Comparison

ColorfulThunder vs Kinetiform

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

Head to head
About

ColorfulThunder

This experimental instrument uses light and color to create harmonious visual experiences. Connect multiple devices to create shared color canvases and synchronize them for social interaction or to support causes.

Highlights
  • Experimental color instrument
  • Uses light and color for harmony
  • Connect multiple iPhones/iPads
  • Synchronize devices wirelessly
  • Create and share ColorTunes
  • Support causes with custom ColorTunes
Features
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People already come together for moments that matter: a Friday-night football game, a school pep rally, a birthday, a charity walk, a classroom demonstration, a community celebration, or a performance. ColorfulThunder gives everyone there a way to become part of the moment. CREATE THE COLORS FOR YOUR EVENT Choose a sequence of colors and decide how quickly they change. Play it on your own screen to see how it will look. ColorfulThunder calls this visual color sequence a ColorTune. INVITE EVERYONE TO TAKE PART Give everyone the same ColorTune and speed. Send the ColorTune file by email, share event instructions through a message or website, or put a link to the instructions and sequence in a QR code on a poster. ColorfulThunder does not create QR codes. Organizers can use a QR-code service to point people to their event instructions and shared sequence. MAKE EVERY SCREEN PART OF THE MOMENT Each person opens the shared sequence on their own iPhone or iPad. When it plays, ColorfulThunder keeps the displays moving together. At a football or soccer game, the crowd can share team colors. At a pep rally, students can make school spirit visible. A marching band or performer can invite the audience to add color. During a classroom demonstration, separate screens can show how individual parts form a larger pattern. At a charity walk, ceremony, or community celebration, everyone can share a visual expression of the occasion. Everyone still holds their own screen, but the color belongs to the moment. LIGHT, NOT SOUND ColorfulThunder borrows the ideas of notes, speed, and composition from music, but it displays color. It does not create music or automatically follow a band, song, or live performance. BEFORE YOUR EVENT Every participating device needs the same ColorTune and speed. An internet connection is needed when the displays line up. Test the sequence and sharing method with the devices you plan to use before the event. ColorfulThunder does not find nearby people, create a group session, manage an event, control stadium screens, or operate external lights. Event organizers remain responsible for permissions, safety, accessibility, internet access, and venue rules. Hear the Light. See the Sound.

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

ColorfulThunder1 screens
Kinetiform4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ColorfulThunder at none against Kinetiform's 1. ColorfulThunder also leads on update cadence (every 11 months vs every 22 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 92%). Kinetiform's advantage is ratings volume (40 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.6 vs 15.6). On price, rating, ads 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. Kinetiform sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ColorfulThunder asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ColorfulThunder against 4.9 for Kinetiform. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kinetiform has 40 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of ColorfulThunder's written reviews are positive against 92% of Kinetiform's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ColorfulThunder ships an update every 11 months, Kinetiform every 22 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
ColorfulThunder versus Kinetiform: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColorfulThunderKinetiform
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.9 (40 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better91.7% of reviews
Number of ratings240 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 months — betterEvery 22 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSIME CorpColordodge Labs

Customer experience

ColorfulThunder

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Kinetiform

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

In-app purchases

None

ColorfulThunder

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Kinetiform

One-time1
  • Pro Mode$4.99

Questions

Is ColorfulThunder free?
ColorfulThunder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kinetiform free?
Kinetiform is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ColorfulThunder or Kinetiform?
ColorfulThunder is rated higher. ColorfulThunder averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Kinetiform averages 4.9 from 40 ratings.
Do ColorfulThunder or Kinetiform have ads?
Neither ColorfulThunder nor Kinetiform shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ColorfulThunder or Kinetiform?
ColorfulThunder ships an update every 11 months, and Kinetiform every 22 months. Most recently, ColorfulThunder was updated on October 9, 2026 and Kinetiform on October 13, 2026.

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