Comparison

Fragale vs Fluidium

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality art viewing
  • Showcases AR painting exhibitions
  • Features collaborations and performances
  • Regular app updates
  • Featured in major art publications
Features
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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

About

Fluidium

Experience a mesmerizing world of living color and motion that responds to your touch. Create unique, breathtaking visuals, relax, explore creativity, or generate stunning videos and wallpapers.

Highlights
  • Interactive fluid simulation
  • 130+ factory presets
  • Custom preset design
  • 4 expressive brush types
  • HD video recording
  • Wallpaper generation
  • Smart Pause and Auto-Play modes
Features
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From the award-winning creator of Uzu comes Fluidium — a mesmerizing world of living color and motion at your fingertips. Watch as vibrant streams of light and liquid respond instantly to your touch, creating endlessly unique, breathtaking visuals. Whether you want to relax, explore creativity, or share dazzling videos, Fluidium turns your screen into a canvas of pure magic. Fluidium 2.0 expands that world with a redesigned interface, deeper creative control, and a new generation of effects — from Warp worlds and Particles to Mask shapes and richer Symmetry modes. Features: - 300+ stunning factory presets, organized into collections - Design, save, import, and export your own presets - Create and organize custom preset collections - Real-time interactive fluid simulation powered by Metal - Micro-presets for Fluid, Brush, Color, and Effects • Deep customization to fine-tune every detail • Expressive Warp effects: Radial, Tunnel, Horizon, Pillar, Planet, and Galaxy • Particles, Mask shapes, and advanced Symmetry modes • 4 expressive brush types, each with unique dynamics • Advanced reflection effects for immersive visuals • Auto-cycling color palettes and improved palette tools • Generate stunning wallpapers and background images • Smart Pause freezes the flow when you lift your fingers • Auto-Play mode for hands-free relaxation — choose which presets to cycle • Optimized quality settings for smooth performance on any device • One-time in-app purchase to unlock all features

Screenshots

Fragale4 screens
Fluidium4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Fragale at none against Fluidium's 1. Fragale also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). Fluidium's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (18 vs 6). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Fluidium sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Fragale asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Fragale against 5.0 for Fluidium. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 18 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fragale ships an update every 4 months, Fluidium every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Fragale versus Fluidium: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFragaleFluidium
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings)5.0 (18 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings618 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size522 MB270 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSteven FragaleColordodge Labs

Customer experience

Fragale

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Fluidium

All ratings18 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Fragale

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Fluidium

One-time1
  • Fluidium Pro Mode Unlock$4.99

Questions

Is Fragale free?
Fragale is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fluidium free?
Fluidium is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Fragale or Fluidium?
Fragale and Fluidium are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 6 and 18 ratings respectively.
Do Fragale or Fluidium have ads?
Neither Fragale nor Fluidium shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fragale or Fluidium?
Fragale ships an update every 4 months, and Fluidium every 2 days. Most recently, Fragale was updated on October 5, 2026 and Fluidium on October 11, 2026.

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