Flowfazer vs Ilumino
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flowfazer
Experience a unique visual and auditory journey with animated patterns that react to rhythm. Customize color, style, and complexity to match your mood. Originally released in 1990, this app offers a serene to intense display of cosmic animation.
- Rhythmic cosmic animation
- Customizable color palettes
- Selectable image styles
- Adjustable complexity
- Set show time
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The authentic legendary "Flowfazer – Music for the Eye" Originally released in 1990 by creators David Levine & Todd Rundgren. Flowfazer's eternal show of rhythmic cosmically-unique animation ranges from serene thru intense. Select a color palette, image style, complexity, and show time to resonate with your state of mind. Watch, and enjoy.
Ilumino
This app transforms ambient sounds into a dynamic visual display of colors and shapes. Customize the experience by adjusting sensitivity and advanced parameters, or connect external devices for deeper experimentation. It offers a unique way to interact with your environment through sight and sound.
- Sound-to-visual conversion
- Customizable patterns
- Adjustable sensitivity
- Advanced parameter tuning
- External DAC support
- Audio generator testing
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Swipe left or right to select the pattern. App converts sounds captured by the device into visual spectacle of colours and shapes. Grant an access to the microphone to capture and convert surrounding sound into the visual experience. Check the audio generator and test the sensitivity of your equipment for the different frequencies. Adjust the sensitivity and advanced parameters to customise selected experience. Attach external DAC device to experiment with different sample rate and audio buffer size for incoming audio analysis. *** WARNING *** It is possible that not all combinations will work on your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Ilumino at Free against Flowfazer's $0.99. Ilumino also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 11 months). Flowfazer's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Ilumino is free to download; Flowfazer costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Flowfazer ships an update every 11 months, Ilumino every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flowfazer | Ilumino |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (37 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 96.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 37 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | grokware | Narcyz Adamus |
Customer experience
Flowfazer
Ilumino
In-app purchases
Flowfazer
No in-app purchases
Ilumino
No in-app purchases
