# Kaleidomatic — Surprise your eyes

> Symmetrical kaleidoscope camera app for creating artistic patterns from images and live feeds. (iPhone/iPad app by Stuffmatic.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kaleidomatic/id551707002 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Stuffmatic](https://appshunter.io/developer/551707005)
- Category: Photo & Video, Entertainment
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.60/5 from 66 App Store ratings · 49 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 10.0 · 19 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2012-09-12
- Data updated: 2026-06-30
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kaleidomatic/id551707002/reviews.md

## What is Kaleidomatic?

Kaleidomatic is a kaleidoscope camera that lets you explore the magic of symmetry, hands on. Create amazing patterns out of anything – pinch, rotate and zoom to shape them to your liking and watch the beauty unfold.

Kaleidomatic is both a fun toy and a serious pattern making tool. Use either camera or just any image you can find, choose from a wide range of real-time filters and patterns, and see what comes out the other end.

If you are serious about patterns, Kaleidomatic got you covered. With its precise composition controls you can create high resolution artwork suitable for printing, and make infinitely repeatable patterns in a breeze.

The free version of the app lets you create high quality images with a limited set of features. In-app purchases are available if you want to dig deeper. Download the app and surprise your eyes!

## Key features

- Live kaleidoscope camera
- Pattern creation from images
- Symmetry exploration
- Pinch, rotate, and zoom controls
- Real-time filters and patterns
- High-resolution artwork creation
- Infinitely repeatable patterns

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cinematic filters | $0.99 | one-time |
| Psydelic filters | $0.99 | one-time |
| Mosaic patterns | $0.99 | one-time |
| Hypnotic patterns | $0.99 | one-time |
| Pro version | $0.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (10 of 49)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kaleidomatic/id551707002/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Still…Great-but...Still doing great well worth it

*2025-11-12, version 2.0*

Can a kaleidoscope do all 17 wallpaper groups! That sure would be great! I don’t know programming wise what I’m talking about, too hard?
See IOrnament pro as reference

Update update… It would also be neat if you could somehow program aperiodic tesselations as like quasicrystals?? !

Great app but whenever I set it to repeatable pattern it saves to the camera roll off-center from where I have positioned… Also I don’t see where the Settings is to change the resolution upwards from 300 dpi…??? I am running an iPad Pro old generations.....—— I wish it would have scientific notation such as Iornament uses

### 5/5 — (Don’t ask)

*2025-07-30, version 2.0*

SHO ME UR WI-

### 5/5 — Fun art, fine art

*2025-07-24, version 2.0*

With Kaleidomatic you can quickly and magically transform your pov of an image for the pure fun of it…or, use it as a stepping stone to create a layer or layers for a collage that just might fall into the realm of fine art. I’m doing both.

### 5/5 — Beautiful results

*2024-11-26, version 2.0*

Really fun app! I wish there was a way to create high quality videos.

### 4/5 — Go Pro to upload from album?

*2024-08-14, version 2.0*

This changed in August 2024. We used to be able to upload a photo and work it in a limited number of tools. Now, any photo upload of mine requires the Pro version? Please explain your changes somewhere.

### 5/5 — Love this app!

*2023-09-05, version 2.0*

So very cool.  Thank you! 👩‍🎨👍🤪 ~mishka

### 5/5 — Best EVER!

*2023-08-29, version 2.0*

The level of joy and BEAUTY (!) that I have experienced from creating design patterns on this app is unprecedented. I don’t know about the previous app version but currently it is AMAZING. Really, it will SURPRISE YOUR EYES 🤩

### 2/5 — Could be great

*2022-06-26, version 2.0*

This would easily be the best app for this but you can’t record or set timed evolutions to patterns etc so it’s not great if you want to make evolving backgrounds and it could be

### 1/5 — Worst Ever!

*2021-03-25, version 2.0*

This is the least intuitive app I’ve ever used! The way it’s set up, you can’t even read the writing of the buttons you’re trying to find. It makes no sense to pay for the “Pro” version, and still have to pay for each individual filter after that. Waste of money!

### 4/5 — Fun images

*2020-12-14, version 2.0*

Although I like the images, they aren’t saving to my camera roll?   What do I need to do?

## Frequently asked questions about Kaleidomatic

### What does Kaleidomatic do?

Kaleidomatic is a kaleidoscope camera app that allows you to create symmetrical patterns from your photos or live camera feed. You can manipulate these patterns using intuitive gestures like pinching, rotating, and zooming to achieve unique visual effects and designs.

### What are the key features of Kaleidomatic?

Key features include a live kaleidoscope camera, the ability to create patterns from existing images, precise composition controls for high-resolution artwork, and the creation of infinitely repeatable patterns. It also offers real-time filters and a variety of patterns to choose from.

### Is Kaleidomatic free to use?

The app offers a free version that allows you to create high-quality images with a limited set of features. For access to more advanced functionalities and to explore deeper, in-app purchases are available.

### What can I use Kaleidomatic for?

Kaleidomatic can be used as a fun toy to explore the magic of symmetry and create surprising visual effects. It also serves as a serious pattern-making tool for artists and designers looking to create high-resolution artwork suitable for printing or to generate infinitely repeatable patterns.

## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 2.0 — 2018-02-14

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

Long time, no symmetry! Kaleidomatic is finally back with a brand new, much simplified interface, real time filters and more!

### 1.2 — 2012-12-03

• Instagram integration
• External display support
• Better full screen controls
• Improved pattern fine tuning controls
• Reduced battery usage
• Camera torch support
• Improved image filters
• You can now tap the viewfinder to turn the camera on or off. Use horizontal swipes to switch cameras.

Check out the in-app help pages for more information.

### 1.1 — 2012-09-30

• iOS 6 compatibility (no more blank images)
• iPhone 5 and 5th gen iPod touch support

### 1.0 — 2012-09-12

No release notes.

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