Comparison

Makanim Light vs Frabbles

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Makanim Light

Create stunning, interactive animations with multi-touch gestures. Explore endless visual effects, shapes, and patterns for relaxation or live performance. Save your creations as wallpapers.

Highlights
  • Multi-touch graphic generator
  • Real-time preset editing
  • Up to 3-finger gestures
  • Multiple animation modes and shapes
  • Adjustable speed, size, and chaos
  • Save creations as screenshots/wallpapers
Features
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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. Makanim Light is the free version of Makanim: it includes 12 of the 112 presets, 4 of the 10 modes and 7 of the 48 shapes, with up to 3 fingers at once. Unlock everything with a single in-app purchase. No subscription.

About

Frabbles

Transform your photos into animated drawings with color shapes. Watch your favorite images come to life as you trace them on screen. This app offers a unique way to interact with your pictures.

Highlights
  • Color shape photo reveal
  • Animated drawing effect
  • Image transformation
  • Interactive drawing on screen
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Reveal your favorite picture or photograph with color shapes and color averaging. Watch your image appear with animating shapes as you draw on the screen.

Screenshots

Makanim Light4 screens
Frabbles4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Frabbles at 5.0 against Makanim Light's 3.8. Frabbles also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Makanim Light's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Makanim Light sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Frabbles asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Frabbles holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Makanim Light ships an update every 13 months, Frabbles every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Makanim Light versus Frabbles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMakanim LightFrabbles
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (5 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsEvery 10 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAppakabarTremont Air, LLC

Customer experience

Makanim Light

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

Frabbles

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Makanim Light

One-time1
  • Unlock everything$4.99
None

Frabbles

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Makanim Light free?
Makanim Light is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Frabbles free?
Frabbles is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Makanim Light or Frabbles?
Frabbles is rated higher. Makanim Light averages 3.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Frabbles averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Makanim Light or Frabbles have ads?
Neither Makanim Light nor Frabbles shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Makanim Light or Frabbles?
Makanim Light ships an update every 13 months, and Frabbles every 10 months. Most recently, Makanim Light was updated on October 31, 2026 and Frabbles on October 21, 2026.

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