Mandalas LITE vs Flashbacks
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.
Flashbacks
Discover photos you've captured near your current location. This app offers a refreshing alternative to endless social media feeds, letting you joyfully revisit your own memories. Expand your search radius with an in-app subscription.
- View photos based on current location
- Adjustable photo search radius
- Alternative to social media doom scrolling
- Rediscover personal memories
- In-app subscription for expanded features
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Flashbacks is a delightful way to see photos that you've taken near wherever you are standing. By default, the app will allow you to see photos within 10 meters of your current location; an in-app subscription purchase allows you to zoom in or out to allow you to see all photos in the immediate neighborhood, city, region, or more! This app is the perfect antidote to social media apps that encourage infinite doom scrolling, comparing your life to someone else's. With Flashbacks, you get to scroll through your own wonderful memories from wherever you happen to be! Terms of use for this app are the standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA). Details can be found at: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Flashbacks at 5.0 against Mandalas LITE's 3.5. Flashbacks also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 10 months). Mandalas LITE's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (13 vs 1). 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. Flashbacks sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.29 per month. Mandalas LITE asks for nothing beyond the download.
Flashbacks holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mandalas LITE has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Mandalas LITE ships an update every 10 months, Flashbacks fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mandalas LITE | Flashbacks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (13 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 91.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ATBOSH Media Ltd. | Benjamin Carroll |
Customer experience
Mandalas LITE
Flashbacks
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
Flashbacks
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Mandalas LITE
No in-app purchases
Flashbacks
- Monthly Unlock$0.291 Month
- Yearly Unlock$2.991 Year
Questions
Is Mandalas LITE free?
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