Comparison

Isometric vs KinoGlitch

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

Head to head
About

Isometric

Create stunning geometric art and optical illusions by manipulating basic shapes. Explore endless creative possibilities with intuitive tools, apply stylish filters, and share your unique designs in high resolution or as vector graphics.

Highlights
  • Create geometric art from basic shapes
  • Compose patterns and optical illusions
  • Automatic color depth impression
  • Individual shape coloring
  • Apply style and filter effects
  • Export in high resolution and vector formats
  • iCloud sync across devices
Features
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"A lot of tapping, but a lot of fun" - THE VERGE "Who knew that so many unique works of art could be created with a rhombus" - APPADVICE "I could spend the whole day creating geometric art" - iDOWNLOADBLOG "Isometric is beautiful" - iFUN.DE "Isometric allows you to create and manipulate designs and optical illusions that are weirdly compelling" - GIZMODO "Isometric allows users to create beautiful geometric designs by tapping, rotating, dragging, and manipulating basic colorful shapes" - LAUGHING SQUID CREATE AMAZING GEOMETRIC ART Compose basic geometric shapes to create beautiful, abstract works of art. A simple rhombus is the basis for everything. Isometric lets you experience pure creativity and play with the tension between two-dimensionality and three-dimensionality! There are endless possibilities for making unique graphics and optical illusions. COMPOSE From gorgeous geometric patterns to crazy optical illusions, you can make anything you can imagine. Simply put together 60-degree rhombuses and Isometric does everything else to make it look perfect. It automatically uses three different colors in your drawing to create an impression of depth. Of course, you can also color the shapes individually. STYLE Once you've created a drawing, you can apply various perfectly tuned styles and filter effects, that give your artwork a high-quality and unique appearance. SHARE & EXPORT Easily save your geometric art, share it on Twitter and Facebook or open it in other apps like Tumblr - with a resolution of 2048x2048 pixels. If that's not enough, you can also export your drawing as a 2D or 3D vector graphic in the SVG, PDF, OBJ, STL or DXF format (available as In-App purchase). SYNC Isometric runs on iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. You can use iCloud to make your drawings available on all your devices. Sketch a new idea on your iPhone, finish and share it on your iPad! GET INSPIRED The countless isometric designs featured on madewithisometric.com are a great source of inspiration. You'll be totally impressed by what is possible with this app. TOTAL IMMERSION Isometric is the ideal app to forget about time while exploring your creativity and making fascinating artworks. The lightweight yet powerful interface makes it a delight to work on your graphics and to fully concentrate on your creation. You can interact directly with your designs using intuitive multi-touch gestures. This app supports both portrait and landscape mode on all devices. It is also compatible with Split View and Slide Over on iPad.

About

KinoGlitch

Create dynamic 3D videos and images with glitch effects. Apply numerous grid presets and adjust object transparency, blending, and movement. Enhance your creations with over 50 controllable effects.

Highlights
  • 3D object creation for videos and images
  • 200+ grid presets
  • Adjustable grid divisions and intensity
  • Object transparency and blending controls
  • Record 3D object movement
  • 50+ controllable video effects
Features
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Turn ordinary footage into a moving digital sculpture. KinoGlitch transforms your photos, videos, and live camera into responsive 3D meshes and particle scenes, with 180+ grid and shape presets ready to bend into surreal loops, music visuals, experimental art, and scroll-stopping edits that feel unmistakably yours. Go from subtle to beautifully broken with precise controls for grid density, depth, intensity, smoothing, lighting, glow, textures, blending, backgrounds, opacity, and animation. Isolate subjects, import or generate depth maps, sync motion to your video’s soundtrack or microphone, and finish with 240+ distortion effects plus 120+ color looks. Draw custom curves to make effect parameters evolve across every frame. Start creating for free and save your first pieces. When you’re ready for unlimited saves, unlock KinoGlitch Pro with your choice of a subscription or a one-time purchase. Find inspiration at @kinoglitch on Instagram. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Isometric4 screens
KinoGlitch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Isometric at 11.0 against KinoGlitch's 16.6. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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

Both are free to download. Isometric sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and KinoGlitch sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Isometric against 4.7 for KinoGlitch. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 201 and 98 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Isometric's written reviews are positive against 85% of KinoGlitch's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Isometric ships an update every 2 months, KinoGlitch every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Isometric versus KinoGlitch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIsometricKinoGlitch
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (201 ratings) — better4.7 (98 ratings)
Positive reviews82.7% of reviews84.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings201 — better98
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB233 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJan Petertalonsodev

Customer experience

Isometric

All ratings201 ratings
Positive92.5%
Neutral5.5%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews110 reviews
Positive82.7%
Neutral9.1%
Negative8.2%

KinoGlitch

All ratings98 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral1.0%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive84.6%
Neutral2.6%
Negative12.8%

Bugs and requests

Isometric

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashed when starting a new page
  • Doesn't work on iPhone7 or iPad Pro
  • Can't find the in-app purchase

Requested features

20 requests
  • Add a community section inside of the app where you can chat and share isometric posts
  • More Styles (or the possibility to create our own styles)
  • More Updates (bug fixes, more features, etc...)
  • Increase the capacity of squares per screen
  • Add layers, opacity options, and a visual grid which can be turned on and off
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  • Import photos and pictures to a background layer
  • Other shape options
  • Smoother UI for putting shapes over/under one another
  • Ability to adjust how tiles snap to the grid
  • Create a pattern, lock it, and be able to copy and paste that over the whole canvas
  • Output to different sizes
  • Custom texture input
  • Fill the background with colour
  • Bring pieces to the front, or push to behind
  • Custom colour palette
  • Lines
  • More colours
  • Backgrounds
  • Cut and paste tool to make arbitrary groups of tiles and duplicate
  • Using photos from library as textures for tiles

KinoGlitch

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Isometric

One-time2
  • Vector ExportFree
  • Plus CollectionFree
3 purchases

KinoGlitch

Subscriptions2
  • KinoGlitch PRO3 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • KinoGlitch PRO$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • KinoGlitch PRO$7.99

Questions

Is Isometric free?
Isometric is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is KinoGlitch free?
KinoGlitch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Isometric or KinoGlitch?
Isometric is rated higher. Isometric averages 4.8 out of 5 from 201 ratings, while KinoGlitch averages 4.7 from 98 ratings.
Do Isometric or KinoGlitch have ads?
Neither Isometric nor KinoGlitch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Isometric or KinoGlitch?
Isometric ships an update every 2 months, and KinoGlitch every 5 weeks. Most recently, Isometric was updated on October 16, 2026 and KinoGlitch on October 11, 2026.

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