iSymmetry vs BlockedView
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iSymmetry
This app is a comprehensive studio for creating seamless, kaleidoscopic patterns. It offers a wide array of brushes, precision shape tools, and layer management for intricate designs. Users can import photos, apply filters, and even view their creations in augmented reality.
- 17 Kinds of Pattern
- 18 Expressive Brushes
- Precision Shape Tools
- Layer Management with Blend Modes
- Kaleidoscopic Photo Import
- Augmented Reality Preview
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iSymmetry is a complete studio for seamless pattern creation. Every brush stroke is transformed into a kaleidoscopic design. Built for the iPad and Apple Pencil, iSymmetry gives artists and designers powerful tools to create beautiful patterns with ease. iSymmetry is fun and intuitive and packed with powerful features: SYMMETRIES - 17 Kinds of Pattern (wallpaper groups) - 23 Pattern templates - Symmetry guide lines BRUSHES - 18 expressive brushes: Pencil, Liner, Airbrush, Marker, Ink Stick, Arabesque, Grungy Smoke, Oil, Ink Splatter, Squiggles, Rings, Charcoal, Pastel, Laser, Grungy Rings, Smoulder, Spectral Grain, Ink Splodge - Full support for Apple Pencil - Slider controls for scatter, hardness and pressure to give you even more creative control PRECISION SHAPE TOOLS - Line - Star - Polygon - Triangle - Circle - Arc Import Photos - Kaleidoscopic photo import LAYERS - Blend modes: normal, multiply, screen, overlay, soft-light - Opacity - Offsets - Individual layer symmetry - Merge, duplicate, delete and reorder layers COLOR - HSB and RGB color picker. - Swatches - Eyedropper Share/Export - export seamless pattern tile - export patterns of custom size - png/jpg - Export as Procreate pattern brush FILTERS - Blur - Hue - Color Controls - Tone Curve - Vibrance PATTERN TRANSFORMATIONS - Möbius transformations - Spiral transformations - Bipolar transformations - Animate patterns transformations - Record and share pattern animations AUGMENTED REALITY - View patterns on 3D objects in Augmented Reality - Choose from Dress, Cushions, Shirt, Vase
BlockedView
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Use this free app to view block mosaics shared by users in iCloud created by the Blocked App. Use BlockedView to mark blocks in downloaded mosaics while you build a mosaic in real life. Block mosaics can be saved locally, or exported as an image with a block color legend.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: BlockedView at Free against iSymmetry's $9.99. BlockedView also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). iSymmetry's advantage is chart position (#199 vs unranked). On 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
BlockedView is free to download; iSymmetry costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | iSymmetry | BlockedView |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (96 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 61.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 96 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Best chart rank | #199 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 137 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | DAVID CROOKS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT LIMITED | Eugene Liu |
In-app purchases
iSymmetry
No in-app purchases
BlockedView
No in-app purchases









