TouchRipple vs Ambientica

TouchRipple is a lightweight iPhone art app built around touch. Tap or drag anywhere on the screen to create layered ripple patterns, switch between visual themes, and enjoy a calm, on-device visual experience without logging in or connecting to a backend.

Quiet, relaxing moments with your music. Ambientica turns your iPhone, iPad, and Mac into a calming screensaver and live wallpaper — a GPU-powered visualizer and clock with 21 ambient effects and 40 beautiful clock variations, all paired with the music you love. Touch the screen to draw Zen sand patterns, stir matcha latte foam, or watch rain fall on glass. A meditation space where your favorite songs come alive, beautifully and aesthetically. 21 AMBIENT EFFECTS Overlay Effects (combine with any scene): • Ripple — Touch to create water ripples • Rainfall — Rain streaks with ground splash • Snowfall — Snowflakes drifting in the wind • Incense Smoke — Graceful smoke rising and swirling • Fog — Fractal mist you can push aside • Komorebi — Underwater light rays • CRT — Retro CRT monitor with scanlines and RGB sub-pixels • RGB Shift — Chromatic aberration post-process overlay Scene Effects: • Sand Garden — Draw Zen sand patterns with your finger • Stardust — 65,536 particles forming a cosmic cloud • Rain on Glass — Raindrops on glass over your artwork • Dusk — Sunset sky with a movable sun • Sumi-e — Japanese ink painting with brush strokes • Watercolor — Paint blooming softly across wet paper • Matcha Latte — Stir green tea foam with your finger • Cafe Latte — Swirl coffee art patterns • Sora — Blue sky with drifting clouds • Aura — Rainbow ring trails over your artwork • Fall Text — Song titles and clock digits gently falling • Lava Lamp — Mesmerizing metaball blobs over your artwork • Pulsar — Joy Division-inspired waveform lines A RELAXING CLOCK & FONTS • 2 styles: Digital and Flip Clock • 12 fonts, 40 variations (Helvetica, New York, Museo Moderno, Bodoni Moda, Chicago (Pixel), and more) • Variable Fonts: Playfair Display, Museo Moderno, Bodoni Moda with smooth weight transitions • Position (X/Y), Opacity, Color (White/Black), Shadow • 12/24 hour, seconds, and date display • Adjustable size (48–200pt) Perfect as a sleep companion, a meditation backdrop, an aesthetic live wallpaper, or a calm ambient display on your desk. CUSTOM STICKERS Place your logo, photo, or artwork on screen. Drag to move, pinch to resize, adjust opacity. Perfect for cafe and shop BGM displays, exhibitions, and events. AUTO PLAY (IDEAL FOR DISPLAYS & EXHIBITIONS) Automatically cycle through your favorite effects. Set the interval, choose which effects to include, and let Ambientica do the rest. FREE & PREMIUM Free: Rainfall, Snowfall, Dusk, Stardust + full clock and font access. Premium ($6.99, one-time purchase): All 21 effects + Custom Stickers + Auto Play. Try everything free for 14 days. Powered by Metal GPU shaders for smooth, battery-efficient rendering on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Whether you're winding down for sleep, building a calm and aesthetic workspace, setting up a cafe or shop display, or looking for a meditative screensaver — Ambientica is the quiet background your music deserves. Works with your music library. Apple Music subscription required for catalog streaming.