Cyclotron vs FractRoam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cyclotron
Interact with a dynamic particle system by touching the screen. Use multiple fingers to alter particle behavior for a visually stimulating experience. Ideal for entertainment and keeping children engaged.
- Interactive particle simulation
- Multi-touch particle behavior
- Visually stimulating
- Engaging for kids
- Time-killing entertainment
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Cyclotron is a fun and satisfying particle app. Touch the screen and the particles go wild. Using multiple fingers changes the way the particles behave. Great to mess with when you're bored and have some time to kill, need visual stimulation or want to keep the kids busy.
FractRoam
Discover and share stunning fractal art generated from Mandelbrot and Julia sets. Let the app explore autonomously or record and share your discoveries as videos.
- Explore Mandelbrot and Julia sets
- Share fractal images
- Autonomous roaming exploration
- Video recording with ReplayKit
- Share video creations
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FractRoam is a real-time explorer for the Mandelbrot and Julia sets — and its heart is the autopilot. Press play and let it roam: FractRoam continuously seeks out the most visually interesting regions of the fractal and glides you through them, an endless, ever-changing tour you can simply sit back and watch. Want to take the wheel? Pinch and drag to wander on your own, and recolor the whole scene with a tap. Everything is drawn pixel-by-pixel on your device's GPU, in real time. FEATURES • Roam autopilot — hit play and drift through a continuous, auto-discovered tour of the fractal • Real-time Mandelbrot and Julia set rendering, GPU-accelerated and smooth • Pinch and pan to explore yourself, or hand it back to the autopilot anytime • Color moods — six hand-tuned palettes plus animated color cycling • Share any view — a picture plus a link that reopens the exact same spot • Fully offline — no account, no ads, no data collection • A calm, full-screen interface — just you and the fractal Whether you want something mesmerizing to get lost in, a generative-art source for textures and wallpapers, or a hands-on way to explore the math of self-similarity, FractRoam turns the Mandelbrot and Julia sets into something alive. There's a matching macOS screensaver too — find it at fractroam.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: FractRoam at 86% against Cyclotron's 61%. FractRoam also leads on price ($0.99 vs $1.99). Cyclotron's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.3) and iOS requirement (8.1 vs 12.0). 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
Cyclotron costs $1.99 and FractRoam $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Cyclotron holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 154 and 75 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 61% of Cyclotron's written reviews are positive against 86% of FractRoam's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Cyclotron ships an update every 16 months, FractRoam every 29 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cyclotron | FractRoam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (154 ratings) — better | 4.3 (75 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 61.2% of reviews | 86.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 154 — better | 75 |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months — better | Every 29 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.1 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PDJ Apps | Kaolin Fire |
Customer experience
Cyclotron
FractRoam
Bugs and requests
Cyclotron
Reported bugs
3 issues- Compatibility issues on older devices
- Inconsistent performance after updates
- Delayed or unresponsive touch inputs
Requested features
5 requests- More customization options
- Additional visual modes or effects
- Screenshot/photo capture capability
- Ability to change movement speed
- Integration with music playback
FractRoam
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Cyclotron
No in-app purchases
FractRoam
No in-app purchases









