Comparison

Überdoodle vs Distorted Kaleidoscope Art

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

Head to head
About

Überdoodle

Relive nostalgic childhood fun with a classic spiral drawing tool. Create intricate patterns with virtual gears and a magic rainbow pen, or simply paint with your finger. Share your creations as wallpapers or send them to loved ones.

Highlights
  • Classic spirograph drawing tool
  • Create custom gears and rings
  • Multiple drawing modes
  • Import photos
  • Apple Pencil support
  • Draw hypotrochoids and epitrochoids
  • Various paper types and background colors
Features
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Thanks for all the amazing feedback - we just love to hear your thoughts, comments and ideas! Überdoodle: Remember the good old spirograph toy? Get nostalgic with this classic spiral drawing tool. Great for children too! The box contains lots of colorful gears, rings and pencils - including a MAGIC rainbow pen - and an unlimited supply of (virtual) paper! Draw beautiful patterns using the gears or simply paint directly on the paper using your finger. Share your doodles to family and friends - or save them and use them as beautiful wallpapers for your iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch. Features: • A Gear Factory where you can create custom gears and rings • Multiple drawing modes: calligraphy pen, celtic braids and multicolor gradients by selecting up to three pencils at the same time • Import photos from your Photo Library • Snap to previous drawing locations • Support for the Apple Pencil. Change calligraphy angle by tilting the pen. • Draw both hypotrochoids and epitrochoids (gears inside a ring or gears on the outside of another gear) • Different paper types and multiple background colors • Eraser and full undo/redo • Change the sizes of gears and rings

About

Distorted Kaleidoscope Art

Create unique fractal and mandala art with a kaleidoscope simulator. Combine image distortion effects, manipulate object properties, and experiment with physics simulations for dynamic, colorful psychedelic visuals.

Highlights
  • 16x16 image distortion effects
  • Finger gravity simulation
  • Color morphing effect
  • Three independent layers with physics
  • Save and load settings
  • Export PNG images
Features
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"Distorted Kaleidoscope Art" is a kaleidoscope simulator with unique image distortion effects, which are designed mathematically. This app simulates dynamic behavior such as collision and rebound of small objects in a container enclosed by mirrors and also generates intriguing distorted images and animations. There are two lists A and B of image distortion effects, each of which consists of 16 effects. By combining effects selected from each list A and B, you can apply various effects to the kaleidoscope image, making it easy to create fantastic fractal artwork, mysterious mandala artwork, colourful psychedelic artwork, etc. Also, to generate more dynamic motion and change, we positively devised various ideas such as "finger gravity simulation" and "color morphing effect". This app will be recommended for those who are getting bored of ordinary Kaleidoscope images or for those who want more exciting and unique abstract arts. Please note that the app "Distorted Kaleidoscope Art" is high load due to image processing calculation. So we strongly recommend to play this app on iPad pro or higher. Features: - 16 types × 16 types of image distortion effect - Sliders for manipulating parameters of image distortion effects - Select objects from 28 forms, 18 colors, 10 sizes and 16 angles - 4 mirror frame shapes - Slider for zoom and rotational speed of the screen - Slider for physical simulation speed - 4 color blend modes - Switch that prohibits rotation of all objects due to collision or rebound - Three independent layers with parameters about virtual gravity, rebound, brightness, etc (Objects in the same layer collide with each other, and ones in the different layer go through each other.) - Finger gravity effect that generates gravity sources by touching the screen - Color morphing effect that gives continuous color change to the objects - Randomize properties of the objects - Undo, Redo - Save, Load settings - Save PNG images to camera roll - Export to iTunes - 24 example files - Help function The main difference with our another app "Kaleidoscope geometric Art": - Image distortion effects - Because the physics engine has been changed, the physical dynamics of the objects is slightly different. - Not support the effect of frictional force. - Delete slider that controls the effect of finger gravity. (The strength of finger gravity is always constant and finger gravity source generates only attractive force.) - Finger gravity can not be recorded and is not saved in file. - The image resolution is better. - Load of the image processing calculation is larger, and power consumption is also larger. - Support 120 frame rate for iPad pro 2nd generation.

Screenshots

Überdoodle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Distorted Kaleidoscope Art at 5.0 against Überdoodle's 3.8. Überdoodle's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 40 months) and ratings volume (11 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Überdoodle costs $1.99 and Distorted Kaleidoscope Art $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Distorted Kaleidoscope Art holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Überdoodle has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Überdoodle ships an update every 3 months, Distorted Kaleidoscope Art every 40 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Überdoodle versus Distorted Kaleidoscope Art: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterÜberdoodleDistorted Kaleidoscope Art
Price$1.99 — better$3.99
Rating3.8 (11 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 40 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPad
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMorten Bek DitlevsenMasahiko Fukuyama

Customer experience

Überdoodle

All ratings11 ratings
Positive72.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative27.3%
Written reviews59 reviews
Positive78.0%
Neutral3.4%
Negative18.6%

Distorted Kaleidoscope Art

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Überdoodle

No in-app purchases

None

Distorted Kaleidoscope Art

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Überdoodle free?
Überdoodle costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Distorted Kaleidoscope Art free?
Distorted Kaleidoscope Art costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Überdoodle or Distorted Kaleidoscope Art?
Distorted Kaleidoscope Art is rated higher. Überdoodle averages 3.8 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Distorted Kaleidoscope Art averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Überdoodle or Distorted Kaleidoscope Art have ads?
Neither Überdoodle nor Distorted Kaleidoscope Art shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Überdoodle or Distorted Kaleidoscope Art?
Überdoodle ships an update every 3 months, and Distorted Kaleidoscope Art every 40 months. Most recently, Überdoodle was updated on October 22, 2026 and Distorted Kaleidoscope Art on October 11, 2026.

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