Ech's Fractal vs Kinetiform
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Customizable depth up to 5000
- Customizable colors
- Mandelbrot set rendering
- High detail exploration
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Features - Customizable depth up to 5000 - Customizable colors
Kinetiform
This app transforms your doodles into dynamic abstract art. Shapes automatically connect and fill with unique patterns, while kaleidoscopic animations add a mesmerizing visual experience. You can also let the app create art for you with its Auto Draw feature.
- Automatic shape detection and pattern filling
- Auto Draw for generative art creation
- Regenerate patterns
- 36 preset kaleidoscopic effects
- Customizable kaleidoscope settings
- Save and share drawings
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Kinetiform is doodling reimagined. It is a canvas with a mind of its own. Draw abstract shapes that automatically connect and fill with randomly generated patterns. Use Auto Draw to sit back and watch as the app creates a unique random composition right before your eyes. Watch as your drawing is tumbled and twisted through beautiful kaleidoscopic animations. Features: - Automatically detects shapes and fills them with random procedural patterns - Auto Draw creates procedural art as you watch and finishes lines for you - Regenerate any pattern after it’s been drawn - 36 preset kaleidoscopic effects - Advanced kaleidoscope settings let you fully configure the effect - Pan and zoom feature that interacts with kaleidoscope effects - Draw into the kaleidoscope - Customize your drawing experience with several control options - Create a color palette and save it, or load one of 200 preset color palettes - Choose which patterns you want to use and how often they will randomly appear - Save drawings to work on them later - Save images to your photo library or share them on social media - 100 levels of undo
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Kinetiform at 4.9 against Ech's Fractal's 3.7. Kinetiform also leads on review sentiment (92% vs 75%) and ratings volume (41 vs 6). Ech's Fractal's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, update cadence, 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. Ech's Fractal sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Kinetiform sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Kinetiform holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kinetiform has 41 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Ech's Fractal's written reviews are positive against 92% of Kinetiform's.
Ech's Fractal ships an update every 18 months, Kinetiform every 22 months. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ech's Fractal | Kinetiform |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (6 ratings) | 4.9 (41 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 91.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 41 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 18 months — better | Every 22 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tuan Anh Nguyen | Colordodge Labs |
Customer experience
Ech's Fractal
Kinetiform
In-app purchases
Ech's Fractal
- A Cup of Tea 🍵$0.99
- A Cup of Coffee ☕️$2.99
- Coffee & Pancakes 🥞$4.99
Kinetiform
- Pro Mode$4.99
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