Comparison

Fractal Travel vs Materia

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

Head to head
About

Fractal Travel

Explore intricate mathematical fractals in real-time with stunning Metal-powered visuals. Discover and save unique patterns, with options for advanced exploration and premium content through subscription.

Highlights
  • Real-time fractal exploration
  • Pinch, pan, and auto zoom
  • Save and share fractal explorations
  • Unlock premium patterns
  • Monthly pattern drops
  • Supports numerous fractal types
Features
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Fractal Travel is a journey deep into fractal detail. Pinch into the Mandelbrot set or turn on auto zoom, and the view keeps traveling deeper, revealing new spirals, seahorse tails, and tiny copies of the whole set as it goes. Every frame is computed in real time with Metal, never a stock picture. WHAT YOU CAN DO - Pinch, pan, and auto zoom at up to 2x speed through 25 fractal patterns. - Reshape Julia, Magnet, and Koch Snowflake with their parameter pads. - Color the view with Band, Smooth, Flow, Glow, Orbit Circle, Orbit Cross, Angle, Cosine Palette, and Math RGB render styles. - Color By paints Mandelbrot, Julia, and the other escape-time patterns by Escape, Stripe, Trap, or Distance, and each reveals a different structure in the same fractal. - Choose Soft for a gentle pastel glow or Vivid for full-strength color. The palette swatches in Color Studio match what you see on screen. - Pick up where you left off: your last exploration is restored when you come back, and recent explorations are a tap away. FREE - Mandelbrot and Julia, plus one free pattern that changes every day - 3 color presets - Zoom up to 2,000x - Image saves with a watermark, up to 1280 px on the long side PREMIUM - All 25 patterns, every color preset, every render style, and every Color By method - Custom colors - Zoom past 2,000x on 23 of 25 patterns, as far as each pattern's precision holds: up to a trillion times on Mandelbrot and Julia. The Zoom Limit panel shows each pattern's maximum. - Watermark-free 4K images, wallpapers sized for your device, and GIF and video export Premium is an auto-renewing monthly or yearly subscription. The price is shown in the app before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and you can manage or cancel it at any time in your Apple Account settings. 25 PATTERNS Mandelbrot, Julia, Spider, Tricorn, Newton, Phoenix, Sierpinski Carpet, Koch Snowflake, Apollonian Gasket, Burning Ship, Perpendicular Burning Ship, Burning Ship Julia, Magnet, Multibrot, Multicorn, Celtic Mandelbrot, Lyapunov, Nova, Lambda, Sine, Exponential, Boxfold, Ikeda, Kaliset, and Bifurcation. Made for anyone who loves math, generative art, or simply beautiful things to look at. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://smooth-bagel-d82.notion.site/e09ea2b0651943b18e48695f133b245e?pvs=4

About

Materia

Features
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Materia brings the periodic table to life. Explore all 118 elements through a beautifully designed, interactive experience built for iPhone. Move beyond a traditional chart and discover the relationships, properties, and structure of the elements through multiple ways of exploring them. EXPLORE EVERY ELEMENT Browse the complete periodic table with accurate atomic numbers, symbols, categories, groups, periods, atomic masses, and carefully presented element information. THREE WAYS TO EXPLORE • Grid — Browse elements in a clean, visual collection. • Table — Explore the familiar periodic structure in a modern, interactive layout. • Orbit — Experience elements through an immersive spatial visualization with focus, relationships, and motion. DISCOVER CONNECTIONS Explore metals, nonmetals, noble gases, elements important to life, and meaningful compositions. Select an element to bring it into focus and discover related elements around it. DESIGNED TO FEEL ALIVE Materia uses subtle motion, depth, haptics, and responsive interactions to turn scientific information into something you can explore rather than simply read. MATERIA PRO Materia includes a useful free experience with the complete element library and core exploration tools. Materia Pro is an optional one-time purchase that unlocks the premium Orbit experience and advanced interactive visualizations. No ads. No subscription required for Materia Pro.

Screenshots

Fractal Travel4 screens
Materia4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Fractal Travel at 15.0 against Materia's 26.4. On price, 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

Both are free to download. Fractal Travel sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Materia sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Fractal Travel versus Materia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFractal TravelMateria
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.4
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerhyeonsu jeongVincent Galeano

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Fractal Travel

Subscriptions2
  • Fractal Travel Membership$2.991 Month
  • Fractal Travel Membership3 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Various Patterns$3.99
1 purchases

Materia

One-time1
  • Materia Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Fractal Travel free?
Fractal Travel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Materia free?
Materia is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Fractal Travel or Materia have ads?
Neither Fractal Travel nor Materia shows ads.

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