Comparison

Fraksl vs Liquid Math

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

Head to head
About

Fraksl

Explore and create mesmerizing fractal art with interactive touch controls. Apply various filters and mirrors, and even use your camera to generate unique visual patterns. Save, share, and export your creations in high resolution.

Highlights
  • Navigate fractal space with touch gestures
  • Apply filters and mirrors
  • Interact with fractals using phone camera
  • Record in-app videos
  • Export high-resolution images
  • Save fractals for later use
Features
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Fraksl turns your device into a real-time fractal visual engine. Powered by live video feedback, it transforms simple inputs into endlessly evolving, mesmerizing patterns — perfect for live performances, music visuals, generative art, and creative exploration. FILTERS & MIRRORS Apply color filters and mirror transformations to reshape your fractals into new forms. Combine them with layers and modulators for infinite creative possibilities. LAYERS Mix multiple visual sources into your fractals. Use your live camera as input, import images and videos from your library, or receive NDI streams from other apps and devices. Each layer has full control over blend mode, opacity, hue, position, rotation, scale, and chroma keying. SEQUENCES Capture bookmarks of your visual state — filter, mirror, color, and more. Arrange them into sequences with custom transition and hold times for smooth, cinematic playback. Export and share your sequences with others. MODULATORS Automate any parameter with real-time signal sources: Audio — react to sound from your microphone MIDI — connect hardware controllers and DAWs Beat Clock — sync to BPM with adjustable divisions Waveform — generate smooth LFO patterns Motion — use your device's gyroscope and accelerometer Gamepad — connect any controller for hands-on performance Create complex, evolving visuals that respond to music, movement, or external control. CAPTURE & RECORDING Take high-resolution screenshots or record video with optional microphone audio. Share directly from the app. NDI STREAMING Stream your output live over the network to any NDI-compatible software or device. Ideal for live shows, streaming setups, and multi-screen installations. PRESETS Save and recall your complete setup — layers, modulators, mappings, sequences, and all settings — in a single tap. AVAILABLE IN 9 LANGUAGES English, Dutch, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Russian, Portuguese, and Polish. FREE TO USE Fraksl is free with core features included. Unlock additional filters, mirrors, layers, modulators, capture, streaming, and save slots individually or as a full bundle. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Liquid Math

Create unique art by harnessing the power of biological simulations. Explore natural patterns and bring your digital brush strokes to life with dynamic, rule-based effects. Save your custom simulations and personalize the visual themes.

Highlights
  • Biological simulation art creation
  • 40+ reaction-diffusion presets
  • Custom simulation rule creation
  • Deep theme customization
  • Save custom rules
Features
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Liquid Math is a tool for creating art with biological simulations. There are patterns in nature all around you that form spontaneously from surprisingly simple rules. With Liquid Math, you can use these rules to create art with these patterns, which happen naturally in the raised edges of brain corals, pigmentation in animals with stripes, and more. Think of it as a drawing program that brings your brush strokes to life. Features: - 40+ reaction-diffusion presets to get started with. - Make and save your own simulation rules for later. - Change the look with deep theme customization. EPILEPSY WARNING: Liquid Math can produce very rapidly strobing images which may trigger seizures in those with photosensitive epilepsy.

Screenshots

Fraksl4 screens
Liquid Math4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Fraksl at Free against Liquid Math's $0.99. Fraksl also leads on ratings volume (626 vs 39). Liquid Math's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 15) and chart position (#17 vs unranked). On rating, review sentiment, update cadence 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

Fraksl is free to download; Liquid Math costs $0.99 up front. Fraksl sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Liquid Math asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Fraksl against 4.8 for Liquid Math. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fraksl has 626 ratings behind it against 39, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of Fraksl's written reviews are positive against 92% of Liquid Math's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fraksl ships an update every 12 months, Liquid Math every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Fraksl versus Liquid Math: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFrakslLiquid Math
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.8 (626 ratings)4.8 (39 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.8% of reviews91.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings626 — better39
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 7 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#17 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size92 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEmiel HarmsenJonathan Cole

Customer experience

Fraksl

All ratings614 ratings
Positive95.6%
Neutral1.6%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews139 reviews
Positive87.8%
Neutral5.0%
Negative7.2%

Liquid Math

All ratings38 ratings
Positive97.4%
Neutral2.6%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive91.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Fraksl

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Camera feature crashes app on iOS 16
  • Recording feature produces slow videos
  • Saving high-res images not working as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • Full-screen mode
  • More color/shape options
  • MIDI/audio integration
  • Custom mirror editor
  • Ability to import user photos

Liquid Math

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

15 purchases

Fraksl

Subscriptions2
  • Fraksl Subscription (monthly)$1.491 Month
  • Fraksl Subscription$14.991 Year
One-time13
  • Mirror Pack$3.99
  • Filter Pack$3.99
  • Save Pack$8.99
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  • Sequences Pack$8.99
  • Capture Pack$8.99
  • Layers Pack$12.99
  • Modulators Pack$12.99
  • Drivers Pack$12.99
  • Seeds Pack$12.99
  • Fraksl Pro$14.99
  • Streaming Pack$17.99
  • All Packs Bundle (upgrade from pro)$34.99
  • All Packs Bundle$44.99
None

Liquid Math

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fraksl free?
Fraksl is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Liquid Math free?
Liquid Math costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Fraksl or Liquid Math?
Liquid Math is rated higher. Fraksl averages 4.8 out of 5 from 626 ratings, while Liquid Math averages 4.8 from 39 ratings.
Do Fraksl or Liquid Math have ads?
Neither Fraksl nor Liquid Math shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fraksl or Liquid Math?
Fraksl ships an update every 12 months, and Liquid Math every 7 months. Most recently, Fraksl was updated on November 1, 2026 and Liquid Math on November 2, 2026.

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