GeoGebra comes with an easy-to-use interface and many features that help you create, modify, and share math simulations and models. It comes with multiple platforms and dynamic math software that brings together tables, graphing, geometry, algebra, calculus, and statistics in a free easy-to-use package. The app also comes with free and open source software; it has received many educational software awards in the US and Europe.

Website: https://www.geogebra.org/

What Users Love About the App

“GeoGebra is a great maths tool for all levels of education. It is available in many languages for millions of users around the world. Any user can make whatever they need for their students and they don’t have to start from scratch. It is open-source software that lets users build or adapt their learning experiences to meet their kids’ needs.”

“The range of possibilities and customizability of this mathematics lab is excellent. The interface is point-and-click but also provides a command-line with a function-oriented programming interface. There is also support for latex input to display mathematical expressions according to conventions.”

“I teach Calculus and Vectors. I find that Geogebra allows my students to create and discover as they are learning, in addition, to coming up with conclusions from each task they attempt. The ability to construct what you would like to see in front of you is so powerful and motivating to dig deeper to achieve the best understanding possible.”

“Geogebra allows me to conduct Algebra & Geometry experiments immediately. Being able to program in JavaScript & GeogebraScript using geometric primitives makes it a dynamic environment for Mathematics and Geometry learning. I can conduct experiments in Geometry, Differential Equations, Make dynamic feedback based mathematics simulations and questionnaire for students.”

“Intuitive, clear, varied, fun. We love using this for investigations, especially when introducing Circle Geometry. This really helps students SEE the circle theorems and allow them to understand them, rather than just memorize them.”

What Users Dislike About the App

“It is not very easy to use and It takes time for users to learn how to use the GeoGebra tools. The user-generated content may vary in quality. You need to spend some time to make sure to familiarize yourself with the extensive tutorials in order to use the GeoGebra effectively.”

“The need to click points in a certain order to measure angles, it’d be nice to automatically measure both the acute and obtuse angles, and just delete the one you don’t want.”

“The interface is clunky and sometimes unintuitive. There’s no back button for typos in the 3D editor, and you really have to think through the order in which you enter graphing instructions, particularly in assigning parameters.”

“The organization of all the teacher-created boards is not that good. There are a lot of repeats and some poor-quality items. I wish Geogebra could curate or at least have a “favorites” list for given topics. It’s difficult for new teachers to learn.”

“It is not very easy to use very fluently very soon. Takes some time to understand.”