Makanim vs Atomus HD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Makanim
Create dynamic visual art and animations using multi-touch gestures. This app offers a relaxing and fun way to explore endless combinations of shapes, colors, and effects, with options to save and share your creations.
- Multi-touch graphic generator
- Screenshot saving
- Real-time preset editing
- Gesture control
- Switchable modes, shapes, and colors
- Adjustable speed, size, and chaos
- Thousands of combinations
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AppAdvice.com review: "This generative art app will provide you with pure visual stimulation." AppSplit.com review: "With its level of customization, it's definitely still worthy to try it." Want to relax or have fun? Enjoy an amazing graphic experience with Makanim. Create stunning animations by playing with multi-touch. Snap your creations and use them as wallpapers. Play with Makanim at home for fun, at a party, or on stage for VJing: improvise during live performances and create new animations on the fly. Makanim offers endless combinations of visual effects by changing nine simple parameters. You can spend hours discovering the different ways to animate shapes. Makanim is a powerful app that can both entertain and relax. FEATURES - Multi-touch particle generator - Up to 10 fingers at once, depending on your device - 10 animation modes - 48 beautiful and original shapes - 22 color palettes - 112 editable presets, saved as you play - Thousands of possible combinations - Edit presets in real time - Switch between modes, shapes and colors - Control speed, size and chaos - Background color and particle opacity controls - Random button for surprise combinations - Interactive sounds - Animation auto-play - Screenshot button to save images to your photo library - Expert mode: hide or show the menu bar - Fingers limit, to avoid clashing with your device's multi-touch gestures LINKS Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flR6mz788h0 Visit http://appakabar.com for more information.
Atomus HD
Experience a premium kinetic universe of light and motion with dynamic, evolving particle structures. This app offers a richer, more immersive visual experience perfect for creative focus, relaxation, or quiet exploration.
- Evolving light and motion structures
- Richer particle density and flow
- Smooth 60 FPS rendering
- 10-finger multi-touch support
- Adjustable particle settings
- Multiple color modes
- Ad-free experience
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ATOMUS HD — A Premium Kinetic Universe of Light and Motion A deeper, richer, more immersive particle experience. ATOMUS HD is the premium edition of ATOMUS, designed for users who want a more complete visual experience — with richer particle density, smoother movement, and stronger visual immersion. Every touch creates evolving structures of light and motion, forming dynamic patterns that feel alive, hypnotic, and endlessly satisfying. Perfect for creative focus, visual relaxation, quiet moments, or simply watching something extraordinary emerge beneath your fingertips. Premium Dynamic Experience The HD version delivers stronger visual depth and richer particle flow, making every interaction feel more fluid and immersive. Ideal for: • relaxation • creative thinking • sensory focus • visual meditation • quiet exploration Inspired by Living Motion ATOMUS HD creates visual structures inspired by: • fireworks • whirlwinds • auroras • waves • rainbows • atomic forms Every movement generates new patterns that continuously evolve. HD Performance • Richer real-time particle density • Smooth 60 FPS rendering • 10-finger multi-touch support • Adjustable particle size, quantity, and trail length • 3 color modes: Neon, Crystal, Nature • Built-in music by Aden Ray (optional) Why Choose HD • Completely ad-free • Higher visual richness • Stronger immersion • Premium uninterrupted experience Support If you have ideas, questions, or feedback, I would love to hear from you. sunglab@gmail.com www.sunglab.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Atomus HD at 4.8 against Makanim's 4.0. Atomus HD also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 9 months) and price ($3.99 vs $5.99). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases 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
Makanim costs $5.99 and Atomus HD $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Atomus HD holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Atomus HD has 60 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Makanim's written reviews are positive against 91% of Atomus HD's.
Makanim ships an update every 9 months, Atomus HD every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Makanim | Atomus HD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | $3.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (12 ratings) | 4.8 (60 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.4% of reviews | 90.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 60 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Appakabar | SungLab Inc |
Customer experience
Makanim
Atomus HD
Bugs and requests
Makanim
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Atomus HD
Reported bugs
8 issues- App crashes with 11 fingers
- Orientation issues on tablets
- Music not working
- Sound stopped working
- App freezes after opening and exiting
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- App crashes with more than 9 fingers
- App crashes with more than 10 fingers
- App crashes with multiple fingers
Requested features
10 requests- User manual or explanations
- Ability to customize starting points
- Option to record or save favorite settings
- Ability to take screenshots
- More music tracks/playlists
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- Ability to play animation via Apple TV
- Add more themes
- Implement speed control
- Option to capture images or short videos
- Add more colors and particle formation modes
In-app purchases
Makanim
No in-app purchases
Atomus HD
No in-app purchases
Questions
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