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Ech's Fractal vs TangledString

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

Head to head
Ech's Fractal
Ech's Fractal

Render Mandelbrot set fractal

Free
🎬 Entertainment
★ 3.76 ratingsView app →
TangledString
TangledString
Free
🎬 Entertainment
No ratingsView app →
About

Ech's Fractal

Explore intricate fractal patterns with customizable depth and color palettes. This application allows users to render the Mandelbrot set with high detail.

Highlights
  • Customizable depth up to 5000
  • Customizable colors
  • Mandelbrot set rendering
  • High detail exploration
Features
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Features - Customizable depth up to 5000 - Customizable colors

About

TangledString

Features
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The left and right edges of the screen are tied with 10 strings. Apply the right end that is connected to the left end. The game is over when you can hit as many as 10.

Screenshots

Ech's Fractal4 screens
TangledString2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Ech's Fractal at every 18 months against TangledString's every 42 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ech's Fractal ships an update every 18 months, TangledString every 42 months. The most recent releases landed on August 29, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Ech's Fractal versus TangledString: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEch's FractalTangledString
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 18 months — betterEvery 42 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.6
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB4 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperTuan Anh NguyenYukihiro Shioya

In-app purchases

None

Ech's Fractal

No in-app purchases

None

TangledString

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ech's Fractal free?
Ech's Fractal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TangledString free?
TangledString is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ech's Fractal or TangledString have ads?
Neither Ech's Fractal nor TangledString shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ech's Fractal or TangledString?
Ech's Fractal ships an update every 18 months, and TangledString every 42 months. Most recently, Ech's Fractal was updated on August 29, 2026 and TangledString on September 18, 2026.

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