Comparison

Mandala Maker vs Solios

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

Head to head
About

Mandala Maker

Easily create beautiful, symmetric geometric art and patterns. This app offers a relaxing way to doodle, color, and explore fractal designs, mosaics, and sacred geometry with customizable tools and a variety of stickers and brushes.

Highlights
  • Symmetric pattern art creation
  • Color therapy and relaxation
  • Customizable settings
  • Free-form zooming and panning
  • Stickers, shapes, and brushes
  • Mandala coloring feature
  • Image export
Features
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Make Mandalas the easy way! Great way to relax. Doodle, and enjoy making beautiful symmetric kaleidoscope patterns, mosaics, fractals, sacred geometry and other geometric works of art. Easy symmetry pattern art is great form of color therapy. Lots of customizable settings so you can make something truly unique. Free-form zooming and tons of stickers, shapes and brushes. You'll surprise yourself with what you can doodle in just a few minutes. Onetime unlock will guarantee you access to everything forever. No ads for anyone so everybody gets to enjoy their creative escape. Features: - Awesome fun interactive drawing :D - Great Apple Pencil support - Smooth zooming and panning allows you to get very detailed - Add Layers and Custom Images - Paint Bucket fill - Includes: Henna, paisley, tattoo, sacred geometry, spiral, ornament stickers and much more. - Kaleidoscope friendly patterns - Image export - Tons of sweet vector stickers - Lot's of brushes. Now with rainbow mode for extra fun. Mandala is the Sanskrit word meaning circle and completion. It is a visual aid for concentration, creating a sacred space for introspective meditation and art therapy. By strategically combining circles, triangles, and other geometric forms they represent the cosmos metaphysically and symbolically. Make Mandalas the easy way! Great way to relax. Doodle, draw, and color beautiful symmetric kaleidoscope patterns, mosaics, fractals, sacred geometry and other geometric works of art. Easy symmetry pattern art is a great form of color therapy. Lots of customizable settings so you can make something truly unique. Free-form zooming and tons of stickers, shapes and brushes. You'll surprise yourself with what you can create in just a few minutes. NEW — Mandala Coloring Generate unique mandala designs and bring them to life with color. A relaxing coloring experience built right into Mandala Maker — no separate app needed. Choose your experience: Classic — Free-form mandala drawing with full creative control Kids — A simplified, playful drawing experience Mandala Coloring — Generate beautiful mandalas and color them in Onetime unlock will guarantee you access to everything forever. No ads for anyone so everybody gets to enjoy their creative escape. Features: Awesome fun interactive drawing :D Great Apple Pencil support Smooth zooming and panning allows you to get very detailed Add Layers and Custom Images Paint Bucket fill Generative mandala coloring with endless unique designs Includes: Henna, paisley, tattoo, sacred geometry, spiral, ornament stickers and much more. Kaleidoscope friendly patterns Image export Tons of sweet vector stickers Lot's of brushes. Now with rainbow mode for extra fun. Mandala is the Sanskrit word meaning circle and completion. It is a visual aid for concentration, creating a sacred space for introspective meditation and art therapy. By strategically combining circles, triangles, and other geometric forms they represent the cosmos metaphysically and symbolically. A Mandala is a microcosm of the universe from a human perspective. Have fun :D End User License Agreement can be found here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Solios

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Load images of the Sun from SDO and apply filters to create contrast and colorful images. Create different styles and save the images to Photos. Key Features are: Use an Overview of the Sun in different Wavelengths Enhance Contrast with a Blend and Exposure Sharpen the Image with the Sharpen Luminance Use the Matrix Filter to adjust Color Corrections Use the Color Polynominal Filter to adjust Color Corrections Use Crop to save parts of the Image The best experience is to use an iPad 12.9 or higher Note: The iPad Version has the Viewer and Editor. The iPhone Version has only the Viewer.

Screenshots

Mandala Maker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Mandala Maker at Free against Solios's $1.99. Mandala Maker also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). Solios's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On device support and iOS requirement 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

Mandala Maker is free to download; Solios costs $1.99 up front. Mandala Maker sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Solios asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mandala Maker ships an update weekly, Solios every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Mandala Maker versus Solios: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMandala MakerSolios
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.6 (9.6K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews73.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings9.6K — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDamien BellMarcus Wuest

Bugs and requests

Mandala Maker

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Mandalas disappearing after crashes
  • Inconsistent behavior when zooming and panning
  • Inability to save or export creations in free version

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow importing/exporting of designs
  • Add more brush types and customization options
  • Improve layer management and symmetry controls
  • Provide more default color palettes and templates

Solios

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Mandala Maker

Subscriptions6
  • Weekly Plan$2.997 Days
  • Monthly Pro$3.991 Month
  • Weekly Pro$4.997 Days
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  • Yearly Plan3 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Yearly Pro3 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Yearly Plan$12.991 Year
One-time4
  • Unlock Everything$5.99
  • Full Unlock$6.99
  • Lifetime Unlock$29.99
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  • Lifetime Pro Unlock$34.99
None

Solios

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mandala Maker free?
Mandala Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Solios free?
Solios costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mandala Maker or Solios have ads?
Mandala Maker shows ads; Solios does not.
Which is updated more often, Mandala Maker or Solios?
Mandala Maker ships an update weekly, and Solios every 3 months. Most recently, Mandala Maker was updated on November 6, 2026 and Solios on September 7, 2026.

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