Comparison

Fluidium vs Augmented Arts

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

Head to head
About

Fluidium

Experience a mesmerizing world of living color and motion that responds to your touch. Create unique, breathtaking visuals, relax, explore creativity, or generate stunning videos and wallpapers.

Highlights
  • Interactive fluid simulation
  • 130+ factory presets
  • Custom preset design
  • 4 expressive brush types
  • HD video recording
  • Wallpaper generation
  • Smart Pause and Auto-Play modes
Features
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From the award-winning creator of Uzu comes Fluidium — a mesmerizing world of living color and motion at your fingertips. Watch as vibrant streams of light and liquid respond instantly to your touch, creating endlessly unique, breathtaking visuals. Whether you want to relax, explore creativity, or share dazzling videos, Fluidium turns your screen into a canvas of pure magic. Fluidium 2.0 expands that world with a redesigned interface, deeper creative control, and a new generation of effects — from Warp worlds and Particles to Mask shapes and richer Symmetry modes. Features: - 300+ stunning factory presets, organized into collections - Design, save, import, and export your own presets - Create and organize custom preset collections - Real-time interactive fluid simulation powered by Metal - Micro-presets for Fluid, Brush, Color, and Effects • Deep customization to fine-tune every detail • Expressive Warp effects: Radial, Tunnel, Horizon, Pillar, Planet, and Galaxy • Particles, Mask shapes, and advanced Symmetry modes • 4 expressive brush types, each with unique dynamics • Advanced reflection effects for immersive visuals • Auto-cycling color palettes and improved palette tools • Generate stunning wallpapers and background images • Smart Pause freezes the flow when you lift your fingers • Auto-Play mode for hands-free relaxation — choose which presets to cycle • Optimized quality settings for smooth performance on any device • One-time in-app purchase to unlock all features

About

Augmented Arts

Features
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Augmented Arts uses augmented reality to transform how you discover, experience, and collect art. Point your camera at a painting to unlock animated overlays, artist stories, and more. Using augmented reality, Augmented Arts redefines how you discover, experience, and buy art. - Explore a curated world of emerging artists - Discover artists globally and nearby - Purchase artworks with interactive AR experiences Ready to join the Art Universe? Download Augmented Arts now.

Screenshots

Fluidium4 screens
Augmented Arts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Augmented Arts at none against Fluidium's 1. Augmented Arts also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). Fluidium's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly). On price, ads 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. Fluidium sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Augmented Arts asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fluidium ships an update every 2 days, Augmented Arts monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Fluidium versus Augmented Arts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFluidiumAugmented Arts
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (18 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings18 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size270 MB343 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperColordodge LabsPrepd LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Fluidium

One-time1
  • Fluidium Pro Mode Unlock$4.99
None

Augmented Arts

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fluidium free?
Fluidium is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Augmented Arts free?
Augmented Arts is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Fluidium or Augmented Arts have ads?
Neither Fluidium nor Augmented Arts shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fluidium or Augmented Arts?
Fluidium ships an update every 2 days, and Augmented Arts monthly. Most recently, Fluidium was updated on October 11, 2026 and Augmented Arts on October 6, 2026.

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