Comparison

Alchemist Rose vs Fluids & Particle Simulation

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

Head to head
About

Alchemist Rose

Create stunning, interactive animated mandalas that respond to your touch and movement. Wirelessly stream your creations to a big screen for parties or ambient display. Experience a visually captivating and relaxing visualizer.

Highlights
  • Interactive animated mandalas
  • AirPlay screen mirroring
  • Video-out to TV/projector
  • Multi-touch controls
  • Tilt and gravity effects
  • Ambient Gallery mode
  • Adjustable speed and color palettes
Features
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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 iPhone and this one ranks at the top." *** AirPlay Screen Mirroring works fantastic !!! *** * Wirelessly stream iPhone screen to your Apple TV. Watch on your Big Screen TV ! * Alchemist Rose looks gorgeous optimized for the high resolution Retina Display on your iPhone 4. This small screen version of Alchemist Rose has all the capabilities of the original five star rated grand-daddy version on the iPad. (*note: does not include all the new 2.0 features found on the current iPad version.) Best of all, plug your iPhone 4 into a Big Screen TV or Video Projector and you'll get the full iPad high resolution video output… straight from your iPhone. Also compatible with iPod Touch 4, iPhone 3GS, iPod Touch 3 !! Beautiful, Magical, Colorful, Delightful... • • • ...put on some Music ...pick up your iPhone... 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. "Ambient Gallery" mode: Worthy of any Art Gallery or Executive's Desk… [ Switch to "Variable Speed" in the iPhone settings, to enable the "Ambient Gallery" mode. ] …for a Subtle progression of Color and Motion, place The Alchemist Rose upright in your iPhone dock… …let the unfolding rose relax your mind and carry you to another dimension. Controls: • Color Palette change : Touch Screen • Clear Screen : Double-Click • 10 Finger MultiTouch • Spin Adjust : Tilt Left & Right • Gravity Tilt affects Touches after release • Bounce your iPhone up and down to Visualize the Beat • Video-Out Aspect Ratio in Settings : 16x9 widescreen & 4x3 standard - both supported • Variable Speed : Tilt Up & Down. Up for Slow and Down for Fast. [Turn on in iPhone Settings ] Settings: ( AlchemistRose Settings are in the iPhone 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 iPhone, which automatically turns off the display after a certain amount of time.* ( *Note: Remember the longer the iPhone 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 iPhone. Upright in Portrait mode is Slowest. iPhone Flat on it's Back Fastest. Tilt anywhere in-between for just the perfect speed for you! Alchemist Rose is designed to be Intuitive and Exploratory. For the Ultimate… Pick up the iPhone… Dance… Tilt… Sway… Touch… Twist… Bounce… The Colorful Mandala becomes the Music! ...Visualized through your movements… … when you find that moment… it's an experience like no other! :^) Alchemist Rose is an ongoing project, drawing on 25 years of visual music making experience. Get in early and enjoy the ride. Tell your Friends :^) Love to hear from you ! Email us at: alchemistrose [at] opticalalchemy [dot] com

About

Fluids & Particle Simulation

Create mesmerizing, psychedelic fluid art with your fingertips. This app offers a calming and creative outlet to reduce stress and channel negative emotions into beautiful, flowing patterns. Enjoy a unique ASMR experience with sound-reactive visuals and customizable parameters.

