# Sacred Drift — Bioluminescent particle field > Interactive generative art studio with customizable bioluminescent particle fields. (iPhone/iPad app by Bradley Tompkins.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sacred-drift/id6767665554 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Bradley Tompkins](https://appshunter.io/developer/1873396030) - Category: Entertainment, Graphics & Design - Price: $1.99 - Rating: 5.00/5 from 2 App Store ratings · 1 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 17.0 · 4 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2026-05-12 - Data updated: 2026-09-17 - Monetization: paid - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sacred-drift/id6767665554/reviews.md ## What is Sacred Drift? Sacred Drift is a living field of light you keep in your pocket. Open the app and a slow-breathing cloud of bioluminescent particles fills your screen. Drag to orbit, pinch to zoom in. Tap the dice for a fresh field — every roll is a unique scene, never the same twice. Tap the heart when you find one you love and it's saved as a "recipe": a tiny shareable file that reproduces the exact look on any device, including any web browser. Built on a custom physics engine running 60 frames a second, Sacred Drift is an entire generative art studio that fits in a button row: • 5 motion modes — drift, plus four classic strange attractors (Lorenz, Aizawa, Thomas, Halvorsen) • 4 confinement shapes — particles can swirl through a torus, an N-sided polygon tube, a logarithmic galaxy spiral, or a star tetrahedron (merkaba) • 22 hand-curated palettes from infrared to aurora to chlorophyll • 19 starting presets — Astrophage, Plasma Storm, Aurora Drift, Deep Cosmos, Embers, Stardust, Lorenz Wing, Spiral Galaxy, Merkaba Star and more — or roll the dice • 5 spawn distributions: uniform, central focus, hollow shell, diagonal, twin clusters • Soft-edged additive blending with HDR bloom + vignette • Trail persistence for long-exposure ribbons of light • Optional repulsor for negative-space compositions • Camera auto-orbit • Snapshot the current frame to your photo library — with or without a transparent background • Recipe import / export — share scenes with anyone Privacy: Sacred Drift makes zero network calls. There is no account, no analytics, no advertising, no data collected. Everything happens locally on your phone. Sister app: Sacred Spin (mandalas you spin and tune) is also available. ## Key features - Interactive particle field manipulation - Generative art creation - Customizable motion modes and confinement shapes - 22 curated color palettes - Shareable scene 'recipes' - Offline local processing ## Recent user reviews (1 of 1) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sacred-drift/id6767665554/reviews.md ### 5/5 — Private Altered States! *2026-05-15* Got this app because I loved the other app (Sacred Spin). It’s a mind trip that takes me to another realm! ## Frequently asked questions about Sacred Drift ### What is Sacred Drift? Sacred Drift is a generative art application that creates a living field of bioluminescent particles on your screen. You can interact with the particles, customize their behavior and appearance, and save unique scenes. ### How much does Sacred Drift cost? Sacred Drift is a paid application, priced at $1.99. This one-time purchase grants you access to all its features without any additional in-app purchases or subscriptions. ### Does Sacred Drift have ads? No, Sacred Drift is completely ad-free. The developer has stated that the app makes zero network calls and collects no data, ensuring an uninterrupted and private user experience. ### Can I share my Sacred Drift creations? Yes, Sacred Drift allows you to save your favorite scenes as 'recipes'. These are small, shareable files that can reproduce the exact visual on any device, including web browsers. ### What devices is Sacred Drift compatible with? Sacred Drift is available for iPhone and iPad devices. It is designed to run locally on your phone, with a custom physics engine operating at 60 frames per second. ### How often is Sacred Drift updated? The latest version of Sacred Drift is 1.27.1, last updated on June 6, 2026. The app is actively maintained, with frequent updates to enhance features and performance. ### What kind of customization options does Sacred Drift offer? Sacred Drift offers extensive customization, including 5 motion modes, 4 confinement shapes, 22 color palettes, 19 starting presets, and 5 spawn distributions. You can also adjust blending, add HDR bloom, vignette, and use an optional repulsor. ### Is Sacred Drift suitable for children? Sacred Drift has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for young users. Its interactive and visually engaging nature can be appealing to a wide age range. ## Version history (last 3 releases) ### 1.27.1 — 2026-06-06 Sacred Drift v1.27 — a big update since v1.14, with new ways to shape the motion and the sky. NEW DEFAULT SCENE — The app now opens