Comparison

variant vs Fireworks to go

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

Head to head
About

variant

This app generates ever-changing music and imagery based on user input and randomness. Experience a unique audiovisual artwork that evolves with every interaction, enhanced by 3D Touch pressure sensitivity.

Highlights
  • Generative audiovisual artwork
  • Evolving music and imagery
  • 3D Touch pressure sensitivity
  • Multi-finger interaction
  • Interactive controls
  • Screenshot functionality
Features
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variant:cascade is an audiovisual artwork that creates beautiful, ever-changing music and imagery. The app combines user input and built-in randomness to create images and music that will continually change, grow and evolve, offering a new and different experience every time. For users of all ages, variant:cascade is a chance to explore and experience a unique work of generative art. variant:cascade was specifically designed to take advantage of the 3D Touch sensor on the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus: increased pressure on the phone’s screen will intensify and transform the visual and musical experience. To interact with variant:cascade, draw a line with your finger on the screen and the visuals will respond to your drawing. Pressing more deeply on the 3D Touch screen will change the width and speed of the visuals as well as transform the music. (Users on devices without 3D Touch can vary how much of their finger touches the screen to trigger this effect.) You can use multiple fingers to interact with variant:cascade, and each will independently influence the visuals and music. You can view the indeterminate audio engine by tapping the dot in the lower right. The display shows the different elements of the musical composition as they are loaded by the engine through a combination of chance and user input. The center button opens a menu of settings for the app, and the button to the right allows you to take screenshots of the visuals, automatically saving them to your photo library. The Variant apps are a new series of generative audiovisual artworks from Interval Studios featuring visuals by Joshue Ott and music by Kenneth Kirschner. Each Variant features a unique visual composition by Ott based on his superDraw visual performance software, as well as a new indeterminate musical composition by Kirschner. Each Variant app also offers a different set of interactive controls for the user, ranging from the ability to subtly influence the development of the piece to total interactive control over both visuals and sound. All of the Variants are generative artworks: through a varying combination of built-in randomness and user input, each Variant will continually grow and evolve over time without ever directly repeating itself either visually or musically, offering the user an ever-changing, ever-evolving audiovisual experience.

About

Fireworks to go

Features
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Fireworks to go lets you spawn fireworks and fountains to your liking. Just tap anywhere on the screen to shoot a firework rocket to that location. If you tap for a bit longer the fireworks will spawn extra crackle. If you tap near the bottom of the screen you will spawn fizzing fountains. If you tap for a bit longer the fountains will be higher and larger. You can spawn as many rockets and fountains as you please and your phone can handle.

Screenshots

variant4 screens
Fireworks to go4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: variant at Free against Fireworks to go's $0.99. variant also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 25 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). 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

variant is free to download; Fireworks to go costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

variant ships an update every 3 weeks, Fireworks to go every 25 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
variant versus Fireworks to go: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametervariantFireworks to go
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 25 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInterval StudiosMario Elsnig

In-app purchases

None

variant

No in-app purchases

None

Fireworks to go

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is variant free?
variant is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fireworks to go free?
Fireworks to go costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do variant or Fireworks to go have ads?
Neither variant nor Fireworks to go shows ads.
Which is updated more often, variant or Fireworks to go?
variant ships an update every 3 weeks, and Fireworks to go every 25 months. Most recently, variant was updated on October 22, 2026 and Fireworks to go on October 8, 2026.

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