Highlights
  • Interactive fluid art simulation
  • Sound-reactive fluids
  • Dozens of customizable parameters
  • Autopilot mode
  • Gyrosensor and haptic feedback integration
  • Real-time sound synthesis
  • Video recording and screenshot functionality
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Are you stressed and agitated? Do you want to channel your negative energies into something soulful and creatively free till you feel calm? The Fluids and Sounds app can help you - create satisfying, trippy and psychedelic art with your fingertips. This app helps you to reduce stress and calm down. Now you can touch on your screen to simulate colorful and luminescent fluids that flow with your touch movements. Create extraordinary patterns with single touch or multiple touches on the screen and delve deeper into a world of creative fascination and magical freedom till you feel the connection to our universe. --- Features of Fluids and Sounds --- - Wonderful and easy fluid art simulation - Sound reactive fluids (synchronize to your favorite music) - Dozens of parameters to play around with (color, bloom, sunrays, resolution, force and more) - Autopilot included. Let the fluids flow without interacting with the app. You also could stream this to a bigger screen using AirPlay. Please note: Autopilot is not generating sounds. - Gyrosensor, haptic feedback and force touch are integrated (if you want to use them) - Realtime sound synthesis for meditating music - Take screenshots and share them with anyone you like - Record videos of your fluids (please note: Videos are not including the fluid sounds, only the background music, also video recording excludes the UI, so you'll only record what matters - your art) - Save and load your favorite settings using presets --- Feel Free, Calm and Relaxed --- Art is a form of expression and expression helps in catharsis of inexplicable things we feel every day. If you think you suck at art or expression, this app offers you a safe, easy and creative outlet to channel your thoughts into wonderful art impressions that disappear intermittently. Allow yourself to come down and play around with Fluids & Shapes for some minutes to make beautiful expressions on your device’s screen. --- Seek Awareness and Peace --- You feel like the world is too overwhelming and you need to get a bit of awareness? Protect your peace from getting drowned in a pool of negative emotions such as stress, anxiety, agitation, depression etc. Seek awareness and peace the minute you open this app and make the most of your free time with this free, amazing app. --- Create Wonderful Fluid Art Impressions --- Use your fingertips to create wonderful forms and shapes on your device. While you do so, you can listen to relaxing music which is generated in realtime, depending on your input. Get in tune with the relaxing art and music as you make beautiful patterns on your screen. Customize the intensity, color dispersion, vortex index, music effects, waves and other items from the menu to enjoy a more personalized fluid art meditation and relaxation. Are you ready to feel the satisfaction of creative freedom and its impact on your mental wellbeing? The new fluid art meditation and stimulation app is here for you. Enjoy breathtaking art patterns and soulful music till you feel calm and relaxed. Download and use Fluids and Sounds today! Hope you'll enjoy, because we believe you deserve to feel calm and relaxed! Do you have ideas for new features or improvements? You are not satisfied with this app? Feel free to send me a message at info@mkgames.org Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Alchemist Rose3 screens
Fluids & Particle Simulation4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Alchemist Rose at none against Fluids & Particle Simulation's 8. Alchemist Rose also leads on iOS requirement (6.0 vs 13.0). Fluids & Particle Simulation's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (777 vs 24). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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

Both are free to download. Fluids & Particle Simulation sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Alchemist Rose asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Fluids & Particle Simulation holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fluids & Particle Simulation has 777 ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of Alchemist Rose's written reviews are positive against 90% of Fluids & Particle Simulation's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Alchemist Rose ships an update every 5 months, Fluids & Particle Simulation monthly. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Alchemist Rose versus Fluids & Particle Simulation: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlchemist RoseFluids & Particle Simulation
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (24 ratings)4.7 (777 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.2% of reviews89.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings24777 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS6.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB189 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMark BuchananZipoApps

Customer experience

Alchemist Rose

All ratings24 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral12.5%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews57 reviews
Positive84.2%
Neutral7.0%
Negative8.8%

Fluids & Particle Simulation

All ratings770 ratings
Positive94.2%
Neutral2.9%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews125 reviews
Positive89.6%
Neutral4.0%
Negative6.4%

Bugs and requests

Alchemist Rose

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Fluids & Particle Simulation

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Microphone input not working as expected
  • Difficulty resetting or restoring default settings

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to sync visuals with external audio/music
  • More preset options and visual effects
  • Improved UI/UX for settings and controls
  • Support for casting to external displays

In-app purchases

None

Alchemist Rose

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

Fluids & Particle Simulation

Subscriptions3
  • Unlock all features3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Unlock all | monthly premium$5.991 Month
  • Fluids PRO$17.991 Year
One-time5
  • Unlock all Presets (iOS)$1.99
  • Unlock all Presets (OS X Mac)$2.99
  • Unlock all features$14.99
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  • Psychedelic magic (OS X Mac)$24.99
  • Psychedelic magic (iOS)$44.99

Questions

Is Alchemist Rose free?
Alchemist Rose is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fluids & Particle Simulation free?
Fluids & Particle Simulation is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Alchemist Rose or Fluids & Particle Simulation?
Fluids & Particle Simulation is rated higher. Alchemist Rose averages 4.5 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while Fluids & Particle Simulation averages 4.7 from 777 ratings.
Do Alchemist Rose or Fluids & Particle Simulation have ads?
Neither Alchemist Rose nor Fluids & Particle Simulation shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Alchemist Rose or Fluids & Particle Simulation?
Alchemist Rose ships an update every 5 months, and Fluids & Particle Simulation monthly. Most recently, Alchemist Rose was updated on October 23, 2026 and Fluids & Particle Simulation on October 23, 2026.

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