# Chaos Lab vs Recursivity

Chaos Lab and Recursivity both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 69% of Chaos Lab's written reviews are positive against 0% of Recursivity's. Chaos Lab also leads on ratings volume (8 vs 1). Recursivity's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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 — 4.9 for Chaos Lab against 5.0 for Recursivity. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chaos Lab has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 69% of Chaos Lab's written reviews are positive against 0% of Recursivity's.

## The numbers

| Metric | Chaos Lab | Recursivity |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.9 (8 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chaos-lab/id398270047/reviews) | **[5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/recursivity/id1525622761/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **8** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | **68.8% of reviews** | 0.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | — |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Size | 7 MB | 42 MB |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | **10.0** |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad** | iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Timothy D. Jones](https://appshunter.io/developer/398270050) | [Thomas Bretl](https://appshunter.io/developer/553850818) |

## What reviewers say

### Chaos Lab

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chaos-lab/id398270047)

Explore the beauty of chaos through interactive simulations of mathematical objects, chemical reactions, and celestial mechanics. Manipulate parameters with device tilt and touch to create stunning visual art and understand complex scientific principles.

**Highlights:** Interactive strange attractors, Chemical oscillator simulations, 3-body chaos simulation, Julian fractal morphing, Real-time parameter control, Multiple attractors included

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


### Recursivity

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/recursivity/id1525622761)

Explore the beauty of recursive functions, chaos, and fractals through interactive demonstrations and an exploratory tool. Investigate mathematical concepts like the Mandelbrot Set, Julia sets, and cellular automata.

**Highlights:** Interactive fractal exploration, Mandelbrot and Julia set visualizations, Newton's method demonstrations, Sierpinski and Pascal's triangle patterns, Cellular automata simulations, Mathematical beauty exploration

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Chaos Lab free?

Chaos Lab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Recursivity free?

Recursivity is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Chaos Lab or Recursivity?

Recursivity is rated higher. Chaos Lab averages 4.9 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Recursivity averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.

### Do Chaos Lab or Recursivity have ads?

Neither Chaos Lab nor Recursivity shows ads.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*