Geomatic
Shares rank 9 of 11 math software by recommenders
People recommend it as a fun, command-driven geometry studio with autodiff and a helpful example, though newcomers find it hard to grasp at first and it is not very mobile friendly.
People recommend it as a fun, command-driven geometry studio with autodiff and a helpful example, though newcomers find it hard to grasp at first and it is not very mobile friendly.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 71%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 2.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Fun, interesting idea to explore
“Cool idea but not very mobile friendly it seems.”
Comment from 25 May 2026 in “Show HN: Geomatic – a command-driven geometry studio enabled with autodiff” “It’s fun to play around with this!”
Comment from 27 May 2026 in “Show HN: Geomatic – a command-driven geometry studio enabled with autodiff”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Hard to understand at first
“I liked this one, but it took me a while to understand”
Comment from 25 May 2026 in “Show HN: Geomatic – a command-driven geometry studio enabled with autodiff” “I'm not gonna read the wall of text. I don't even understand what this is yet”
Comment from 25 May 2026 in “Show HN: Geomatic – a command-driven geometry studio enabled with autodiff” Not very mobile friendly
“Cool idea but not very mobile friendly it seems.”
Comment from 25 May 2026 in “Show HN: Geomatic – a command-driven geometry studio enabled with autodiff”
Other math software people recommend
The four most recommended other math software, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfram Mathematica | 103 | 55 | 65% | 12 | 21 yrs5 owners | — |
| Wolfram Alpha | 28 | 9 | 76% | 11 | — | Approved |
| SageMath | 16 | 3 | 84% | 8 | — | Approved |
| SymPy | 13 | 7 | 65% | 8 | — | — |
| GeomaticThis page | 5 | 2 | 71% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
6 of the 8 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“It’s fun to play around with this!”
“The example was great for someone like me”
“I'm not gonna read the wall of text. I don't even understand what this is yet”
“Cool idea but not very mobile friendly it seems.”
“I’m tired of subscriptions.”
“I liked this one, but it took me a while to understand”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.