Comparison

Gravity Type vs Mandaza

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

Head to head
About

Gravity Type

This app transforms typing into a playful physics sandbox. You can type letters and emojis, then manipulate them with realistic physics, including springs, strings, and collisions. It's a fun way to interact with text for those who enjoy a less conventional approach to word processing.

Highlights
  • Real-time 2D physics
  • Letters and emoji with mass
  • Springs, strings, and collisions
  • Copy and paste functionality
  • Eraser tool
Features
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Gravity Type A physics-based word processor. Type, fling, and collide your letters into place. It’s a serious tool for people who don’t take typing too seriously. Features • Real-time 2D physics • Letters and emoji with mass • Springs, strings, and collisions • Copy and Paste • Eraser PRIVACY POLICY: Our privacy policy is available at: https://gravitytype.com/privacy TERMS OF SERVICE: Apple’s Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Mandaza

Generate real-time ambient procedural art and save high-resolution images for wallpapers. Customize the look with various controls and save your favorite patterns. Widgets can automatically rotate through your saved creations.

Highlights
  • Real-time generative canvas
  • 11 curated color palettes
  • Zen Mode with clock overlay
  • Favorites with quick recall
  • Lock Screen, Home Screen, and StandBy widgets
  • Export presets for various resolutions
  • Deterministic seeds for reproducible visuals
Features
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Mandaza creates procedural ambient mandalas on your device in real time. Tap the canvas for a new pattern, tune the look, and save high-resolution images for wallpapers. Keep favorites and let your widgets rotate through them automatically. Features: - Real-time generative canvas with smooth animated loop drawing - 12 curated color palettes - Two canvas moods: luminous Void and ink-on-parchment Paper - Zen Mode from the center footer button — optional clock overlay with digital, stacked, and editorial forms, plus opacity, type, size, and eight positions - Music responsivity in Zen: the mandala pumps on the beat and quickens with nearby sound (Reactivity slider). Audio is never recorded or stored - Adjustable tilt parallax on iPhone and Apple Watch, with layered depth, axis control, and a faint ambient sway while Zen rests - Favorites with quick recall and Previous history - Home Screen and StandBy widgets - Export presets for iPhone, iPad, and Square 4K - Deterministic seeds for reproducible visuals - Apple Watch companion: a full watch face with tap to regenerate, Digital Crown to cycle palettes, and long-press for settings — your iPhone's look mirrors to the watch automatically, and Send to Watch pushes the current or any favorited design to your wrist instantly Privacy first: Mandaza runs on-device, with no account and no analytics. Photos access is requested only when you choose Save. Microphone access is requested only if you turn on Music responsivity, to read ambient sound levels for the live visual pulse — audio is processed in memory and is never recorded, stored, or sent anywhere. Questions or feedback: luke@lukesteuber.com

Screenshots

Gravity Type4 screens
Mandaza4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Mandaza at every 2 weeks against Gravity Type's every 2 months. Gravity Type's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Gravity Type against 5.0 for Mandaza. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 5 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gravity Type ships an update every 2 months, Mandaza every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Gravity Type versus Mandaza: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGravity TypeMandaza
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings)
Number of ratings35 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBotto Studio LLCLanguageCraft

Customer experience

Gravity Type

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Mandaza

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Gravity Type

No in-app purchases

None

Mandaza

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gravity Type free?
Gravity Type is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mandaza free?
Mandaza is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Gravity Type or Mandaza?
Gravity Type and Mandaza are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 5 ratings respectively.
Do Gravity Type or Mandaza have ads?
Neither Gravity Type nor Mandaza shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gravity Type or Mandaza?
Gravity Type ships an update every 2 months, and Mandaza every 2 weeks. Most recently, Gravity Type was updated on October 11, 2026 and Mandaza on October 2, 2026.

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