Kinetiform vs Gravity Type
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Gravity Type
This app transforms typing into a playful physics sandbox. You can type letters and emojis, then manipulate them with realistic physics, including springs, strings, and collisions. It's a fun way to interact with text for those who enjoy a less conventional approach to word processing.
- Real-time 2D physics
- Letters and emoji with mass
- Springs, strings, and collisions
- Copy and paste functionality
- Eraser tool
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Gravity Type A physics-based word processor. Type, fling, and collide your letters into place. It’s a serious tool for people who don’t take typing too seriously. Features • Real-time 2D physics • Letters and emoji with mass • Springs, strings, and collisions • Copy and Paste • Eraser PRIVACY POLICY: Our privacy policy is available at: https://gravitytype.com/privacy TERMS OF SERVICE: Apple’s Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gravity Type at none against Kinetiform's 1. Gravity Type also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 22 months). Kinetiform's advantage is ratings volume (40 vs 3). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Kinetiform sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Gravity Type asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Kinetiform against 5.0 for Gravity Type. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kinetiform has 40 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Kinetiform ships an update every 22 months, Gravity Type every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 3, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kinetiform | Gravity Type |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (40 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 91.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 40 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Colordodge Labs | Botto Studio LLC |
Customer experience
Kinetiform
Gravity Type
In-app purchases
Kinetiform
- Pro Mode$4.99
Gravity Type
No in-app purchases








