Comparison

Crystalzoa vs BlockedView

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Crystalzoa

Create dynamic, evolving visual art with this interactive synthesizer. Respond to touch, sound, and motion to generate unique, shimmering forms. Export high-resolution images and production-quality movies, including 3D options.

Highlights
  • Interactive visual synthesis
  • Responds to movement, sound, and touch
  • Dozens of visual styles and controls
  • High-resolution image and movie capture
  • 3D stereoscopic movie options
  • Scripting and MIDI integration
  • AR mode for immersive experiences
Features
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Crystalzoa Create is a cosmic synthesizer of graphics in motion - an interactive, simulated visual experience for iPhone, iPad, Mac (Apple Silicon), and Vision Pro. Crystalzoa responds to movement, sound, and your touch. It includes 8 original music tacks, and 3 nature soundscapes, dozens of visual styles, and hundreds of tunable controls - giving you an infinite canvas of shimmering, evolving forms. Share your creations with high-resolution image capture, and flexible, production-quality movie creation, with 3D (stereoscopic) movie options. Crystalzoa remembers your favorite style combinations and images, but nothing is uploaded or shared unless you choose to share it. Advanced users can script animations, integrate MIDI input/output, remote-control other devices, or issue commands via Siri and Shortcuts. Crystalzoa even includes a built-in synthesizer for performance on the go. Features - Mesmerizing simulations of color, form, and sound transport you into the Crystalzoa universe. - Each of the 20 Crystalzoa Styles brings its own unique characteristics to the environment The different components interact to create unique images and animations. With over 200 detail controls, the combinations are virtually unlimited. - The Shuffle function and Auto-Shuffle mode reveal new possibilities for combining Crystalzoa to create fantastic effects. Auto-Shuffle creates captivating animations as the Crystalzoa periodically shift from one configuration to another. - Extensive controls for Auto-Shuffle let you customize the Shuffle experience, letting you tune out unwanted elements and enhance the screen-time of your boosted Crystalzoa. - AR mode brings the Crystalzoa into your home and surroundings using iPhone or iPad. - Record screen video and save high-res screenshots directly from within the app. - High quality Movie export options include: - Crystalzoa density multiplier brings in vastly more Crystalzoa to your scene * - Supersampled rendering * - Slow-mo and fast-mo timing - Video frame sizes up to 4K, and image sequence output up to 16K! * - Optional 3D movie output, in Spatial MV-HEVC format for VisionPro, as well as Full-Side-by-Side format. - Export with transparent backgrounds for use in Final Cut Pro, Pixelmator, and other tools. - Save and sync Favorites across devices via iCloud. - Share images easily with friends and family. - Import your own images and photos to influence the Crystalzoa experience. - Draw onscreen to leave glowing trails of Crystalzoa that interact with their environment. - Crystalzoa Create’s “Connect” feature lets you remote control Crystalzoa running on other devices on your local network. Collaborate on your Crystalzoa Create scenes, or control devices used to display your creations. - A simple command-line style interface lets you issue any Crystalzoa action in real-time. Create scripts of commands to generate sequences and animations. Send commands via remote control to other Crystalzoa. - Siri and the Shortcuts app can also send Crystalzoa Create any command. - MIDI support lets you control Crystalzoa Create from MIDI devices, such as buttons, knobs and keyboards, and Crystalzoa’s MIDI output controls MIDI devices, and sets device status indicators. - A built-in synthesizer turns MIDI notes into instrument sound, for when a dedicated synthesizer is not at hand. ________ * Depending on resolution and device, performance may vary.

About

BlockedView

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Crystalzoa4 screens
BlockedView3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: BlockedView at Free against Crystalzoa's $0.29. BlockedView also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). Crystalzoa's advantage is chart position (#123 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

BlockedView is free to download; Crystalzoa costs $0.29 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Crystalzoa versus BlockedView: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrystalzoaBlockedView
Price$0.29Free — better
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid
Best chart rank#123 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size318 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichael McKennaEugene Liu

In-app purchases

None

Crystalzoa

No in-app purchases

None

BlockedView

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Crystalzoa free?
Crystalzoa costs $0.29, with no in-app purchases.
Is BlockedView free?
BlockedView is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Crystalzoa or BlockedView have ads?
Neither Crystalzoa nor BlockedView shows ads.

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