Comparison

MandalaKit vs Kinetiform

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

Head to head
About

MandalaKit

Design and color intricate mandalas with a user-friendly tool. Build designs layer by layer, choosing shapes, textures, and colors to express your creativity. Perfect for relaxation and artistic expression.

Highlights
  • Create mandalas from scratch
  • Layer-by-layer design
  • Customizable shapes, textures, and colors
  • Easy-to-use interface
  • Relaxing coloring experience
  • Geometric and symmetric design options
Features
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MandalaKit is a design tool that allows you to create and color the most beautiful and magical Mandalas. With this app you can craft a Mandala from scratch. Build content layer by layer, to express gradually the inner feelings and forces of your soul. You will be able to craft mandalas of all kinds in just a few simple steps. Do you prefer colorful and symmetric mandalas or more abstract geometric ones? You choose! MandalaKit includes tools in its kit to define the shape, texture, colors and details that you want in your Mandala. If you enjoy Adult coloring books try our free app and discover a new way to create mandalas. It's time to be creative! Enjoy your Mandala Kit! Easy to use and perfect to relax. A great choice if you enjoy coloring and mandala creators. Great for lost moments while commuting or waiting.

About

Kinetiform

This app transforms your doodles into dynamic abstract art. Shapes automatically connect and fill with unique patterns, while kaleidoscopic animations add a mesmerizing visual experience. You can also let the app create art for you with its Auto Draw feature.

Highlights
  • Automatic shape detection and pattern filling
  • Auto Draw for generative art creation
  • Regenerate patterns
  • 36 preset kaleidoscopic effects
  • Customizable kaleidoscope settings
  • Save and share drawings
Features
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Kinetiform is doodling reimagined. It is a canvas with a mind of its own. Draw abstract shapes that automatically connect and fill with randomly generated patterns. Use Auto Draw to sit back and watch as the app creates a unique random composition right before your eyes. Watch as your drawing is tumbled and twisted through beautiful kaleidoscopic animations. Features: - Automatically detects shapes and fills them with random procedural patterns - Auto Draw creates procedural art as you watch and finishes lines for you - Regenerate any pattern after it’s been drawn - 36 preset kaleidoscopic effects - Advanced kaleidoscope settings let you fully configure the effect - Pan and zoom feature that interacts with kaleidoscope effects - Draw into the kaleidoscope - Customize your drawing experience with several control options - Create a color palette and save it, or load one of 200 preset color palettes - Choose which patterns you want to use and how often they will randomly appear - Save drawings to work on them later - Save images to your photo library or share them on social media - 100 levels of undo

Screenshots

MandalaKit4 screens
Kinetiform4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Kinetiform at none against MandalaKit's shown. MandalaKit's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 22 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.6). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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

Both are free to download. MandalaKit sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Kinetiform sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for MandalaKit against 4.9 for Kinetiform. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 41 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 90% of MandalaKit's written reviews are positive against 92% of Kinetiform's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MandalaKit ships an update every 3 months, Kinetiform every 22 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
MandalaKit versus Kinetiform: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMandalaKitKinetiform
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (20 ratings)4.9 (41 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.5% of reviews91.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2041 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 22 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better13.6
Further details — not scored
Size126 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOver the Top GamesColordodge Labs

Customer experience

MandalaKit

All ratings20 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive90.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.5%

Kinetiform

All ratings40 ratings
Positive97.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive91.7%
Neutral4.2%
Negative4.2%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MandalaKit

One-time1
  • Premium$4.99
1 purchases

Kinetiform

One-time1
  • Pro Mode$4.99

Questions

Is MandalaKit free?
MandalaKit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kinetiform free?
Kinetiform is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MandalaKit or Kinetiform?
Kinetiform is rated higher. MandalaKit averages 4.8 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while Kinetiform averages 4.9 from 41 ratings.
Do MandalaKit or Kinetiform have ads?
MandalaKit shows ads; Kinetiform does not.
Which is updated more often, MandalaKit or Kinetiform?
MandalaKit ships an update every 3 months, and Kinetiform every 22 months. Most recently, MandalaKit was updated on October 7, 2026 and Kinetiform on October 22, 2026.

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