Comparison

Mandelbulb Raytracer vs Animated Texts

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

Head to head
About

Mandelbulb Raytracer

Create unique 3D fractal art by sculpting and manipulating complex shapes. Use your creations as background images or view them in stereo 3D. Explore an infinite variety of designs with intuitive touch controls.

Highlights
  • Virtual sculpting of 3D shapes
  • Real-time ray tracing
  • Infinite fractal variations
  • Customizable reflections and accuracy
  • Stereo 3D viewing mode
  • Intuitive touch controls for manipulation
Features
Read full description

Be a virtual sculptor and create your own personal art in just seconds. Then use it as a background image to impress your friends. Play with the parameters to create an unlimited number of exciting 3D shapes. You can make the sculpture shiny by selecting an environment that will be reflected on the object. Mandelbulb Raytracer is another exciting real-time ray tracer from Angisoft for the iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4. It renders the Mandelbulb fractal with high accuracy. Zooming makes an unlimited amount of detail visible. Fractals are self-similar mathematical shapes in complex space. The Mandelbulb fractal is a 3-dimensional analog of the Mandelbrot set using an hypercomplex algebra based on spherical coordinates. This app uses the graphics chip of the iPhone 3GS or iPhone 4 to compute a 3D image of the fractal by ray tracing using OpenGL ES 2.0 shaders. Double/Triple tap and drag the finger horizontally or vertically to change the shape of the Mandelbulb fractal. You can also set these constant in the Settings tab. The Settings tab also allows to enable an environment that is mirrored on the Mandelbulb fractal. The accuracy of the fractal surface can also be set here. If you have red-cyan glasses available, you can see the fractal with real depth by enabling stereo mode. A one finger drag rotates the camera around the object, a two finger pinch is used for zooming and a three finger drag translates the camera. You can hide the tab bar to create a screen shot. Double tap to bring back the tab bar. !!!! Important announcement !!!! To take a screen shot, hold down the home button and then push the top button. The screen will flash and the resulting image will be placed on your camera roll. From there, you can sync it back to your computer, e-mail it to friends, or do anything else you can do with any other photo in your camera roll.

About

Animated Texts

Features
Read full description

Write everything you want to display on the screen Many types of animation: rotation, text fading, typing, colors, waves, flickers... Customize the text size, speed and duration of your animations Includes the possibility to choose between landscape mode and portrait mode Save or edit your created animations Is it night? Activate night mode for better visual comfort

Screenshots

Mandelbulb Raytracer4 screens
Animated Texts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Animated Texts at Free against Mandelbulb Raytracer's $0.99. Mandelbulb Raytracer's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 8 months). On in-app purchases 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

Animated Texts is free to download; Mandelbulb Raytracer costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mandelbulb Raytracer ships an update every 3 months, Animated Texts every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Mandelbulb Raytracer versus Animated Texts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMandelbulb RaytracerAnimated Texts
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating2.6 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews40.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#74 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB175 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAngisoftDaniel Nowendsztern

In-app purchases

None

Mandelbulb Raytracer

No in-app purchases

None

Animated Texts

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mandelbulb Raytracer free?
Mandelbulb Raytracer costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Animated Texts free?
Animated Texts is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mandelbulb Raytracer or Animated Texts have ads?
Animated Texts shows ads; Mandelbulb Raytracer does not.
Which is updated more often, Mandelbulb Raytracer or Animated Texts?
Mandelbulb Raytracer ships an update every 3 months, and Animated Texts every 8 months. Most recently, Mandelbulb Raytracer was updated on November 6, 2026 and Animated Texts on November 3, 2026.

Other comparisons