Comparison

Jude vs Materia

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

Head to head
About

Jude

Discover and explore intricate fractal patterns from the Julia and Mandlebrot sets. Customize their appearance with different color palettes and save your favorite creations as device backgrounds.

Highlights
  • Explore Julia and Mandlebrot fractals
  • Infinite zoom capabilities
  • Customizable color palettes
  • Save fractals as wallpapers
  • Intuitive interface
Features
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Explore beautiful fractals from the Julia and Mandelbrot sets. Zoom into intricate patterns, change their colors, and save images as backgrounds for your iPhone or iPad.

About

Materia

Features
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Materia brings the periodic table to life. Explore all 118 elements through a beautifully designed, interactive experience built for iPhone. Move beyond a traditional chart and discover the relationships, properties, and structure of the elements through multiple ways of exploring them. EXPLORE EVERY ELEMENT Browse the complete periodic table with accurate atomic numbers, symbols, categories, groups, periods, atomic masses, and carefully presented element information. THREE WAYS TO EXPLORE • Grid — Browse elements in a clean, visual collection. • Table — Explore the familiar periodic structure in a modern, interactive layout. • Orbit — Experience elements through an immersive spatial visualization with focus, relationships, and motion. DISCOVER CONNECTIONS Explore metals, nonmetals, noble gases, elements important to life, and meaningful compositions. Select an element to bring it into focus and discover related elements around it. DESIGNED TO FEEL ALIVE Materia uses subtle motion, depth, haptics, and responsive interactions to turn scientific information into something you can explore rather than simply read. MATERIA PRO Materia includes a useful free experience with the complete element library and core exploration tools. Materia Pro is an optional one-time purchase that unlocks the premium Orbit experience and advanced interactive visualizations. No ads. No subscription required for Materia Pro.

Screenshots

Jude1 screens
Materia4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Jude at none against Materia's 1. Jude also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.4). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Materia sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Jude asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Jude versus Materia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJudeMateria
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.4
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBlake ShawVincent Galeano

In-app purchases

None

Jude

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Materia

One-time1
  • Materia Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Jude free?
Jude is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Materia free?
Materia is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Jude or Materia have ads?
Neither Jude nor Materia shows ads.

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