Comparison

Fluidium vs GoLlyGee

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

GoLlyGee

Features
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A simple visualization of the classic Conway's Game of Life (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway's_Game_of_Life) for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch.

Screenshots

Fluidium4 screens
GoLlyGee3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Fluidium at Free against GoLlyGee's $0.99. Fluidium also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days). GoLlyGee's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and device support (4 vs 2). On ads and iOS requirement 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

Fluidium is free to download; GoLlyGee costs $0.99 up front. Fluidium sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. GoLlyGee asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fluidium ships an update every 2 days, GoLlyGee every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Fluidium versus GoLlyGee: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFluidiumGoLlyGee
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating5.0 (18 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings18 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size270 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperColordodge LabsBrett Terpstra

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Fluidium

One-time1
  • Fluidium Pro Mode Unlock$4.99
None

GoLlyGee

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fluidium free?
Fluidium is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GoLlyGee free?
GoLlyGee costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Fluidium or GoLlyGee have ads?
Neither Fluidium nor GoLlyGee shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fluidium or GoLlyGee?
Fluidium ships an update every 2 days, and GoLlyGee every 5 days. Most recently, Fluidium was updated on October 11, 2026 and GoLlyGee on October 2, 2026.

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