Comparison

Flamelet vs How To Tie a Tie ⁺

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

Head to head
About

Flamelet

Create stunning fractal art with a versatile and efficient algorithm. Explore endless possibilities by generating art from scratch or modifying random creations. This app offers a playful yet precise approach to digital art, with no hidden costs or ads.

Highlights
  • Fractal-flame algorithm implementation
  • Create art from scratch or modify existing
  • Limitless combinations of functions and transforms
  • Includes ~90 transforms
  • Tone mapping and background editing
  • Symmetry options
  • Color adjustment and gradient creation
Features
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FLAMELET Flamelet is a very creative app for generating fractal art in a playful way. It does this by implementing the fractal-flame-algorithm, originally invented by Scott Draves, in a very versatile and efficient way. There is literally an endless number of possibilities, and you never will have seen all. Flamelet was designed from ground up for mobile devices, is easy to learn, but hard to master. This makes it an app, which has the potential to never become boring. DISCOVER YOUR CREATIVITY Flamelet gives you the freedom, either to create your own art from scratch, or to generate random flames and modify them. There are numerous flame-generators included, all of them with the potential to generate endless beauty. Speaking about art, the app can render your creations in a very decent quality, directly on the device, without any additional costs. ACTUALLY, CREATE FRACTAL ART Unlike to those fractal-zooming/scrolling-apps, Flamelet allows you to actually create fractal art. Either from scratch or by just modifying already created art with your fingertips. Both, a playful and an exact approach are supported: you may just drag around controls or enter exact numerical values. Of course, many combinations of formulas are already well-known, but you can try out your own ideas or just play around to find out new combinations. EXPLORE INIFINITE POSSIBILITIES Flamelet offers a lot of features to play around with: • create limitless combinations of functions, final transforms, transform groups, point transforms and color transforms • make use of about 90 included transforms • influence the tone mapping (balancing, contrast, …) • edit the background (use single color, gradients or images) • apply symmetry (point or axis symmetry with several options) • adjust colors (either by adjusting or creating gradients or by using images) PLAY AND RELAX While creating something from scratch can be very rewarding, just playing around with beautiful shapes can be much fun, and even be relaxing or healing. For this kind of use, Flamelet offers a large library of flame-generators, which create an endless number of random beauty. Additionally, there is the mutagen-module, which allows you to generate random variants ("mutations ") of a selected base flame in a very playful way. SHARE AND EXPORT You can easily share your flame parameters and rendered images with others from within the app. NO HIDDEN COSTS, NO ADS, WORK OFFLINE OR HOWEVER YOU WISH Everything is included when you purchase and install Flamelet. There are about 50 example flames, 12 images and 9 tutorials to get you started. The only other thing you need is your creativity (and your device to render your images). There are no ads, no artificial limits, no subscriptions, no loot-boxes, you have not to be online, …, and we do not collect any of your data! It’s just you – and your art. Have fun ! :-)

About

How To Tie a Tie ⁺

Master a variety of tie knots with this comprehensive guide. Learn step-by-step instructions for 25 different tie styles, including popular options like the Windsor and Four-in-Hand knots. The app also offers guidance on pocket squares and tying scarves.

Highlights
  • 25 tie knot tutorials
  • Detailed step-by-step instructions
  • Pocket square folding guide
  • Scarf tying instructions
  • Learn shoe tying basics
Features
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25 Tie a Tie Knots • Detailed Steps • Pocket Square • Tie a Mens Scarf • Tie Your Shoes Tie Your Style For Every Day 25 How To Tie a Tie Methods: Four In Hand Knot Half Windsor Knot Windsor Knot Simple Knot Diagonal Atlantic Pratt (Shelby) Kelvin Plattsburgh Prince Albert St. Andrew Victoria Hanover Grantchester Cavendish Murrell Eldredge Trinity Van Wijk Balthus Onassis Nicky Christensen Cafe Bow Tie When you first turn on it takes a little time to upload actual content. Privacy Policy & Terms of Use: https://nurlanispaew6.wixsite.com/appsi-privacy-policy

Screenshots

Flamelet4 screens
How To Tie a Tie ⁺4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: How To Tie a Tie ⁺ at Free against Flamelet's $3.99. Flamelet's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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

How To Tie a Tie ⁺ is free to download; Flamelet costs $3.99 up front. How To Tie a Tie ⁺ sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Flamelet asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Flamelet against 4.5 for How To Tie a Tie ⁺. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 27 and 64 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 82% of Flamelet's written reviews are positive against 85% of How To Tie a Tie ⁺'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flamelet ships an update every 5 months, How To Tie a Tie ⁺ every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Flamelet versus How To Tie a Tie ⁺: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlameletHow To Tie a Tie ⁺
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (27 ratings)4.5 (64 ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.4% of reviews85.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2764 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size137 MB80 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndreas MaschkeZhanna Zairova

Customer experience

Flamelet

All ratings27 ratings
Positive85.2%
Neutral3.7%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive82.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative17.6%

How To Tie a Tie ⁺

All ratings54 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral3.7%
Negative13.0%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive85.4%
Neutral4.9%
Negative9.8%

Bugs and requests

Flamelet

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

How To Tie a Tie ⁺

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Asked to review before using app
  • Forced review for VIP content

Requested features

2 requests
  • Short video for each task
  • More free content

In-app purchases

None

Flamelet

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

How To Tie a Tie ⁺

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Tie Knots7 Days trial$2.991 Month
One-time1
  • VIP Tie Knots$3.99

Questions

Is Flamelet free?
Flamelet costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is How To Tie a Tie ⁺ free?
How To Tie a Tie ⁺ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Flamelet or How To Tie a Tie ⁺?
How To Tie a Tie ⁺ is rated higher. Flamelet averages 4.4 out of 5 from 27 ratings, while How To Tie a Tie ⁺ averages 4.5 from 64 ratings.
Do Flamelet or How To Tie a Tie ⁺ have ads?
How To Tie a Tie ⁺ shows ads; Flamelet does not.
Which is updated more often, Flamelet or How To Tie a Tie ⁺?
Flamelet ships an update every 5 months, and How To Tie a Tie ⁺ every 3 months. Most recently, Flamelet was updated on November 2, 2026 and How To Tie a Tie ⁺ on November 7, 2026.

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