the depth, iPad/iPhone support, and the option to unlock more content. However, bugs, onboarding gaps, and several UI/UX and feature gaps recur across reviews, hindering reliability and usability. The app shines in concept and depth but needs polish and clearer guidance to reach its full potential.

Pros

Nostalgia and faithful Spirograph feel that echoes the classic toy experience.
Wide gear, pen, and color options with a generous free tier and a $5 unlock for full access, plus no ads.
Digital convenience: mess-free drawing, no wasted paper, and an automatic/auto-draw feature.
Excellent cross-device support (iPhone and iPad) with good iPad landscape compatibility and support for Split View/Slide Over.
Generally easy-to-use interface with satisfying drawing flow and incremental setting adjustments.

Cons

Bugs and stability issues reported (crashes or gear not appearing on some devices).
Missing essential onboarding and features (no clear way to create a new canvas, missing Gallery, limited in-app help).
UI/UX quirks and feature gaps (menu behavior, landscape-oriented controls, lack of redo, difficulty with quick hole switching).
Missing or incomplete tools compared to expectations (notes or annotations with Apple Pencil, ability to adjust paper size/scale, and quick access to shape guides).

Recent reviews

Just make all the gears free, please

by Xx*****, 2026-03-01

I really wanted to enjoy this, but it’s way too buggy, and not very user friendly.

by CJ*****, 2026-02-15

Main menu won’t stay open. Often pens leave gaps. Resolution is too small/course. Can’t adjust paper size or scale gears. There should be an option to do things like have color interpolation with the pen strokes, etc. Until some of these things are addressed I don’t see a reason to upgrade or recommend this app.