Comparison

Phorma vs Atheria

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

Head to head
About

Phorma

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Create stunning generative art with Phorma. No coding required and no AI involved. Generate unlimited unique designs with a few simple taps. Features: • 10 Algorithms to choose from: Each offers a unique artistic style. More coming soon! • Customizable parameters: Adjust settings like color, line weight, and tile size for endless combinations. • Pick colors your way: Use a minimal picker or the full system color picker. • Autogenerate designs: Hit play to generate new designs on a timer. • Full screen mode: Hide controls to immerse yourself in your creations. • Save & Share: Easily save your art or share your designs with friends.

About

Atheria

Transform your device into a generative art studio. Create dynamic, evolving fractal art that breathes and drifts. Export as Live Photos for animated lock screens or share your unique creations with others.

Highlights
  • Generative fractal art creation
  • Live Photo export for animated lock screens
  • Mutate and evolve existing art
  • Real-time color palette control
  • Write custom shaders on device
  • Save, share, and import art via text code
  • Cross-device Handoff with Mac version
Features
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Grow living art in the palm of your hand. Atheria turns your iPhone and iPad into a generative art studio. Fractal flames are not drawings or videos: each one is a small genome of weighted transforms, iterated billions of times on your GPU into living structure that drifts and breathes while you watch. LOCK SCREENS THAT COME ALIVE Export any flame as a Live Photo and it blooms once each time you wake the screen. iOS does not let an app set your wallpaper, so Atheria saves it to Photos and walks you through the few steps in Settings, one at a time. One is already made and waiting, so you can see it working before you make your own. GROW FLAMES Start from a preset or an archetype family, conjure a fresh random flame, or roll Chaos to invent a brand-new species named after its own anatomy. Tap Mutate to evolve the current flame one step at a time and follow the forms wherever they lead. PAINT WITH LIVING COLOR Four colors flow through every flame. Change any of them and watch the flame take the new palette live, right behind the picker. WRITE YOUR OWN SHADERS The Studio is a real Metal playground: write a fragment shader on your phone, compile it in a tap, and watch it run full screen. No computer, no build step. KEEP AND SHARE Save flames to your Library, keep the archetypes you invent, and share any creation two ways: a Share Card image for anywhere, or a short text code another Atheria user can paste to grow the exact same living art. ON THE MAC Atheria for Mac turns your creations into living desktop wallpapers. With both apps open, Handoff carries whatever you are making straight into the Mac's matching Creator. This app is free and complete on its own. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no data collection, no network calls. Everything renders and stays on your device.

Screenshots

Phorma3 screens
Atheria4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Atheria at weekly against Phorma's every 2 weeks. 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Phorma ships an update every 2 weeks, Atheria weekly. Both last shipped on October 7, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Phorma versus Atheria: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhormaAtheria
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJose VillegasBen James

In-app purchases

None

Phorma

No in-app purchases

None

Atheria

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Phorma free?
Phorma is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Atheria free?
Atheria is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Phorma or Atheria have ads?
Neither Phorma nor Atheria shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Phorma or Atheria?
Phorma ships an update every 2 weeks, and Atheria weekly. Most recently, Phorma was updated on October 7, 2026 and Atheria on October 7, 2026.

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