Mandalas LITE vs Spiral Painter Easy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Symmetrical drawing patterns
- 60 background colors
- 60 brush colors
- 4 brush sizes
- Random drawing modes
- 20 levels of undo
- Save and share drawings
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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.
Spiral Painter Easy
Create unique and exciting artwork with a special spiral brush. Easily generate millions of fancy curves to decorate your drawings and photographs. Achieve amazing results quickly with intuitive tools and advanced features.
- Spiral brush tool
- Customizable brushes
- Layers support
- Customizable gradients
- Multiple undo/redo
- 3D Touch support
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The process of painting has never been so easy and exciting. Now, besides the usual brush you can use a spiral brush. With it you can draw such paintings, which are not reproducible by any other doodle or sketch programs! Take a look at the pictures posted above. Each of them were done in less than 2 minutes. Combining the different settings of the spiral brush with its unique features you will be able to draw millions of fancy curves that decorate you drawings and photographs. You'll be amazed with your achieved results! APP's FEATURES: - Multiple drawings; - Layers; - Customised brushes; - Customised gradients for spirals and a background layer; - 3D Touch & touch force support on iPhone 6s & iPhone 6s Plus; - Transparency support; - Multiple undo / redo; etc... More help and details on the Spiral Painter App's page. If you like this App, please, rate it on the AppStore!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Spiral Painter Easy at 4.4 against Mandalas LITE's 3.5. Spiral Painter Easy also leads on update cadence (every 5 months vs every 10 months). Mandalas LITE's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 14.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Spiral Painter Easy holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 34 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 91% and 92% positive.
Mandalas LITE ships an update every 10 months, Spiral Painter Easy every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mandalas LITE | Spiral Painter Easy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (13 ratings) | 4.4 (34 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 91.5% of reviews | 91.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 34 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ATBOSH Media Ltd. | Anatoly Weinstein |
Customer experience
Mandalas LITE
Spiral Painter Easy
User reviews
Mandalas LITE
From 13 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🧘♀️ Relaxing and meditative experience
- 🎨 Easy to create beautiful mandalas
- 🌟 Fun for all ages
- 🆓 Free to use with optional ad-free purchase
- 💡 Accessible for people with disabilities
Room to improve
- 📉 Pixelated image quality
- 📱 Drawing doesn't always transfer correctly
- 🔊 Noisy button clicks/beeps
- 🖼️ Picture not always centered
Spiral Painter Easy
From 34 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Beautiful and creative spiral patterns
- 👶 Great for kids and children's creativity
- 😌 Relaxing and therapeutic experience
- ⚡ Easy to use and intuitive interface
- 🆓 Free version available
Room to improve
- 🔐 Paywall for key features in free version
- ❌ Limited control over automatic drawing
- ⏳ Slow drawing process
- 🎨 Color selection doesn't match output
- 🚫 Difficult to uninstall from device
Bugs and 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
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- 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
Spiral Painter Easy
Reported bugs
5 issues- Cannot uninstall app from iPhone
- Save to photo gallery not working
- Color picker doesn't apply selected colors correctly
- App continues drawing when user wants to stop
- Occasional freezing or buffering
Requested features
7 requests- Canvas resizing capability
- Tutorial or walkthrough for beginners
- Better control over automatic spiral generation
- More sliders and customization options in free version
- Ability to control when drawing stops
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- Lower pricing for full version
- More spiral variety in free version
In-app purchases
Mandalas LITE
No in-app purchases
Spiral Painter Easy
No in-app purchases
Questions
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