Fraⅹ vs Randient
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
Randient
Discover unique color palettes and stylish wallpapers with this design inspiration tool. Effortlessly generate and customize gradients, then save and share your creations.
- Generate gradients with one tap
- Customize color and shape settings
- View detailed gradient information
- Save optimized images
- Share gradients using seed values
- Supports Dark Mode
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“Looking for design inspiration...” “Want a stylish wallpaper...” This app is made for you. 【Features】 - Generate gradients with a single tap - Customize color and shape generation settings - View detailed gradient information - Adjust colors, shapes, and more - Save images in a size optimized for your device - Share gradients using seed values - Supports Dark Mode
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Fraⅹ at Free against Randient's $2.99. Fraⅹ also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). Randient's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and review sentiment (100% vs 81%). On ads 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
Fraⅹ is free to download; Randient costs $2.99 up front. Fraⅹ sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Randient asks for nothing beyond the download.
Fraⅹ ships an update every 6 weeks, Randient every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fraⅹ | Randient |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (231 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 80.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 231 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Iter9, LLC | Ruku Kobayashi |
Customer experience
Fraⅹ
Randient
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
Randient
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
Randient
No in-app purchases









