Mandel-GL vs Fractal Travel Usage & Stats
Render beautiful snapshots of the well-known Mandelbrot set on your iOS device!
This OpenGL-ES-based educational app has been developed as part of the 'Multimedia' lecture at Freiberg University of Mining and Technology. It allows to zoom into the Mandelbrot set, manipulate iteration count and render scale and choose one of four colorful themes:
- Fire
- Ice
- Ash
- Psychedelic
Further details about the mathematical and historical background as well as implementation aspects are included. The source code of Mandel-GL has been released under the Apache License 2.0.
- Apple App Store
- Free
- Education
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Fractal (Fractal Travel) lets you explore mathematical fractals in real time with Metal-powered rendering.
What you can do:
- Explore fractals with pinch, pan, and auto zoom.
- Start free with Mandelbrot, color palettes, save/share, and up to 400x zoom.
- Reopen recent explorations and continue from your last restored scene.
- Eligible subscriptions include a 3-day free trial and unlock premium patterns plus zoom beyond 400x.
- Discover monthly pattern drops highlighted in the app.
Supported patterns include Mandelbrot, Julia, Spider, Tricorn, Newton, Phoenix, Sierpinski Carpet, Koch Snowflake, Apollonian Gasket, Burning Ship, Perpendicular Burning Ship, Magnet, Multibrot, Celtic Mandelbrot, and Lyapunov.
Fractal is built for people who enjoy math, generative visuals, and deep pattern exploration.
- Apple App Store
- Free
- Education
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Mandel-GL VS. 
Fractal TravelAugust 24, 2026