Episodic vs Frabbles
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Episodic
Create dynamic, moving collages from black and white looping animations. Reposition and scale these "episodes" to build unique narratives and explore new visual relationships.
- Create moving collages
- Utilize black and white looping animations
- Reposition and scale animation fragments
- Build unique narratives
- Explore new visual relationships
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Episodic is an artwork that allows users to create a moving collage from disparate fragments. Contained within the app are black and white looping animations. Each animation is a short episode that can be repositioned and scaled allowing users to link together different segments to create a narrative and explore new relationships. The app reconfigures pop-up windows containing Flash animations originally created for the website www.urban fragments.net
Frabbles
Transform your photos into animated drawings with color shapes. Watch your favorite images come to life as you trace them on screen. This app offers a unique way to interact with your pictures.
- Color shape photo reveal
- Animated drawing effect
- Image transformation
- Interactive drawing on screen
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Reveal your favorite picture or photograph with color shapes and color averaging. Watch your image appear with animating shapes as you draw on the screen.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Episodic at every 8 days against Frabbles's every 10 months. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Episodic against 5.0 for Frabbles. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.
Episodic ships an update every 8 days, Frabbles every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Episodic | Frabbles |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | jody zellen | Tremont Air, LLC |
Customer experience
Episodic
Frabbles
In-app purchases
Episodic
No in-app purchases
Frabbles
No in-app purchases
