Comparison

Mirrored vs Mandalas LITE

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

Head to head
About

Mirrored

Easily create unique mirrored images from your photos with a single touch. Choose from multiple modes and eight distinct mirror effects, including horizontal, vertical, and kaleidoscope styles. Save and share your artistic creations instantly.

Highlights
  • Real-time mirror effects
  • 8 unique mirror styles
  • 3 scaling modes
  • Single-touch mirroring
  • Save and export photos
  • Kaleidoscope photo creation
Features
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Mirrored lets you create stunning images by mirroring a part of a photo in one single touch. See the app in action at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUH23Rk-oPA Select a photo, or take a new one, select one of the 8 mirror effects, and start having fun! Just touch the point where you want to mirror your photo and see in real time the mirrored image ! Mirrored offers 3 modes and 8 different and unique mirror effects. Modes: - Scaled modes: the mirrored part of your photo is scaled to fill the new image. These modes create some fun deformations! - Original mode: the mirrored part is as the original photo part. This mode allows you to keep the proportions of your photos. Mirror effects: -HL: Horizontal Left, the left part of the photo is mirrored horizontally -HR: Horizontal Right, the right part of the photo is mirrored horizontally -VT: Vertical Top, the top part of the photo is mirrored vertically -VB: Vertical Bottom, the bottom part of the photo is mirrored vertically -Q1: 1st Quarter, the top left part of the photo is mirrored horizontally and vertically -Q2: 2nd Quarter, the top right part of the photo is mirrored horizontally and vertically -Q3: 3rd Quarter, the bottom right part of the photo is mirrored horizontally and vertically -Q4: 4th Quarter, the bottom left part of the photo is mirrored horizontally and vertically The Q1, Q2, Q3, and Q4 effects are perfect to create beautiful kaleidoscope photos. Horizontal mirror effects are great to check a face symmetry and create funny portrait of your friends and family. Save your mirrored photos in your photo library, or export them to other apps (Facebook, Mail…). Let's go for hours of fun with Mirrored ! See how simple it is to create artistic images at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUH23Rk-oPA. NOTE: you shall allow the app to access your photo library; if you don't the app won't be able to import and export photos from and to your camera roll. You can change this setting in the Settings app -> Privacy -> Photos. Please don't add your bug reports in your review: send us your bug reports at support@seb-appstore.com and we'll be able to help you and fix the app. The app is compatible with all the listed iDevices; if you experience some issues with your device, send us an email at support@seb-appstore.com. Check many other great iPhone apps at www.SEB-AppStore.com

About

Mandalas LITE

Create beautiful kaleidoscopic art with a variety of symmetrical patterns and a wide color palette. Save and share your unique mandala creations with friends and family. Explore random drawing modes for unexpected artistic results.

Highlights
  • Symmetrical drawing patterns
  • 60 background colors
  • 60 brush colors
  • 4 brush sizes
  • Random drawing modes
  • 20 levels of undo
  • Save and share drawings
Features
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*** As featured at Ignition 4.0 and the 2010, 2011, & 2012 Ingenuity Festival of Art and Technology and seen on TV!*** Mandalas LITE (formerly KaleidoDoodle) is a Kaleidoscopic Drawing program that allows you to paint your own Mandala using a variety of symmetrical patterns and a wide color palette. Mandalas LITE allows you to: - Choose your background color from a palette of 60 colors. - Choose your brush color from a palette of 60 colors. - Choose your brush size from 1 of 4 sizes. - Save your drawings to your device or Share them online! - Draw in Random modes which allows you to have the app randomly change brush sizes every time you lift up your finger or choose one of 4 random color modes. - Now with 20 levels of undo! Warning: Its not just fun - its addictive! Become a Fan of LemmingLabs on Facebook! Proud of your creation? Email it to us and we might post it here our on our webpage! Or check out our "Ad Free" version.

Screenshots

Mirrored4 screens
Mandalas LITE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mandalas LITE at 91% against Mirrored's 34%. Mandalas LITE also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (3.5 vs 1.8). On ratings volume, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Mandalas LITE is free to download; Mirrored costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mandalas LITE holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 34% of Mirrored's written reviews are positive against 91% of Mandalas LITE's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mirrored ships an update every 5 months, Mandalas LITE every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Mirrored versus Mandalas LITE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMirroredMandalas LITE
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating1.8 (5 ratings)3.5 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.9% of reviews91.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings513 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSebastien BUETATBOSH Media Ltd.

Customer experience

Mirrored

All ratings5 ratings
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%
Written reviews109 reviews
Positive33.9%
Neutral6.4%
Negative59.6%

Mandalas LITE

All ratings13 ratings
Positive61.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative38.5%
Written reviews94 reviews
Positive91.5%
Neutral5.3%
Negative3.2%

Bugs and requests

Mirrored

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Mandalas LITE

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App does not work beyond picking background color
  • App not surviving iOS 11 (older reviews)

Requested features

11 requests
  • Addition of editable palettes
  • Brush setting that changes color by touch
  • Option to convert image to black and white
  • Record button to play back drawing development
  • Undo button
Show 6 more
  • More colors
  • More shapes (squares, triangles, ovals)
  • Gallery space to share images
  • Ability to save and finish drawings later
  • View previous drawings within the app
  • Option to turn off button sounds

In-app purchases

None

Mirrored

No in-app purchases

None

Mandalas LITE

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mirrored free?
Mirrored costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mandalas LITE free?
Mandalas LITE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mirrored or Mandalas LITE?
Mandalas LITE is rated higher. Mirrored averages 1.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Mandalas LITE averages 3.5 from 13 ratings.
Do Mirrored or Mandalas LITE have ads?
Neither Mirrored nor Mandalas LITE shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mirrored or Mandalas LITE?
Mirrored ships an update every 5 months, and Mandalas LITE every 10 months. Most recently, Mirrored was updated on November 6, 2026 and Mandalas LITE on November 1, 2026.

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