Comparison

FractRoam vs MBrot8

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

MBrot8

Features
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Explore the infinite beauty of the Mandelbrot set with MBrot8. Navigate intricate fractal landscapes using intuitive pinch-to-zoom and pan gestures. Customize each view with flexible color controls, save your favorite discoveries, and create high-resolution images to share. Features include: • Smooth GPU-powered Mandelbrot rendering • Deep, precise zooming • Intuitive pinch and pan controls • Adjustable color spread, shift, and range • Saved-set thumbnails for quick retrieval • Previous and next navigation • Manual scale and center entry • High-resolution image export • Image saving, retrieval, and sharing • Support for iPhone and iPad • Every region reveals new patterns, structures, and colors. Start exploring and discover what lies within the Mandelbrot set.

Screenshots

FractRoam4 screens
MBrot83 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

FractRoam costs $0.99 and MBrot8 $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FractRoam ships an update every 29 months, MBrot8 monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
FractRoam versus MBrot8: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFractRoamMBrot8
Price$0.99 — better$2.99
Rating4.3 (75 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews86.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings75 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 29 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKaolin FireMarDan GeoSpatial

In-app purchases

None

FractRoam

No in-app purchases

None

MBrot8

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FractRoam free?
FractRoam costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is MBrot8 free?
MBrot8 costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do FractRoam or MBrot8 have ads?
Neither FractRoam nor MBrot8 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FractRoam or MBrot8?
FractRoam ships an update every 29 months, and MBrot8 monthly. Most recently, FractRoam was updated on September 19, 2026 and MBrot8 on September 7, 2026.

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