watAR vs Kinetiform
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
watAR
Transform real-world surfaces into dynamic water features using augmented reality. Add realistic waves and raindrops, interact with the effects, and capture unique images and videos.
- Augmented reality water effects
- Wave and rain simulations
- Interactive water effects
- Capture images and videos
- Adjustable effect scale
- Hand/foot interaction with water (LiDAR required)
- Foreground occlusion (LiDAR required)
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Use augmented reality to distort real world surfaces as if they were made of water. Add waves and raindrops to any flat vertical or horizontal surfaces. watAR is great for creating unique images and videos to share. Or you can just have fun trying the effects on different surfaces around you. Highlights: • Add waves and rain effects to the real world surfaces around you using AR. watAR's unique AR really makes it look like the surface is being distorted! • Fine grained control over wave and rain effects. Create everything from a light drizzle to a downpour. • Interact with the water effect on your screen by touching and dragging. • Capture ready to share images and videos of the water effect in action. • Scale the water effect up to epic sizes! • Use your hands, feet, or anything else to physically interact with the water effect (note that this requires a device with a LiDAR sensor and you must enable the "interactive surface" option) • Adjust lighting and optionally enable "foreground occlusion" so that the water effect blends into the world (note that foreground occlusion requires a device with a LiDAR sensor) So give watAR a try and let us know if you create anything cool using it!
Kinetiform
This app transforms your doodles into dynamic abstract art. Shapes automatically connect and fill with unique patterns, while kaleidoscopic animations add a mesmerizing visual experience. You can also let the app create art for you with its Auto Draw feature.
- Automatic shape detection and pattern filling
- Auto Draw for generative art creation
- Regenerate patterns
- 36 preset kaleidoscopic effects
- Customizable kaleidoscope settings
- Save and share drawings
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Kinetiform is doodling reimagined. It is a canvas with a mind of its own. Draw abstract shapes that automatically connect and fill with randomly generated patterns. Use Auto Draw to sit back and watch as the app creates a unique random composition right before your eyes. Watch as your drawing is tumbled and twisted through beautiful kaleidoscopic animations. Features: - Automatically detects shapes and fills them with random procedural patterns - Auto Draw creates procedural art as you watch and finishes lines for you - Regenerate any pattern after it’s been drawn - 36 preset kaleidoscopic effects - Advanced kaleidoscope settings let you fully configure the effect - Pan and zoom feature that interacts with kaleidoscope effects - Draw into the kaleidoscope - Customize your drawing experience with several control options - Create a color palette and save it, or load one of 200 preset color palettes - Choose which patterns you want to use and how often they will randomly appear - Save drawings to work on them later - Save images to your photo library or share them on social media - 100 levels of undo
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Kinetiform at 92% against watAR's 0%. Kinetiform also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.6) and ratings volume (40 vs 11). watAR's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 11 days vs every 22 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Kinetiform sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. watAR asks for nothing beyond the download.
Kinetiform holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 40 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of watAR's written reviews are positive against 92% of Kinetiform's.
watAR ships an update every 11 days, Kinetiform every 22 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | watAR | Kinetiform |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (11 ratings) | 4.9 (40 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 91.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 40 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Every 22 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.5 | 13.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rare Realities, LLC | Colordodge Labs |
Customer experience
watAR
Kinetiform
In-app purchases
watAR
No in-app purchases
Kinetiform
- Pro Mode$4.99









