FractRoam vs MBrot8
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Explore Mandelbrot and Julia sets
- Share fractal images
- Autonomous roaming exploration
- Video recording with ReplayKit
- Share video creations
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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.
MBrot8
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Discover the intricate beauty of the Mandelbrot set with MBrot8. Explore colorful patterns, uncover fine details, and create images that are uniquely yours. • Explore with a smooth, continuous zoom slider. • Tap any point to bring it to the center. • Adjust color spread, shift, and range. • Enter precise zoom and center coordinates. • Revisit your exploration with backward and forward controls. • Save favorite sets and sync them across devices through iCloud. • Share your fractal images. Enjoy layouts that adapt to iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: MBrot8 at monthly against FractRoam's every 29 months. FractRoam's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $2.99) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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
FractRoam costs $0.99 and MBrot8 $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FractRoam ships an update every 29 months, MBrot8 monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FractRoam | MBrot8 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.3 (75 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 86.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 75 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 29 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kaolin Fire | MarDan GeoSpatial |
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
MBrot8
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
FractRoam
No in-app purchases
MBrot8
No in-app purchases







