Alchemist Rose vs Fluidium
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Alchemist Rose
This app creates dynamic, interactive mandalas that respond to your movements and music. It offers stunning visuals and can be mirrored to a big screen for parties or performances.
- Interactive animated mandalas
- Responds to touch and tilt
- Music visualization
- AirPlay screen mirroring
- Video-out support for big screens
- Adjustable speed and color palettes
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Five-Stars! ***** "This App is absolutely amazing... Visually stunning. It makes me tingle all over when I use it. Breathtaking!" Five-Stars! ***** "Insane interactivity" Five-Stars! ***** "I have most of the particles apps on my iPad and this one ranks at the top." *** AirPlay Screen Mirroring is amazing !!! *** * Wirelessly stream video from your iPad to your Apple TV and watch Alchemist Rose on your Big Screen HDTV ! * Beautiful, Magical, Colorful, Delightful... • • • ...put on some Music ...pick up your iPad... and DANCE ! Alchemist Rose creates animated Interactive colorful Mandalas that groove and pulsate to your every move. Video-Out supported. Plug into your Big-Screen TV or Video Projector and perform for your friends !!! All Video-Out cables supported (VGA is Best). Great for Parties ! Perfect for VJ-ing. Alchemist Rose is designed to be Intuitive and Exploratory. The Rose is aware of your Posture and Energy. Lying back in Bed with your feet up and iPad in Portrait mode: AR assumes a slow mellow evolution. iPad Resting Flat on its back: AR goes full speed ahead. For the Ultimate… Pick up the iPad… Dance… Tilt… Sway… Touch… Twist… Bounce… The Mandala becomes the Music Visualized through your movements… ( … when you find that moment… it is really fun! :^) Controls: • Speed : Tilt Up & Down. Up for Slow and Down for Fast. • Color Palette change : Double-Click • Clear Screen : Double-Click • 10 Finger MultiTouch • Spin Adjust : Tilt Left & Right • Gravity Tilt affects Touches after release • Bounce the iPad up and down to Visualize the Beat • Video-Out Aspect Ratio in Settings : 16x9 widescreen & 4x3 standard - both supported Settings: • AlchemistRose Settings are in the iOS Settings app. • Video Out - Plug into a Video Projector or HDTV for the Big Screen AR Experience. All Aspect Ratios are supported: 4x3 standard; 16x10 wide Computer Monitor; 16x9 wide HDTV. • Vertical Video-Out - An External Monitor placed in Vertical Portrait orientation is now supported. A 16x9 vertical external monitor is Especially Beautiful. • Keep Display On - Disables the Auto-Lock feature on your iPad, which automatically turns off the display after a certain amount of time.* ( *Note: Remember the longer the iPad Display is on, the more Battery is used. ) • Touch for New Color: Every Touch will change to a new Color Palette. • Speed - "Always Fast" is the full-on pedal-to-the-metal experience all the time. At 60Hz it can be quite intense. - "Variable Control" gives you a more relaxed, subtle and controllable experience. Slow down the pace by Tilting the iPad. Upright in Portrait mode is Slowest. iPad Flat on it's Back Fastest. Tilt anywhere in-between for just the perfect speed for you! Alchemist Rose is an ongoing project, drawing on 25 years of visual music making experience. Enjoy the ride. Tell your Friends :^) Love to hear from you ! Email us at: alchemistrose [at] opticalalchemy [dot] com
Fluidium
Experience a mesmerizing world of living color and motion that responds to your touch. Create unique, breathtaking visuals, relax, explore creativity, or generate stunning videos and wallpapers.
- Interactive fluid simulation
- 130+ factory presets
- Custom preset design
- 4 expressive brush types
- HD video recording
- Wallpaper generation
- Smart Pause and Auto-Play modes
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From the award-winning creator of Uzu comes Fluidium — a mesmerizing world of living color and motion at your fingertips. Watch as vibrant streams of light and liquid respond instantly to your touch, creating endlessly unique, breathtaking visuals. Whether you want to relax, explore creativity, or share dazzling videos, Fluidium turns your screen into a canvas of pure magic. Fluidium 2.0 expands that world with a redesigned interface, deeper creative control, and a new generation of effects — from Warp worlds and Particles to Mask shapes and richer Symmetry modes. Features: - 300+ stunning factory presets, organized into collections - Design, save, import, and export your own presets - Create and organize custom preset collections - Real-time interactive fluid simulation powered by Metal - Micro-presets for Fluid, Brush, Color, and Effects • Deep customization to fine-tune every detail • Expressive Warp effects: Radial, Tunnel, Horizon, Pillar, Planet, and Galaxy • Particles, Mask shapes, and advanced Symmetry modes • 4 expressive brush types, each with unique dynamics • Advanced reflection effects for immersive visuals • Auto-cycling color palettes and improved palette tools • Generate stunning wallpapers and background images • Smart Pause freezes the flow when you lift your fingers • Auto-Play mode for hands-free relaxation — choose which presets to cycle • Optimized quality settings for smooth performance on any device • One-time in-app purchase to unlock all features
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Alchemist Rose at none against Fluidium's 1. Alchemist Rose also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). Fluidium's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 68%) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Fluidium sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Alchemist Rose asks for nothing beyond the download.
Fluidium holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 21 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Alchemist Rose's written reviews are positive against 100% of Fluidium's.
Alchemist Rose ships an update every 3 weeks, Fluidium every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Alchemist Rose | Fluidium |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (21 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 67.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 21 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 270 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mark Buchanan | Colordodge Labs |
Customer experience
Alchemist Rose
Fluidium
In-app purchases
Alchemist Rose
No in-app purchases
Fluidium
- Fluidium Pro Mode Unlock$4.99
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