Calming Ripples vs Skycrane
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Calming Ripples
Create soothing visual patterns by tapping or stroking the screen. Watch as your interactions generate beautiful, fading ripples. Enjoy a pressure-free, relaxing digital playground with multiple colors.
- Interactive ripple creation
- Multi-finger color blending
- Relaxing visual patterns
- No pressure or scores
- Digital playground experience
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Use this app to create relaxing patterns of ripples. Tap or stroke across the screen. Your fingers will leave a trail of ripples that grow and fade. Use multiple fingers at once for multiple colors. No deep meaning, no pressure, no high score. Just a little relaxing playground.
Skycrane
This app assists players of GMT Games' Red Dust Rebellion by automating non-player actions and guiding player turns. It manages game mechanics like card play and scoring, significantly reducing playtime and making the game more accessible for solo or group play.
- Automates non-player actions
- Assists player turns with valid options
- Supports any player/non-player combination
- Manages card play, turn sequences, and scoring
- Reduces game playing time
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A player helper app for GMT Games' Red Dust Rebellion. Features • Automates running of the non-player sides • A player turn assistant - by only showing valid play options, the player can plan their move more easily • Handles any combination of players and non-players. Whether you're soloing one faction, playing four-handed solo or needing to supplement your gaming group of three, Skycrane has you covered. • Manages card play, turn sequences and scoring. • Dramatically reduced playing time means the game will hit the table more often.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Skycrane at 11 against Calming Ripples's 2. On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Calming Ripples against 5.0 for Skycrane. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Skycrane has 11 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Calming Ripples | Skycrane |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | John Palevich | Prabha Pillay |
Customer experience
Calming Ripples
Skycrane
In-app purchases
Calming Ripples
No in-app purchases
Skycrane
No in-app purchases
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