Comparison

variant vs ZeroOneFlow

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

Head to head
About

variant

This app generates ever-changing music and imagery through a combination of user input and randomness. Explore a unique work of generative art where sound influences visuals, offering a new experience with every interaction.

Highlights
  • Generative audiovisual artwork
  • Interactive music creation
  • Evolving visual compositions
  • User-controlled music flow
  • Visuals influenced by sound
  • Screenshot capture
Features
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variant:flare is an audiovisual artwork that creates beautiful, ever-changing music and imagery. The app combines user input and built-in randomness to create images and music that will continually change, grow and evolve, offering a new and different experience every time. For users of all ages, variant:flare is a chance to explore and experience a unique work of generative art. To interact with variant:flare, tap the screen with one finger; each tap will start a new track of the music. After six tracks have been loaded, each tap will reset one track and load a new random selection. By gradually resetting different elements of the composition, you control the flow and evolution of the music. The visuals are in turn controlled by the sound, so by changing the music, you will influence the development of the visuals. You can view the indeterminate audio engine by tapping the dot in the lower right. The display shows the different elements of the musical composition as they are loaded by the engine through a combination of chance and user input. The center button opens a menu of settings for the app, and the button to the right allows you to take screenshots of the visuals, automatically saving them to your photo library. The Variant apps are a new series of generative audiovisual artworks from Interval Studios featuring visuals by Joshue Ott and music by Kenneth Kirschner. Each Variant features a unique visual composition by Ott based on his superDraw visual performance software, as well as a new indeterminate musical composition by Kirschner. Each Variant app also offers a different set of interactive controls for the user, ranging from the ability to subtly influence the development of the piece to total interactive control over both visuals and sound. All of the Variants are generative artworks: through a varying combination of built-in randomness and user input, each Variant will continually grow and evolve over time without ever directly repeating itself either visually or musically, offering the user an ever-changing, ever-evolving audiovisual experience.

About

ZeroOneFlow

Features
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Infinity begins in binary. From the silent dance of 0 and 1, a universe unfolds. 0 and 1. Nothing more. Yet from them, everything.

Screenshots

variant4 screens
ZeroOneFlow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: variant at none against ZeroOneFlow's 1. variant also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.2). On price, update cadence, 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. ZeroOneFlow sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. variant asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

variant ships an update fortnightly, ZeroOneFlow every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
variant versus ZeroOneFlow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametervariantZeroOneFlow
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better16.2
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInterval StudiosFu Ni

In-app purchases

None

variant

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

ZeroOneFlow

One-time1
  • Tornado$0.99

Questions

Is variant free?
variant is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ZeroOneFlow free?
ZeroOneFlow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do variant or ZeroOneFlow have ads?
Neither variant nor ZeroOneFlow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, variant or ZeroOneFlow?
variant ships an update fortnightly, and ZeroOneFlow every 3 weeks. Most recently, variant was updated on September 20, 2026 and ZeroOneFlow on September 19, 2026.

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