Comparison

Poetics vs 1/2 Gallery

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

Head to head
About

Poetics

Create and explore unique visual poetry with mutable text, chance operations, and gestural controls. This app allows for nonlinear compositions, custom filters, and physics-based interactions, supporting multiple languages and voice input.

Highlights
  • Mutable text
  • Chance operations
  • Gestural semiotics
  • Physics-based interactions
  • Custom photo filters
  • Voice input
  • Multiple languages
Features
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Poetics is a visual poetry app focused on developing concepts of semiotic poetry and decentralized art. The app is an ongoing project by Seth Indigo Carnes, an artist based in New York City. Poetics is used in over 150 countries, across languages and cultures. Art features: • mutable text • chance operations • ephemeral missives • gestural semiotics • nonlinear flux • meta tangents • intermedia cutups • multimodal love App features: • works on all iOS devices • portrait and landscape compositions • curated set of font choices • always editable, saved work • custom photo filters • minimal text styling and color • physics-based interactions • nuanced gestural control • zoom in and out for detailed work • edit mode for advanced work • write in multiple languages • speak your words into app Music in App Store preview courtesy of Patrick Golden and Jim Clouse of Parkwest Records. Feedback or thoughts? hello@poetics.app Metta

About

1/2 Gallery

Features
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This app features eight interactive art pieces created with Swift, blending technology and creativity into immersive experiences. The space is divided into two distinct rooms: the light room, where vibrant colors and rhythmic movements engage the senses, and the dark room, offering a serene atmosphere that evokes tranquility and freedom.

Screenshots

Poetics4 screens
1/2 Gallery3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: 1/2 Gallery at Free against Poetics's $2.99. 1/2 Gallery also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 13). Poetics's advantage is chart position (#73 vs unranked) and device support (3 vs 1). On 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

1/2 Gallery is free to download; Poetics costs $2.99 up front. Poetics sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. 1/2 Gallery asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Poetics versus 1/2 Gallery: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPoetics1/2 Gallery
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.2 (69 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings69 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#73 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSoulincode Inc.蕴枫 徐

Bugs and requests

Poetics

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • App crashes constantly
  • Freezes up with replace option
  • Saving in messenger is broken
  • Crashes when tapping text button
  • Crashes before sending postcard
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  • Crashes on specific photos
  • App doesn't open
  • Crashes losing all edits
  • Only crashes when sending postcard
  • Reduces photo resolution
  • Text blurry when using software background images

Requested features

23 requests
  • More fonts
  • Ability to type longer phrases
  • Add return key
  • Broader selection of type faces
  • Automatic text wrapping
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  • Resizing text to fit window
  • More features
  • Different font or text styles
  • Control aspect ratio
  • Control image size
  • iPad version
  • Square image support
  • More text box length and size options
  • Tint white backgrounds behind words
  • More fonts or layouts
  • Suggested text for when word-poor
  • Ability to string poems together in stanzas for email
  • Change font types
  • Use text without the 'label'
  • Rotate picture ability
  • Text takes on filter appearance
  • Make app compatible with iPads
  • Add more editing features

1/2 Gallery

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Poetics

One-time12
  • Whitman$0.99
  • Cage$0.99
  • Mallarmé$0.99
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  • Basquiat$0.99
  • Duchamp$0.99
  • Baskerville$0.99
  • Didot$0.99
  • Gill Sans$0.99
  • Avenir$0.99
  • Cochin$0.99
  • Filter Pack$5.99
  • Font Pack$5.99
None

1/2 Gallery

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Poetics free?
Poetics costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is 1/2 Gallery free?
1/2 Gallery is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Poetics or 1/2 Gallery have ads?
Neither Poetics nor 1/2 Gallery shows ads.

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