Comparison

Anomaly UAR vs FractRoam

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

Head to head
About

Anomaly UAR

This augmented reality app brings characters to life from a graphic novel or downloadable marker. Interact with animated characters, hear their sounds, and discover their backstories by pointing your device's camera at the pages or marker.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality character interaction
  • Animation and sound effects
  • Character backstory access
  • Requires graphic novel or printed marker
  • Interactive elements
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NOTE: This app will only work if you download an image marker from ExperienceAnomaly.com/marker or use the graphic novel Anomaly. Experience the characters of Anomaly through this ULTIMATE AUGMENTED REALITY™ app. Simply open the graphic novel, launch the app and point the camera at the pages and watch the magic unfold. Alternatively, visit ExperienceAnomaly.com/marker to print out a marker and try without the book. Many different Anomaly characters pop out at you with interactivity, animation and sound! Touch the arrow in the lower right corner to read the backstory on the character. Compatible with the iPhone 4 or later, iPod Touch (4th Gen) or later, and iPad 2 or later.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Explore Mandelbrot and Julia sets
  • Share fractal images
  • Autonomous roaming exploration
  • Video recording with ReplayKit
  • Share video creations
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Anomaly UAR4 screens
FractRoam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Anomaly UAR at Free against FractRoam's $0.99. Anomaly UAR also leads on update cadence (every 6 months vs every 29 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 86%). FractRoam's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (75 vs 4). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Anomaly UAR is free to download; FractRoam costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FractRoam holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FractRoam has 75 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Anomaly UAR'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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Anomaly UAR ships an update every 6 months, FractRoam every 29 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Anomaly UAR versus FractRoam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnomaly UARFractRoam
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.0 (4 ratings)4.3 (75 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better86.5% of reviews
Number of ratings475 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 months — betterEvery 29 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size344 MB2 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperAnomaly Productions, Inc.Kaolin Fire

Customer experience

Anomaly UAR

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

FractRoam

All ratings75 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral5.3%
Negative14.7%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive86.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.5%

In-app purchases

None

Anomaly UAR

No in-app purchases

None

FractRoam

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Anomaly UAR free?
Anomaly UAR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FractRoam free?
FractRoam costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Anomaly UAR or FractRoam?
FractRoam is rated higher. Anomaly UAR averages 4.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while FractRoam averages 4.3 from 75 ratings.
Do Anomaly UAR or FractRoam have ads?
Neither Anomaly UAR nor FractRoam shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Anomaly UAR or FractRoam?
Anomaly UAR ships an update every 6 months, and FractRoam every 29 months. Most recently, Anomaly UAR was updated on October 23, 2026 and FractRoam on October 20, 2026.

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