Comparison

Art Raffle vs KaleidoTangle

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

Head to head
About

Art Raffle

This app helps you choose tangle patterns and art enhancers for your Zentangle® projects by randomly selecting digital cards. Each card provides detailed information, step-outs, and links to lessons, offering a fun and educational way to explore new artistic possibilities.

Highlights
  • Random card selection
  • Curated tangle patterns
  • Art enhancer prompts
  • Detailed card information
  • Step-by-step guides
  • Save custom raffles
  • Gestural controls
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If you have a hard time choosing tangle patterns for your Zentangle® project, let the universe decide. Eni Oken's Art Raffle is based on her successful "Bijou Raffle" lesson: pull out random cards with tangle patterns and art enhancers to inspire you to create Zentangle® like you never have done before. In this beautifully elegant digital version, you can select up to 8 different cards, randomly selected from a collection curated and prepared by Eni herself. You can save different raffle selections and even search to easily find your favorite cards. LEARN SO MUCH MORE WITH EACH CARD But that's just the beginning, this digital version does so much more than the traditional game. The BACK OF EACH CARD contains a wealth of information about the tangle or art enhancer: step-outs, descriptions, links to samples and lessons. The game is so soothing and addictive you'll find yourself perusing the cards randomly just to learn more about each card! ELEGANT GESTURAL COMMANDS The game is made to behave as closely to the real raffle game as possible. Gestures such as flicking, tapping and zooming in make this game super fun to play. You can even move the cards around! SAVE RAFFLE GAMES You can save raffle games for later and create as many raffles as you like. Rename and edit the raffle games, discard cards or add different ones. MORE CARDS COMING This introductory version comes with a starter pack of tangle patterns, art enhancer prompts and strings. This is just the beginning, more cards are coming soon! YES, IT'S ENTIRELY FREE The Zentangle world has quite literally saved Eni's life after battling stage 4 cancer. Today she is a CZT (Certified Zentangle Teacher) and teaches hundreds of students through video lessons and live online classes via her Art Club. This app, which took many months to develop, is Eni's profound and sincere THANK YOU gift to this loving and nurturing artistic community! Wishing you a happy Art Raffle! Copyright 2020 Eni Oken Designs, Inc. Developed by Blind View Studios.

About

KaleidoTangle

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Turn a drawing or photo into surprising new patterns. KaleidoTangle invites you to explore shapes, colors and repetition, right on your iPhone. Choose your own image, crop a square section and discover how your design transforms. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Explore five pattern styles: Kaleidoscope, Tiles, Side Echo, Vertical Echo and Pinwheel • Move, zoom and straighten your image crop • Adjust repetitions and pattern rotation • Fine-tune brightness, contrast and saturation • Save finished patterns to Photos as PNG or JPG, or share them EXPLORE YOUR CREATIVE IDEAS Start with a drawing, a tangle design or a favorite photo. Even a small detail can become an entirely new pattern. A short introduction and built-in help guide you as you explore. YOUR IMAGES STAY YOURS Image processing takes place locally on your iPhone. The app only accesses the photo you select. Your original image stays unchanged. KaleidoTangle is free, with no ads, no in-app purchases and no account required. Available in German, English and Spanish.

Screenshots

Art Raffle4 screens
KaleidoTangle3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: KaleidoTangle at daily against Art Raffle's every 5 weeks. Art Raffle's advantage is device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Art Raffle ships an update every 5 weeks, KaleidoTangle daily. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Art Raffle versus KaleidoTangle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArt RaffleKaleidoTangle
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (118 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews98.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings118 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size440 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlan ThomsonUlrike Guenther

Bugs and requests

Art Raffle

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Black screen on iPhone
  • Disappearing tangle tiles

Requested features

3 requests
  • Option to upload photos of created tiles
  • Regular updates with more content
  • Option to add own cards

KaleidoTangle

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Art Raffle

No in-app purchases

None

KaleidoTangle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Art Raffle free?
Art Raffle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is KaleidoTangle free?
KaleidoTangle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Art Raffle or KaleidoTangle have ads?
Neither Art Raffle nor KaleidoTangle shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Art Raffle or KaleidoTangle?
Art Raffle ships an update every 5 weeks, and KaleidoTangle daily. Most recently, Art Raffle was updated on November 3, 2026 and KaleidoTangle on October 31, 2026.

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