Fragale vs Frabbles
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fragale
Explore art through augmented reality with this camera app. It showcases current AR painting exhibitions, collaborations, and performances, and has been featured in major art publications and museums.
- Augmented reality art viewing
- Showcases AR painting exhibitions
- Features collaborations and performances
- Regular app updates
- Featured in major art publications
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Fragale is an application created by painter, Steven Fragale as a lens to view painting through the expanding medium of computer vision. The app regularly updates to feature current AR painting exhibitions, collaborations and performances. It has been featured in collaboration with Alan Michelson at The Whitney Museum, The New York Times, Hyperallergic and ARTnews. For more information and upcoming events please visit stevefragale.com
Frabbles
Transform your photos into animated drawings with color shapes. Watch your favorite images come to life as you trace them on screen. This app offers a unique way to interact with your pictures.
- Color shape photo reveal
- Animated drawing effect
- Image transformation
- Interactive drawing on screen
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Reveal your favorite picture or photograph with color shapes and color averaging. Watch your image appear with animating shapes as you draw on the screen.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Fragale at every 4 months against Frabbles's every 10 months. Fragale also leads on ratings volume (6 vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Fragale against 5.0 for Frabbles. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively.
Fragale ships an update every 4 months, Frabbles every 10 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | Fragale | Frabbles |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 522 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Steven Fragale | Tremont Air, LLC |
Customer experience
Fragale
Frabbles
In-app purchases
Fragale
No in-app purchases
Frabbles
No in-app purchases
