Anomaly UAR vs Mandelbrot Flight Simulator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
Mandelbrot Flight Simulator
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Navigate an infinite mathematical universe in real time. Mandelbrot Flight Simulator renders the legendary Mandelbrot set directly on your device's GPU. Pinch to zoom into breathtaking fractal detail, drag to explore, and watch the companion Julia set update live as you move through the plane. Every point in the Mandelbrot set corresponds to a unique Julia set — an infinite catalog of alien geometry, generated from the simplest possible rule. This app lets you browse that catalog in real time. WARNING: YOUR MIND WILL BE BLOWN! FEATURES • Watch the Julia set morph in real time as you drag around the Mandelbrot set • Turn on Autopilot mode to watch preprogrammed flythroughs • GPU-accelerated rendering at up to 60 fps • Five view modes including split-screen and dedicated full-screen Mandelbrot and Julia views • Multiple spectacular color schemes • Pinch to zoom, drag to pan, long-press to zoom continuously • Save stunning fractal screenshots to your photo library TIPS • Tap anywhere onscreen to open the menu. • Turn on autopilot mode to let the app take you on a tour • Zoom in to discover infinite fractal detail. • Hunt for the most intricate and beautiful Julia sets at the chaotic border of the Mandelbrot set. WHAT YOU'RE SEEING The Mandelbrot set is the collection of all points in the complex plane whose orbits stay bounded under the iteration z → z² + c. Its boundary is infinitely complex — zoom in anywhere and new structure always emerges. The colors show how quickly nearby points escape to infinity. The Julia set is a companion fractal. For any point you pick in the Mandelbrot set, there exists a unique Julia set with that point as its parameter. Points deep inside the Mandelbrot set produce solid, connected Julia sets. Points near the boundary produce intricate, fragmented ones. This app makes that relationship tangible and explorable. INSPIRATIONS Ben Sparks Holly Krieger Damnimp Tom Kerrigan Benoit B. Mandelbrot Gaston Julia
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Anomaly UAR at 11.0 against Mandelbrot Flight Simulator's 15.1. On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Anomaly UAR | Mandelbrot Flight Simulator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 344 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Anomaly Productions, Inc. | John Ferrara |
In-app purchases
Anomaly UAR
No in-app purchases
Mandelbrot Flight Simulator
No in-app purchases
Questions
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