Liquid Math vs Abstractor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Biological simulation art creation
- 40+ reaction-diffusion presets
- Custom simulation rule creation
- Deep theme customization
- Save custom rules
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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.
Abstractor
This drawing app uses generative magic and dynamic flow brushes to create unique, animated artwork. Explore infinite possibilities with brushes that respond to your gestures, imported images, and algorithmic patterns.
- Generative flow brushes
- Image-driven velocity maps
- Algorithmic particle behavior
- Color shifting based on stroke
- Layer support
- Color source layers
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ABSTRACTOR: PAINT WITH GENERATIVE MAGIC Unleash your vision with Abstractor, a poetic drawing app for iPad and iPhone, crafted for artist explorers and playful creators. Paint with infinite possibilities, where every stroke pulses with generative magic. FLOW BRUSHES: THE HEART OF CREATION Dive into the soul of Abstractor with flow brushes, where particles swirl like living liquids, leaving hypnotic trails across your canvas. These dynamic tools respond to three unique velocity maps: • Stroke Paths: Your gestures carve flowing rivers, guiding particles along vibrant trails. • Image-Driven Flow: Import an image to shape a velocity field, infusing brushes with textured, directional energy. • Algorithmic Soul: Add generated noise or patterns to give particles a distinct character—turbulent storms or gentle ripples. Tune particle behaviors in real time, sculpting their essence like a visual composer. Blend these maps to create mesmerizing, emergent patterns that surprise and inspire, making every stroke a performance. Colors shift with stroke angle, pressure, or speed, weaving emotion into every line. Use familiar layers or bind tools to them for tailored magic. Paint over a color source layer, pulling hues from imported images to craft radiant distortions—flow brushes shine here, warping visuals into dreamlike abstractions. Abstractor is your canvas for boundless wonder. Download now and let your art flow eternal.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Abstractor at Free against Liquid Math's $0.99. Abstractor also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 7 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Liquid Math's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and review sentiment (92% vs 71%). On ads 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
Abstractor is free to download; Liquid Math costs $0.99 up front. Abstractor sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Liquid Math asks for nothing beyond the download.
Abstractor holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Liquid Math has 38 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 92% of Liquid Math's written reviews are positive against 71% of Abstractor's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Liquid Math ships an update every 7 months, Abstractor every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Liquid Math | Abstractor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (38 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 91.7% of reviews — better | 71.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 38 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #113 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jonathan Cole | superdiagonal |
Customer experience
Liquid Math
Abstractor
In-app purchases
Liquid Math
No in-app purchases
Abstractor
- All Access · 1 Month$0.991 Month
- Premium · 1 Year14 Days trial$9.991 Year
- All-Access$9.99








