Comparison

MBrot8 vs Mandelbrot Flight Simulator

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

Head to head
About

MBrot8

Features
Read full description

Discover the intricate beauty of the Mandelbrot set with MBrot8. Explore colorful patterns, uncover fine details, and create images that are uniquely yours. • Explore with a smooth, continuous zoom slider. • Tap any point to bring it to the center. • Adjust color spread, shift, and range. • Enter precise zoom and center coordinates. • Revisit your exploration with backward and forward controls. • Save favorite sets and sync them across devices through iCloud. • Share your fractal images. Enjoy layouts that adapt to iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

About

Mandelbrot Flight Simulator

Features
Read full description

Navigate an infinite mathematical universe in real time. Mandelbrot Flight Simulator renders the legendary Mandelbrot set directly on your device's GPU. Pinch to zoom into breathtaking fractal detail, drag to explore, and watch the companion Julia set update live as you move through the plane. Every point in the Mandelbrot set corresponds to a unique Julia set — an infinite catalog of alien geometry, generated from the simplest possible rule. This app lets you browse that catalog in real time. WARNING: YOUR MIND WILL BE BLOWN! FEATURES • Watch the Julia set morph in real time as you drag around the Mandelbrot set • Turn on Autopilot mode to watch preprogrammed flythroughs • GPU-accelerated rendering at up to 60 fps • Five view modes including split-screen and dedicated full-screen Mandelbrot and Julia views • Multiple spectacular color schemes • Pinch to zoom, drag to pan, long-press to zoom continuously • Save stunning fractal screenshots to your photo library TIPS • Tap anywhere onscreen to open the menu. • Turn on autopilot mode to let the app take you on a tour • Zoom in to discover infinite fractal detail. • Hunt for the most intricate and beautiful Julia sets at the chaotic border of the Mandelbrot set. WHAT YOU'RE SEEING The Mandelbrot set is the collection of all points in the complex plane whose orbits stay bounded under the iteration z → z² + c. Its boundary is infinitely complex — zoom in anywhere and new structure always emerges. The colors show how quickly nearby points escape to infinity. The Julia set is a companion fractal. For any point you pick in the Mandelbrot set, there exists a unique Julia set with that point as its parameter. Points deep inside the Mandelbrot set produce solid, connected Julia sets. Points near the boundary produce intricate, fragmented ones. This app makes that relationship tangible and explorable. INSPIRATIONS Ben Sparks Holly Krieger Damnimp Tom Kerrigan Benoit B. Mandelbrot Gaston Julia

Screenshots

MBrot83 screens
Mandelbrot Flight Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Mandelbrot Flight Simulator at Free against MBrot8's $2.99. Mandelbrot Flight Simulator also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Mandelbrot Flight Simulator is free to download; MBrot8 costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
MBrot8 versus Mandelbrot Flight Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMBrot8Mandelbrot Flight Simulator
Price$2.99Free — better
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarDan GeoSpatialJohn Ferrara

In-app purchases

None

MBrot8

No in-app purchases

None

Mandelbrot Flight Simulator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MBrot8 free?
MBrot8 costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mandelbrot Flight Simulator free?
Mandelbrot Flight Simulator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MBrot8 or Mandelbrot Flight Simulator have ads?
Neither MBrot8 nor Mandelbrot Flight Simulator shows ads.

Other comparisons