Comparison

Kinetiform vs Gravity Type

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

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.

Highlights
  • Real-time 2D physics
  • Letters and emoji with mass
  • Springs, strings, and collisions
  • Copy and paste functionality
  • Eraser tool
Features
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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/

Screenshots

Kinetiform4 screens
Gravity Type4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Kinetiform sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Gravity Type asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Kinetiform versus Gravity Type: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKinetiformGravity Type
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (40 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews91.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings40 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 22 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperColordodge LabsBotto Studio LLC

Customer experience

Kinetiform

All ratings40 ratings
Positive97.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive91.7%
Neutral4.2%
Negative4.2%

Gravity Type

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Kinetiform

One-time1
  • Pro Mode$4.99
None

Gravity Type

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kinetiform free?
Kinetiform is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gravity Type free?
Gravity Type is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Kinetiform or Gravity Type?
Gravity Type is rated higher. Kinetiform averages 4.9 out of 5 from 40 ratings, while Gravity Type averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Kinetiform or Gravity Type have ads?
Neither Kinetiform nor Gravity Type shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kinetiform or Gravity Type?
Kinetiform ships an update every 22 months, and Gravity Type every 2 months. Most recently, Kinetiform was updated on September 3, 2026 and Gravity Type on September 24, 2026.

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