Patternica vs Surfaces in Space
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Patternica
Unleash your creativity with a generative art application that allows for layer-based design, intricate compositions, and high-resolution exports. Experiment with textures, shapes, and colors to create unique digital art for various purposes.
- Layer-based design
- 100+ Image Generators
- 70+ Effects
- Blending options
- Up to 15 layers
- Import photos
- High-resolution export
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Welcome to the world of limitless creativity with our cutting-edge generative art application! Unleash your imagination and dive into a realm where art knows no bounds. With our innovative software, you have the power to create stunning masterpieces with ease. Harness the potential of layer-based design, allowing you to craft intricate compositions with depth and complexity. Whether you're a seasoned artist or a novice explorer, our intuitive interface makes it simple to experiment with layers, blending textures, shapes, and colors to achieve your desired aesthetic. Experience the thrill of creating art in high resolution, ensuring every detail is captured in surprising clarity. From digital canvases to print-worthy creations and posters. Enjoy to be in the process and watch how images change. Clear you mind and concentrate on hypnotic patterns. Besides having fun this multipurpose digital art instrument allows you to create uniq content for your kaleidoscopes, mandalas, prints, stickers, flyers, covers and many other. And remember this application will not make magic for you, but you can make magic with it! Let your imaginations run away Features: - about 100 different Image Generators which you can set as you need - about 70 Effects you can apply on top of the images - blending options - up to 15 layers in the same time - you can import your photo from gallery to apply filters on it - undo your changes - export in high resolution Come to our website and check video tutorial and gallery: https://patternica.info Tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLa322rRa0q66PtK0b-oz3uLQjYdoWEBM8 Music: https://www.bensound.com
Surfaces in Space
Explore and interact with a variety of 3D mathematical surfaces. Visualize complex shapes, customize their appearance, and even import your own 3D models. Offers intuitive touch controls for easy navigation and rendering.
- 3D mathematical surface visualization
- Interactive touch controls (rotate, zoom, pan)
- Customizable surface appearance (fill, primitives)
- Import .stl and .obj files
- Adjustable tessellation detail
- Customizable backgrounds and lighting
- Save 10-bit snapshots
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A 3D viewer for mathematical surfaces. Visualize and interact with parametric shapes including spheres, tori, Klein bottles, Möbius strips, and more. Features: - An expanding catalogue of both vertex-based, tessellated surfaces, and a physical objects category - Rotate, zoom, and pan with (multi-)touch gestures - Auto-rotate along an axis, adjust speed with a dismissible slider - Adjustable tessellation detail via a dismissible slider - Adjustable tessellation fill: solid or wireframe - Adjustable vertex primitives: points, lines, triangles - Adjust point size with a dismissible slider - Optional ripple effect on vertex-based surfaces - Optional rotating light for most surfaces - Customizable background color, background image - Save 10-bit snapshots - Restore previous session, start fresh, or randomize launch - Import .stl (STL) or .obj (OBJ) files for viewing - choose culling mode: none, back, or front - spatial environments: standard / default, Milky Way panorama, a black hole, and - free camera mode: toggle on/off in settings to freely move camera around environment - control free camera mode with a game controller or keyboard (wasd + arrows)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Surfaces in Space at Free against Patternica's $1.99. Patternica's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and chart position (#123 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Surfaces in Space is free to download; Patternica costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Patternica ships an update fortnightly, Surfaces in Space every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Patternica | Surfaces in Space |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #123 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.1 — better | 18.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Artem Skliarov | Colin Ford |
Customer experience
Patternica
Surfaces in Space
In-app purchases
Patternica
No in-app purchases
Surfaces in Space
No in-app purchases
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