Comparison

Flame Painter for iPhone vs Mandala Printer

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

Mandala Printer

Design an endless variety of unique mandalas with customizable settings. Create wireframe designs for coloring or printouts, or generate solid, vibrant patterns for wallpapers. This app offers pure creative fun with no restrictions.

Highlights
  • Infinite mandala designs
  • Customizable settings
  • Wireframe mandalas for coloring
  • Solid mandalas for wallpapers
  • Kid-friendly entertainment
  • Printable designs
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Endless Mandala Magic! Make as many mandalas as your heart desires!  Tweak the settings and unlock an almost infinite world of unique designs - right at your fingertips. Go artsy with wireframe mandalas - perfect for coloring apps or printing out for some hands-on fun with pencils and markers (great for keeping the kids entertained, too!). Feeling bold? Create vibrant, solid mandalas and turn them into one-of-a-kind wallpapers for your iPhone or iPad.  It’s something ◆ unique ◆ just for you! A truly free App - no ads, no subscriptions, no sign-ups, and no "pro" versions.  Just pure, fun, with zero strings attached !

Screenshots

Flame Painter for iPhone4 screens
Mandala Printer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Mandala Printer at 5.0 against Flame Painter for iPhone's 4.0. Mandala Printer also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Flame Painter for iPhone's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (55 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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 Mandala Printer 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

Mandala Printer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flame Painter for iPhone has 55 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flame Painter for iPhone ships an update monthly, Mandala Printer every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Flame Painter for iPhone versus Mandala Printer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlame Painter for iPhoneMandala Printer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (55 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings55 — better1
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEscape Motions, s.r.oJan Nutbroek

Customer experience

Flame Painter for iPhone

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

Mandala Printer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Flame Painter for iPhone

Reported bugs

16 issues
  • Does not restore purchase
  • Interface too large for iPhone 14 plus
  • Menu bars don't show fully and don't work in portrait mode
  • Menus freeze
  • Tabs to switch brushes, etc. don't work
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  • App crashes when loading pictures into the full version
  • Cannot open or save pictures on new iOS
  • App won't save creations to photo library since iOS 11 upgrade
  • Watermarks appear on saved/sent creations after purchasing full version
  • Undo arrow does not work
  • Save, share, import, export buttons do not work
  • Background color selection issues
  • App does not run or open until upgraded for iOS 11
  • Cannot fit or crop normal images on iPhone
  • App not compatible with landscape and portrait images
  • Cannot save what is made and come back later

Requested features

27 requests
  • Update app for new iOS versions
  • Restore purchase option
  • Fix interface size for iPhone 14 plus
  • Improve menu bar display and functionality in portrait mode
  • Allow loading pictures into the full version
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  • Fix app crashes when loading pictures
  • Add ability to save creations to photo library
  • Remove watermarks from saved/sent creations
  • Update app to work with new iOS
  • Fix undo arrow
  • Fix save, share, import, export buttons
  • Fix background color selection
  • Add ability to add custom pictures
  • Improve controls and layout
  • Add layers option
  • Add force touch and Apple pencil support
  • Add more average brush options
  • Allow importing photos/art
  • Expand iPhone version to include iPad options
  • Add more 'how to' tips
  • Higher resolution exports
  • Full version to purchase
  • Improve image fitting and cropping for iPhones
  • Support landscape and portrait images
  • Allow saving progress to come back later
  • Add browns to color palette
  • More features in trial version

Mandala Printer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Flame Painter for iPhone

One-time1
  • Full VersionFree
1 purchases

Mandala Printer

One-time1
  • Import a Photo or Image$1.99

Questions

Is Flame Painter for iPhone free?
Flame Painter for iPhone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mandala Printer free?
Mandala Printer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Flame Painter for iPhone or Mandala Printer?
Mandala Printer is rated higher. Flame Painter for iPhone averages 4.0 out of 5 from 55 ratings, while Mandala Printer averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Flame Painter for iPhone or Mandala Printer have ads?
Neither Flame Painter for iPhone nor Mandala Printer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flame Painter for iPhone or Mandala Printer?
Flame Painter for iPhone ships an update monthly, and Mandala Printer every 9 months. Most recently, Flame Painter for iPhone was updated on October 14, 2026 and Mandala Printer on September 30, 2026.

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