Comparison

Mandelbrot Metal vs Mimicly

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

Head to head
About

Mandelbrot Metal

Create stunning fractal art with real-time GPU rendering. Explore infinite detail with ultra-deep zooming, vibrant color palettes, and high-resolution exports. Perfect for artists and designers.

Highlights
  • Ultra-deep zooming
  • 150+ handcrafted color palettes
  • Custom gradient creation
  • Gallery-quality exports (up to 8K)
  • Real-time GPU rendering
  • Wide-gamut and HDR color support
Features
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Explore Mandelbrot and Julia fractals on your iPhone or iPad, shape them with color and light, and turn discoveries into artwork. Supports both the outer and inner displays of iPhone Duo, in all orientations. Over 50 of our favorite Mandelbrot and Julia bookmarks are included, ready to explore from your first launch of version 3.0. Free includes five personal bookmarks in addition to the starter collection; Pro removes the personal bookmark limit. THE INFINITY ENGINE Version 3.0 brings GPU perturbation rendering to deep Mandelbrot exploration. Adaptive precision, responsive gesture previews, and center-out refinement help you keep your place as detailed views render. Depth and rendering speed are shared by Free and Pro. COLOR AND EXPLORATION Choose from 156 built-in palettes, including 55 Ultra-Wide ramps. Adjust iterations and contrast, explore the Julia set associated with a Mandelbrot point, and use Back and Forward to revisit recent creative steps. Save exact views as bookmarks and exchange bookmark files. FREE EXPLORATION Explore both fractal families with the full rendering engine and built-in palette library. Save up to five personal bookmarks and export complete PNG images at Canvas Size. PRO CREATIVE TOOLS Pro adds unlimited bookmarks, photo and custom palette tools, adjustable 3D lighting, and 4K, 6K, 8K, and custom-size PNG capture. Choose a monthly subscription, annual subscription, or one-time Lifetime purchase. PREVIOUS OWNERS Verified owners who first acquired the app before v3 receive permanent Legacy Pro access without another purchase. Use Restore Purchases if needed. BUILT FOR IPHONE AND IPAD Device-specific controls, exploration history, portable bookmarks and palettes, and support for 16 languages. Requires iOS or iPadOS 26 or later. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel subscriptions in your App Store account settings. Prices are shown before purchase. Lifetime is a one-time purchase. Privacy: https://www.mandelbrot-metal.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Mimicly

Create realistic chat mockups for text stories, skits, and content previews. Edit message text, names, and profile photos. Save your creations as images or export them as video dialogues.

Highlights
  • 63 template options
  • Edit message text, names, and photos
  • Switch between light/dark modes
  • Save as image or MP4 video
  • Save and resume projects
  • Multi-language support
Features
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Mimicly is a chat story and mockup maker. You write both sides of a conversation in a chat template, and Mimicly saves it as a screenshot or plays it back as a video where the messages appear one at a time. People use it for text story videos, skits, short film scenes, storyboards, class examples and content previews. There are 73 templates for messages, AI-style conversations, social posts, stories, comments, email and game chats, plus a phone lock screen with notifications, incoming call screens and live stream chats. MAKE THE CONVERSATION YOURS Edit message text, names, profile photos, timestamps and supported interface details. Switch between light and dark looks and preview the scene as you work. AI chat templates can also show a "thought for" row and code blocks. PHOTOS AND VOICE NOTES Send a photo inside a chat template. Take it with the camera or pick one from your library, and whatever you typed goes along as the caption. Voice notes work in 13 chat templates. You can record one in the app or pick an audio file, and in four of those templates you hold the mic button to record, the way you would in a messaging app. Voice bubbles show the waveform of your recording and play it back. SAVE AN IMAGE OR RECORD A DIALOGUE Export a sharp PNG image, or turn a supported conversation into an MP4 where the messages appear in sequence. The Preview button plays the conversation before you record it. Game-chat templates support image export only. KEEP WORKING ON YOUR IDEAS Save projects and come back to your edits. Use the app in English, Turkish, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Indonesian, German or Swiss German. FREE AND PRO You can open and edit every template, with or without an account. Without Pro, PNG and MP4 exports carry a small Mimicly watermark. Sign in and your first 2 exports come out without it. Pro removes the watermark from every export. Monthly subscription and lifetime purchase options are available; prices are shown before purchase. Restore purchases from Manage Pro. Mimicly creates fictional, editable mockups. It does not send messages, publish to social networks or generate AI answers. All dialogue is written by you. Mimicly is independent and is not affiliated with the platforms its templates depict. Monthly subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://mimicly.net/legal/terms Privacy Policy: https://mimicly.net/legal/privacy

Screenshots

Mandelbrot Metal4 screens
Mimicly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Mandelbrot Metal at 4.8 against Mimicly's 3.0. Mandelbrot Metal also leads on ratings volume (30 vs 2). Mimicly's advantage is monetization model (freemium vs paid) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Mandelbrot Metal sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Mimicly sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mandelbrot Metal holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mandelbrot Metal has 30 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mandelbrot Metal ships an update every 6 days, Mimicly every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Mandelbrot Metal versus Mimicly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMandelbrot MetalMimicly
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (30 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings30 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size113 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichael StebelAta Tunc Bilge

Customer experience

Mandelbrot Metal

All ratings29 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Mimicly

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Mandelbrot Metal

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Pro Annual$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$39.99
2 purchases

Mimicly

Subscriptions1
  • Mimicly Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
One-time1
  • Mimicly Pro Lifetime$12.99

Questions

Is Mandelbrot Metal free?
Mandelbrot Metal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mimicly free?
Mimicly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mandelbrot Metal or Mimicly?
Mandelbrot Metal is rated higher. Mandelbrot Metal averages 4.8 out of 5 from 30 ratings, while Mimicly averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Mandelbrot Metal or Mimicly have ads?
Neither Mandelbrot Metal nor Mimicly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mandelbrot Metal or Mimicly?
Mandelbrot Metal ships an update every 6 days, and Mimicly every 9 days. Most recently, Mandelbrot Metal was updated on October 25, 2026 and Mimicly on October 25, 2026.

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