# DoomFracting — Mandelbrot Zoom & Math

> Mandelbrot Zoom & Math (iPhone/iPad app by Emmanuel Viale.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/doomfracting/id6800293910 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Emmanuel Viale](https://appshunter.io/developer/6800293912)
- Category: Education, Graphics & Design
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.0 · 2 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), Italian, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified, China), European Spanish
- Released: 2026-08-31
- Data updated: 2026-09-17
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/doomfracting/id6800293910/reviews.md

## What is DoomFracting?

Stop doomscrolling. Start DoomFracting.

Trade the endless newsfeed for the infinite beauty of nature's most famous mathematical landscape.

DoomFracting turns complex mathematics into a mesmerizing, stress-relieving journey. Built around the legendary equation Zₙ₊₁ = Zₙ² + C, this app lets you zoom endlessly into the Mandelbrot set—a shape where complexity never ends, no matter how deep you go.

Inspired by Benoit Mandelbrot's realization that "clouds aren't spheres, and mountains aren't cones," DoomFracting bridges the gap between scientific history, raw math, and pure visual art.

Why You'll Love It:

• (Almost!) Infinite Discovery: Deep, fluid zooming through never-ending self-similar structures.
• Bite-Sized History: Learn how Benoit Mandelbrot, Gaston Julia, and early IBM computers unlocked fractal geometry.
• Accessible Math: Enjoy clear, approachable explanations—from Z₀ = 0 to complex plane dynamics. No degree in mathematics required.
• Distraction-Free Experience: Pure geometry, historical depth, and effortless exploration designed to give your brain a better kind of infinity.

New Since Launch:

• Auto-Pilot Exploration: Flip on AUTO and let DoomFracting drift deeper into the set on its own, surfacing fresh boundary detail every few seconds — a hands-free, screensaver-style tour you can step into or out of anytime.
• Save Your Favorite Moments: Record the current view's color animation as a looping video clip, saved straight to your Photos library.
• Apple Watch Companion: See your live Mandelbrot — or Julia, with a double-tap — mirrored right on your wrist as you explore.
• Lock Screen & Home Screen Widget: Keep your last discovery glanceable from StandBy, your Lock Screen, or your Home Screen.
• Palette Library: Save, import, share, rename, and duplicate your own color palettes as real Fractint-style .map files — plus an Online Library of curated palettes you can browse and add to your collection in one tap.
• Full-Screen Julia in Landscape: Rotate sideways and tap the corner tag to swap your whole screen over to the Julia set for wherever you're currently zoomed — a genuinely different, connected fractal shape for the same spot, one tap away, with its own palette-animation recording.

Replace aimless scrolling with mathematical wonder. Download DoomFracting today.


## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 2.1 — 2026-09-05

v2.1 brings Julia full screen: rotate to landscape and tap the corner tag to swap your whole display over to the Julia set for wherever you're zoomed — its own palette-animation recording included, one tap back to Mandelbrot whenever you're done. A second corner tag jumps straight to the Palettes screen without digging through a menu. The Online Library's classic Fractint collection has also grown to 96 hand-picked palettes, and palette-animation video export is significantly faster.

### 2.0 — 2026-09-04

v2.0 introduces a full Palettes screen: browse, save, import, share, rename, and duplicate color palettes as real Fractint-style .map files. A new Online Library lets you pick favorites from a curated collection — including original DoomFracting sets and classic Fractint palettes, hosted with the Stone Soup Group's permission — and bring in as many as you like in one pass.

### 1.1 — 2026-09-02

v1.1 introduces AUTO, a hands-free exploration mode that drifts deeper into the Mandelbrot set on its own — a screensaver-style ambient tour. You can now record a looping video clip of the color animation straight to Photos, mirror your live render to Apple Watch (double-tap to switch to Julia), and keep your last view glanceable from a Lock Screen, StandBy, or Home Screen widget. Also faster recoloring throughout, for smoother SOUND and Animate Colors playback.

### 1.0 — 2026-08-31

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