4D Draw vs Tiamat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
4D Draw
This app allows users to draw and visualize four-dimensional figures using color to represent the fourth coordinate. It includes a help menu with drawing tutorials and creative ideas to aid in understanding 4D space.
- Draw 4-dimensional figures
- Use color for the fourth coordinate
- Built-in 'How to draw' guide
- 4D construction ideas
- Visualize 4-dimensional space
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4D Draw is a simple vector-graphics app that lets you draw 4‑dimensional figures. It represents each point's first three coordinates in the usual way, while using color to represent the fourth coordinate. A built-in Help menu includes a “How to draw” page for an easy start, followed by a page of “4D construction ideas” to set you on your way towards visualizing 4-dimensional space. 4D Draw is intended for geometry students who want to learn to visualize 4‑dimensional space. People looking for a more recreational introduction to 4D should begin with 4D Maze instead. People looking for an even more recreational introduction to modern concepts of space and symmetry may enjoy the Torus Games or KaleidoPaint.
Tiamat
Explore a cellular automata simulator that allows you to create and customize complex patterns using simple rules. Discover mesmerizing worlds of order and chaos, experiment with transformations, and enjoy a therapeutic experience.
- Create and customize rulesets
- Design and save intricate patterns
- Transform existing patterns
- Adjust simulation speed
- Access a library of pre-built patterns
- Choose from field presets
- Supports BS, SB, and HROT rulestrings
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Tiamat turns cellular automata into a creative, relaxing sandbox for patterns, rules, colors, and discovery. Build living worlds from simple rules, then watch order, chaos, gliders, oscillators, and unexpected structures emerge. Start with familiar Game of Life-style behavior, import or export rulestrings, tune simulation speed, paint directly on the field, and save the fields, rules, gradients, and patterns you want to revisit. What you can do in Tiamat: - Explore Conway-like cellular automata with wrapped, borderless fields. - Create, edit, save, import, and share rules with BS, SB, and HROT rulestring support. - Paint cells by hand, place saved patterns, or generate random fields. - Customize gradients and fading to make simulations easier to read and more beautiful to watch. - Save favorite worlds, layers, rules, colors, and patterns for later experiments. - Learn cellular automata concepts with built-in help and changelog articles. Whether you are studying emergent systems, looking for generative art inspiration, or just want a calm mathematical sandbox, Tiamat gives you precise controls without getting in the way.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tiamat at 4.9 against 4D Draw's 3.4. Tiamat also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 7 months) and review sentiment (92% vs 70%). 4D Draw's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and iOS requirement (17.1 vs 26.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Tiamat sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. 4D Draw asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tiamat holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tiamat has 117 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of 4D Draw's written reviews are positive against 92% of Tiamat's.
4D Draw ships an update every 7 months, Tiamat every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 4D Draw | Tiamat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (9 ratings) | 4.9 (117 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.0% of reviews | 92.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 117 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.1 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jeff Weeks | GEORGY OSTROBROD |
Customer experience
4D Draw
Tiamat
In-app purchases
4D Draw
No in-app purchases
Tiamat
- Developer tip2 variants$1.99
- Developer tip2 variants$4.99
- Developer tip2 variants$6.99








