Comparison

FractRoam vs Deko Gallery 1

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

FractRoam

Discover and share stunning fractal art generated from Mandelbrot and Julia sets. Let the app explore autonomously or record and share your discoveries as videos.

Highlights
  • Explore Mandelbrot and Julia sets
  • Share fractal images
  • Autonomous roaming exploration
  • Video recording with ReplayKit
  • Share video creations
Features
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FractRoam is a real-time explorer for the Mandelbrot and Julia sets — and its heart is the autopilot. Press play and let it roam: FractRoam continuously seeks out the most visually interesting regions of the fractal and glides you through them, an endless, ever-changing tour you can simply sit back and watch. Want to take the wheel? Pinch and drag to wander on your own, and recolor the whole scene with a tap. Everything is drawn pixel-by-pixel on your device's GPU, in real time. FEATURES • Roam autopilot — hit play and drift through a continuous, auto-discovered tour of the fractal • Real-time Mandelbrot and Julia set rendering, GPU-accelerated and smooth • Pinch and pan to explore yourself, or hand it back to the autopilot anytime • Color moods — six hand-tuned palettes plus animated color cycling • Share any view — a picture plus a link that reopens the exact same spot • Fully offline — no account, no ads, no data collection • A calm, full-screen interface — just you and the fractal Whether you want something mesmerizing to get lost in, a generative-art source for textures and wallpapers, or a hands-on way to explore the math of self-similarity, FractRoam turns the Mandelbrot and Julia sets into something alive. There's a matching macOS screensaver too — find it at fractroam.com.

About

Deko Gallery 1

Explore a vast collection of historical decorative art reproductions from around the world. This app showcases over 2000 design specimens across various cultures and eras, offering inspiration for artists and art enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Masterpieces of decorative arts
  • Reproductions from "L'Ornement polychrome"
  • Over 2000 design specimens
  • Global cultures and historical eras
  • Inspiration for visual artists
Features
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Admire the masterpieces of the decorative arts through the ages, with these fantastic reproductions of the first series of “L'Ornement polychrome” (1869-1873) by illustrator Albert Racinet. These 100 plates include more than 2000 specimens of design from cultures all over the world, through Antiquity, Middle Ages, Renaissance, 16th, 17th and 18th century, and from various mediums such as painting, textile, metalwork, woodwork, architecture, jewellery, ceramic, mosaic... This imagery remains a perpetual source of delight and an inspiration for visual artists of our time.

Screenshots

FractRoam4 screens
Deko Gallery 14 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Deko Gallery 1 at Free against FractRoam's $0.99. Deko Gallery 1 also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and update cadence (every 11 days vs every 29 months). FractRoam's advantage is ratings volume (75 vs 2). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Deko Gallery 1 is free to download; FractRoam costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Deko Gallery 1 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FractRoam has 75 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FractRoam ships an update every 29 months, Deko Gallery 1 every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
FractRoam versus Deko Gallery 1: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFractRoamDeko Gallery 1
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (75 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings75 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 29 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB109 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKaolin FirePatrick Godeau

Customer experience

FractRoam

All ratings75 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral5.3%
Negative14.7%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive86.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.5%

Deko Gallery 1

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

FractRoam

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App forces landscape mode
  • Low resolution at high zoom
  • Fractal recalculation needed
  • Zoom limit with pixelation

Requested features

5 requests
  • Display coordinates and zoom factor
  • More control over color palette
  • Option for portrait mode
  • Adjust colors from a palette
  • Add sound track

Deko Gallery 1

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

FractRoam

No in-app purchases

None

Deko Gallery 1

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FractRoam free?
FractRoam costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Deko Gallery 1 free?
Deko Gallery 1 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FractRoam or Deko Gallery 1?
Deko Gallery 1 is rated higher. FractRoam averages 4.3 out of 5 from 75 ratings, while Deko Gallery 1 averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do FractRoam or Deko Gallery 1 have ads?
Neither FractRoam nor Deko Gallery 1 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FractRoam or Deko Gallery 1?
FractRoam ships an update every 29 months, and Deko Gallery 1 every 11 days. Most recently, FractRoam was updated on November 2, 2026 and Deko Gallery 1 on November 3, 2026.

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