on Deep Cosmos: a slow, cool drift through a faint starfield with a gentle camera orbit. A calm place to land. CAMERA ORBIT BUTTON — A new atom button sits on the controls row. Tap it to start or stop the slow camera orbit; long-press it to set the orbit speed. Turn it off when you want a perfectly still frame. SPEED + GLACIAL — The Speed slider above the controls now has real authority over the composition's motion. Long-press the turtle beside it for Glacial mode — the field nearly stops for a meditative, living-wallpaper pace. The turtle glows green while Glacial is on. A REAL SKY — Stars now live on a sphere around you, so they drift naturally as you orbit the camera. A tunable gradient fades to black overhead and underfoot — no edges, no floor. Set it all in Settings → Sky: gradient colors, horizon height, star quantity, intensity, and variability. SETTINGS — A new gear button opens global preferences (Sky + Camera) that apply across every preset, separate from each scene's own recipe. ROTATION GIZMO — Optional XYZ rings (Settings → Camera) appear while you interact. Tap a ring to select an axis, then drag to rotate the whole field around it. SEQUENCE MODE — A new play button cycles slowly through every preset with a fade-to-black between each — an ambient slideshow. Tune the interval and slow-down in Settings. MORE MOTION — Three new strange attractors join the catalog: Rössler, Sprott-B, and Chen. Each motion mode also exposes its own signature parameter in the Motion tab. LANDSCAPE — iPhone now supports landscape orientation. READABILITY — Cleaner, higher-contrast controls, including easier-to-read settings switches. No ads, no in-app purchases. Optimized for iPhone 12 and newer, and iPad. ### 1.14.0 — 2026-05-26 Sacred Drift v1.14 — major polish since v1.0: EDITOR — Tap the three-slider icon (in the row of three buttons just above the main icon row) to open the parameter editor. It appears as a half-height sheet with four tabs across the top: Particles, Motion, Look, and Shape. Each tab is short and fits the sheet without scrolling. A reset-to-preset button sits in the toolbar. QUICK CONTROLS — A row of three buttons sits just above the main icon row: Pause (the || icon) freezes the simulation; Restart (the counterclockwise arrow) replays from t=0 with the same seed; Edit (the three-slider icon) opens the editor described above. CAMERA — Two-finger twist rotates the camera around the look axis. Double-tap the canvas to reset the angle. Camera pose is saved with each favorite. NEW VISUAL CAPABILITIES • Multi-layer rendering — Shape tab → "Layered depth" toggle. Three depth tiers for a 3D feel. • Four confinement shapes — Shape tab → Shape picker: torus ring, polygon tube, galaxy spiral, merkaba star. • Symmetry + mirror — Shape tab: 1–12 rotational copies plus optional H/V mirrors. • Density-grid attraction — Motion tab → Attraction (active in drift mode). Particles cluster where particles already are. • Repulsor — Particles tab → Repulsor section. Drag a magenta sphere to carve a negative-space hole. • Trail persistence — Motion tab → Trail persistence. Glowing re-ignition paths. MOTION MODES — Motion tab → Mode picker. Five total: drift (curl-noise) and four strange attractors: Lorenz, Aizawa, Thomas, Halvorsen. ATMOSPHERE — Look tab → Atmosphere section. Tunable bloom intensity, bloom threshold, and vignette. FAVORITES — Heart icon on the main icon row saves the current scene as a recipe (thumbnail + camera pose preserved). Long-press the heart to browse the library. Share or import recipes as JSON via the editor's leading menu. LAUNCH — Two-phase brand splash with a portrait launch image scaled correctly on every iPhone class. Optimized for iPhone 12 and newer. Same single-purchase price; no ads, no in-app purchases. ### 1.0 — 2026-05-12 No release notes. ## Apps similar to Sacred Drift | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Distorted Kaleidoscope Art](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/distorted-kaleidoscope-art/id1407124554) | 5.0 (1) | $3.99 | Entertainment | | [Living Colors - Pro](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/living-colors-pro/id935569369) | 2.5 (4) | $2.99 | Entertainment | | [Light Creations](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/light-creations/id591172844) | 4.1 (14) | $2.99 | Entertainment | | [Plethora Studio](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/plethora-studio/id6770844623) | 5.0 (2) | Free | Entertainment | | [Aexels](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/aexels/id935727868) | 4.5 (14) | Free | Entertainment | | [LīnArt (LineArt)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/linart-lineart/id1349623050) | 5.0 (2) | Free | Entertainment | ## More apps by Bradley Tompkins - [Sacred Spin](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sacred-spin/id6764728128) All apps by Bradley Tompkins: https://appshunter.io/developer/1873396030 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-17.*