Fabulist vs Shader × Node
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fabulist
A project management platform designed for teams to simplify collaboration and task completion. It offers a user-friendly interface, combining personal app-like usability with powerful team features for various departments.
- Refreshingly simple interface
- Remarkably usable design
- Combines personal app feel with team power
- Project and team communication
- Task management
- Ideal for marketing, client services, and development teams
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The refreshingly simple & remarkably usable project management platform. Working together as a team on projects is tough enough, but most software makes it worse by over-complicating things. Fabulist is different. What makes Fabulist special? We’ve taken only the best features and created something refreshingly usable. We want Fabulist to feel like your favorite personal apps - todo’s, notes, messages, calendar - but powerful enough for your team. Fabulist is designed for teams to make it easier to get things done - from Marketing to Client Services to Software Development. Experience the power & simplicity of Fabulist.
Shader × Node
Create stunning visual effects and shaders without coding using a drag-and-drop node editor. Ideal for those interested in graphics, game development, and visual jockeying.
- Drag-and-drop node editor
- Create shaders without coding
- Visual scripting system
- Music visualization
- Graphics and visual effects creation
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Shader x Node is a WWDC19 Scholarship Application Project. > Write amazing shaders with your creativity and ingenuity (and without any coding skill because drag'n'drop saves the day!) Hi, are you interested in graphics related stuff, like visual effects in Hollywood, AAA game development and video jockey? If so, then you must be wondering how do people achieve these great effects! The answer is shader, which is a type of computer program that can do literally everything now, from simple graphics to powering autonomous driving. Today we are going to use this app to build a music visualization shader using my shader node editor, which is a visual scripting system I wrote in Swift.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Fabulist at 100% against Shader × Node's 33%. Fabulist also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.5) and ratings volume (13 vs 4). Shader × Node's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Fabulist sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Shader × Node asks for nothing beyond the download.
Fabulist holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Fabulist's written reviews are positive against 33% of Shader × Node's.
| Parameter | Fabulist | Shader × Node |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (13 ratings) — better | 3.5 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fabulist, Inc. | 昊天 郑 |
Customer experience
Fabulist
Shader × Node
In-app purchases
Fabulist
- Fabulist Plus$3.991 Month
- Fabulist Plus$23.991 Year
Shader × Node
No in-app purchases
