Mandel vs Mandlebrot Infinite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mandel
Explore the intricate beauty of the Mandelbrot set with this educational app. Zoom into fractal patterns, adjust rendering parameters, and choose from vibrant color themes. Learn about the mathematical and historical context behind this fascinating fractal.
- Render Mandelbrot set snapshots
- Zoom functionality
- Adjust iteration count
- Manipulate render scale
- Four colorful themes
- Mathematical background information
- Open-source code
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Render beautiful snapshots of the well-known Mandelbrot set on your iOS device! This OpenGL-ES-based educational app has been developed as part of the 'Multimedia' lecture at Freiberg University of Mining and Technology. It allows to zoom into the Mandelbrot set, manipulate iteration count and render scale and choose one of four colorful themes: - Fire - Ice - Ash - Psychedelic Further details about the mathematical and historical background as well as implementation aspects are included. The source code of Mandel-GL has been released under the Apache License 2.0.
Mandlebrot Infinite
Explore the endlessly complex and beautiful patterns of the Mandelbrot set. This app offers smooth, gesture-driven navigation with infinite zoom and vibrant color gradients, all rendered locally on your device for a seamless experience.
- Infinite zoom and exploration
- Smooth gesture controls
- Vivid, fluid color gradients
- Supersampled rendering
- Fast Rust backend
- Offline rendering
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Mandlebrot Infinite lets you dive into one of the most stunning mathematical objects ever discovered: the Mandelbrot set. Zoom in endlessly and watch breathtaking, ever-changing patterns emerge from pure math. Every render is powered by a high-performance Rust engine running natively on your device — no servers, no waiting. The deeper you go, the more detail appears, and it never runs out. Features: • Smooth, gesture-driven exploration — pinch to zoom, drag to pan • Infinite depth — precision scales automatically as you zoom • Vivid, fluid color gradients that shift beautifully across every view • Supersampled rendering for crisp, sharp edges • Lightning-fast Rust backend with multi-core rendering
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Mandlebrot Infinite at 4.5 against Mandel's 3.2. On price, ratings volume, 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.
Mandlebrot Infinite holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 4 respectively.
| Parameter | Mandel | Mandlebrot Infinite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (5 ratings) | 4.5 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 62 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Technische Universitaet Bergakademie Freiberg | DYLAN EVAN STONE |
In-app purchases
Mandel
No in-app purchases
Mandlebrot Infinite
No in-app purchases
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