Comparison

Flame Painter for iPhone vs Kinetiform

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

Head to head
About

Flame Painter for iPhone

This application allows users to create original artworks, light effects, and backgrounds using unique particle brushes. It offers intuitive controls for mixing colors and gradients, and enables painting over existing photos. Users can also design custom brushes and share their creations.

Highlights
  • Create original artworks and flame effects
  • Design custom brushes with dynamic sliders
  • Mix beautiful colors and gradients
  • Paint over photos from gallery
  • Share artworks via email and social media
  • Intuitive user interface
Features
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We believe that everyone can be an artist, we just need an inspiration. That is why Flame Painter was born - a unique paint application that lets you easily create original artworks, light effects, unconventional design or beautiful backgrounds with fantastic particle brushes. Download, be inspired and have fun! • "I'm very impressed. How beautiful and brilliantly executed." - S.C. Kavassalis, painter • "It is a powerful and extremely fun creative tool." - Maura Ackley, artist • "Flame Painter is truly an unique and remarkable instrument to create the most beautiful impressionnist images." - Jean-Michel Paris, painter • "The creative possibilites are innumerable." - Michael F., photographer • "Uaaaaau!!!" - children when painting :) It is a little brother of Flame Painter for Mac OS and Windows, which is used by thousands of professional CG artists, designers, enthusiasts or children in school and we have had nothing but great feedback. "Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up." - Pablo Picasso iPhone and iPad edition not only offers a new ways of creative painting, but we designed a beautiful and intuitive user interface to enjoy and have fun with flame brushes, colors and gradients. We believe that it encourages every grown up and every child to discover and awake an artist within more easily. Flame Painter for iPhone lets you: • paint original artworks and flame effects • create your own brushes with dynamic sliders • mix beautiful colors and gradients • enjoy a beautiful app design • paint over pictures from iOS photo gallery • share your artworks by e-mail and on main social networks • have fun while unleashing your creativity Tip: Try to paint with two fingers.

About

Kinetiform

This app transforms your doodles into dynamic abstract art. Shapes automatically connect and fill with unique patterns, while kaleidoscopic animations add a mesmerizing visual experience. You can also let the app create art for you with its Auto Draw feature.

Highlights
  • Automatic shape detection and pattern filling
  • Auto Draw for generative art creation
  • Regenerate patterns
  • 36 preset kaleidoscopic effects
  • Customizable kaleidoscope settings
  • Save and share drawings
Features
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Kinetiform is doodling reimagined. It is a canvas with a mind of its own. Draw abstract shapes that automatically connect and fill with randomly generated patterns. Use Auto Draw to sit back and watch as the app creates a unique random composition right before your eyes. Watch as your drawing is tumbled and twisted through beautiful kaleidoscopic animations. Features: - Automatically detects shapes and fills them with random procedural patterns - Auto Draw creates procedural art as you watch and finishes lines for you - Regenerate any pattern after it’s been drawn - 36 preset kaleidoscopic effects - Advanced kaleidoscope settings let you fully configure the effect - Pan and zoom feature that interacts with kaleidoscope effects - Draw into the kaleidoscope - Customize your drawing experience with several control options - Create a color palette and save it, or load one of 200 preset color palettes - Choose which patterns you want to use and how often they will randomly appear - Save drawings to work on them later - Save images to your photo library or share them on social media - 100 levels of undo

Screenshots

Flame Painter for iPhone4 screens
Kinetiform4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Kinetiform at 4.9 against Flame Painter for iPhone's 4.0. Kinetiform also leads on review sentiment (92% vs 78%). Flame Painter for iPhone's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 22 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.6). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Flame Painter for iPhone sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Kinetiform sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Kinetiform holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 55 and 40 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Flame Painter for iPhone's written reviews are positive against 92% of Kinetiform's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flame Painter for iPhone ships an update monthly, Kinetiform every 22 months. The most recent releases landed on July 9, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Flame Painter for iPhone versus Kinetiform: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlame Painter for iPhoneKinetiform
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (55 ratings)4.9 (40 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.9% of reviews91.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings55 — better40
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 22 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better13.6
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEscape Motions, s.r.oColordodge Labs

Customer experience

Flame Painter for iPhone

All ratings55 ratings
Positive76.4%
Neutral3.6%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews68 reviews
Positive77.9%
Neutral5.9%
Negative16.2%

Kinetiform

All ratings40 ratings
Positive97.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive91.7%
Neutral4.2%
Negative4.2%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Flame Painter for iPhone

One-time1
  • Full VersionFree
1 purchases

Kinetiform

One-time1
  • Pro Mode$4.99

Questions

Is Flame Painter for iPhone free?
Flame Painter for iPhone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kinetiform free?
Kinetiform is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Flame Painter for iPhone or Kinetiform?
Kinetiform is rated higher. Flame Painter for iPhone averages 4.0 out of 5 from 55 ratings, while Kinetiform averages 4.9 from 40 ratings.
Do Flame Painter for iPhone or Kinetiform have ads?
Neither Flame Painter for iPhone nor Kinetiform shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flame Painter for iPhone or Kinetiform?
Flame Painter for iPhone ships an update monthly, and Kinetiform every 22 months. Most recently, Flame Painter for iPhone was updated on July 9, 2026 and Kinetiform on September 29, 2026.

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