Fraⅹ vs Strings Art
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fraⅹ
Explore and design intricate fractal art powered by the equations of nature. Zoom into vast digital landscapes, apply complex color gradients and lighting, and share your creations as images or videos. Unleash your inner artist with endless creative possibilities.
- Explore fractal geometry
- Zoom and multi-touch gestures
- Tilt-to-steer navigation
- Complex color gradients
- Dual light sources for reflections
- Share creations via social media
- Record video animations
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** Macworld Editors' Choice Award Winner! ** Smithsonian: “Immersive.” CNET: “Spectacular.” Macworld: “Exquisite.” FRAX Frax is an art program that puts the “equations of nature” in the palm of your hand. Frax is powered by fractal geometry, the same principle that creates patterns of self-similarity in our natural world. From spiral galaxies to hurricanes, from tree limbs to branching blood vessels, the universe is filled with endless variation and staggering beauty. Frax visualizes this natural geometric code, so you can explore vast animating digital landscapes and make a masterpiece on your touchscreen. EXPLORE Zoom deep into your creations. Use multi-touch gestures to fly through and explore intricate shapes and patterns. Tilt-to-steer through animating digital worlds, as you challenge yourself to chart a course for a long and beautiful flight –all at a depth range of a trillion-to-one. DESIGN Unleash your inner artist with complex color gradients to smoothly tint and shade your fractal shapes, two light sources for glossy reflections, and novel textures. The combinations are endless: supersmooth or wildly chaotic, metallic sheen or pearly white, subtle shades, stark monochrome or screaming supergloss. Or upgrade to Pro to access almost 100 parameters and controls! SHARE Then share your creations with your friends via Facebook, Twitter and text. Or invite other users to step into your animating world by sharing a live preset link. You can render high-quality images to your photo library or create ultra-high quality 200 Megapixel renders with an IAP. And for the first time, you can now record VIDEO of your Frax animations directly within the app! (Pro IAP required.) Our users have put their designs on canvas, posters, scarves, T-shirts and textiles. The creative possibilities are endless! What will Frax inspire in you? We hope you enjoy Frax! Ben Weiss • Kai Krause • Tom Beddard
Strings Art
Create digital string art with customizable shapes, colors, and effects. Save and share your creations as high-resolution PDFs for printing or vector editing.
- Create string art with angles, quadrants, and Bezier curves
- Manipulate shapes by moving control points
- Resize, rotate, duplicate, and mirror shapes
- Customize string count and color
- Record and share artwork
- Export creations as high-resolution PDFs
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CREATE YOUR OWN STRING ART Discover a unique way to create graphic compositions inspired by String Art — the art of using threads stretched between points to create curves, shapes, and intricate patterns. With Strings Art, no strings or nails are required. Create precise, colorful, and unique geometric artwork directly on your screen. THREE SHAPES, ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES Start with one of three basic shapes: • Angle • Quadrant • Bézier Curve Move their control points to transform the geometry and create your own patterns. Each shape can be: • moved • resized • rotated • duplicated • mirrored Combine multiple shapes to turn simple constructions into detailed and elaborate compositions. EXPLORE LINES AND COLORS Customize your creations by changing the number of strings and their color gradients. Experiment with different geometries and color palettes to create anything from minimalist patterns to complex abstract compositions. EXPORT YOUR CREATIONS Save your artwork to continue editing it later, or share your creations directly from the app. Strings Art can also export your artwork as vector PDF files, ideal for: • high-resolution printing • keeping lines perfectly sharp at any size • further editing in vector graphics applications KEY FEATURES • Create String Art from geometric shapes • Interactive control point editing • Move, rotate, and resize shapes • Duplicate and mirror tools • Adjustable number of strings • Color gradients • Save your creations • Share your artwork • High-resolution vector PDF export Explore geometry, lines, and colors to create your own unique String Art.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Fraⅹ at Free against Strings Art's $3.99. Fraⅹ also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 23 months) and ratings volume (231 vs 2). Strings Art's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 5). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Fraⅹ is free to download; Strings Art costs $3.99 up front. Fraⅹ sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Strings Art asks for nothing beyond the download.
Strings Art holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fraⅹ has 231 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Fraⅹ ships an update every 6 weeks, Strings Art every 23 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fraⅹ | Strings Art |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (231 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 231 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 23 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Iter9, LLC | Sylvain Lambert |
Customer experience
Fraⅹ
Strings Art
Bugs and requests
Fraⅹ
Reported bugs
3 issues- In-app purchase upgrades not working for some users
- Video recording feature causing app crashes
- Rendering issues on older iPhone models
Requested features
4 requests- Add more fractal types like Burning Ship and Mandelbar
- Implement high-quality video recording and GIF export
- Allow custom audio integration and music visualization
- Improve infinite zoom capabilities
Strings Art
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Fraⅹ
- Pack of 20 Cloud Credits$0.99
- Pack of 80 Cloud Credits$2.99
- Frax Pro Upgrade$4.99
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- Pack of 240 Cloud Credits$5.99
- Pack of 1000 Cloud Credits$9.99
Strings Art
No in-app purchases









