ShaderMania vs ansiRGB
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ShaderMania
Create, edit, and share Metal shaders with a live coding environment and real-time preview. Explore a database of public and tutorial shaders, connect nodes to build complex effects, and export your creations. A physical keyboard is recommended for optimal use.
- Live coding of Metal fragment shaders
- Real-time preview and playback
- Node-based shader creation
- Public shader database
- Tutorial shaders with video links
- Export shader output to PNG
- Syntax checking and error display
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Create, edit, render, share, and learn Metal shaders with ShaderMania for iPad. ShaderMania is a visual Metal shader editor for iPadOS. Write fragment shaders with realtime preview and playback, organize shaders and images as nodes, connect shader inputs, expose parameters as sliders, and export rendered images. ShaderMania also includes a public shader library with examples and tutorial shaders, including links to explanation videos where available. ShaderMania is free to use. Optional tips are available if you want to support development. A physical keyboard is recommended for coding shaders on iPad. Features • Live Metal fragment shader editing with realtime preview and playback. • Visual node graph for shader and image nodes. • Connect shader nodes to build reusable shader chains. • Named shader input slots declared directly in shader source code. • Parameter annotations for sliders and live UI controls. • Realtime syntax checking, compiler errors, and warnings. • Render to custom resolutions and export PNG images. • Undo and redo for common node graph edits. Shader Library • Browse public shader examples and tutorial shaders. • Add shaders from the library to your own projects. • Upload useful, inspectable shader work to the public library.
ansiRGB
This tool converts RGB color values into ANSI escape codes. It's designed for developers and terminal users needing to display colored text in command-line interfaces. The app supports multiple Apple platforms.
- RGB to ANSI conversion
- Terminal color code generation
- Cross-platform support (macOS, iOS)
- Developer tool
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Convert RGB colors to ANSI color codes
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ansiRGB at none against ShaderMania's 3. On price, ads, monetization model 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. ShaderMania sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. ansiRGB asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | ShaderMania | ansiRGB |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Markus Moenig | Axel Esselmann |
Customer experience
ShaderMania
ansiRGB
In-app purchases
ShaderMania
- Small Tip$1.99
- Medium Tip$4.99
- Large Tip$9.99
ansiRGB
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is ShaderMania free?
Is ansiRGB free?
Do ShaderMania or ansiRGB have ads?
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