Comparison

Fluidium vs KeycapLab

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

KeycapLab

Features
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KeycapLab turns your phone into a pocket mechanical-keyboard fidget toy. Tap the keycaps and feel every click, clack, and thock — recreated from real CC0 keyboard recordings (Cherry MX Red / Brown / Blue, Silent Red, Topre) plus playful extras like pops, coins, camera shutters, and more. • New home, the Hub — playground and calculator in one place • Four themes — Arcade, Clay, Tactile, Neon; pick one and the whole app changes • Calculator mini app — exact math with the keycap click you came for • Your photos on keycaps — pick from your gallery and split one image across the board • Real switch sounds — satisfying, low-latency taps • Focus mode — immersive full-screen play with combos and tiers • Build your own boards — 1 to 9 keys, multiple layouts • Customize every key — color, legend, and sound per key, with 9 legend positions • Collect skins — cute character keycaps, materials, and unlockable sets • Earn badges — climb from Wood to Diamond and unlock rewards • Fun and machine sounds — bubbles, water drops, lighters, ratchets, and more • LED flash effects — screen-wide reactive glow • Relaxing ASMR — great for focus, stress relief, and fidgeting No account, no login, no internet connection required. Everything runs on your device. Free to play with ads. A one-time Pro upgrade removes ads — no subscription. Tap. Listen. Relax.

Screenshots

Fluidium4 screens
KeycapLab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Fluidium at none against KeycapLab's shown. Fluidium also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 11 days). KeycapLab's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, 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. Fluidium sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and KeycapLab sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fluidium ships an update every 2 days, KeycapLab every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Fluidium versus KeycapLab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFluidiumKeycapLab
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (18 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings18 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 11 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size270 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperColordodge LabsSORA LEE

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Fluidium

One-time1
  • Fluidium Pro Mode Unlock$4.99
1 purchases

KeycapLab

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Fluidium free?
Fluidium is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is KeycapLab free?
KeycapLab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Fluidium or KeycapLab have ads?
KeycapLab shows ads; Fluidium does not.
Which is updated more often, Fluidium or KeycapLab?
Fluidium ships an update every 2 days, and KeycapLab every 11 days. Most recently, Fluidium was updated on October 11, 2026 and KeycapLab on September 26, 2026.

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