The following fractal generators will run on mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablets, using Android OS. All of them are freeware, and can be obtained from the Google Play app store.
Buddabrot ~ v4.0
OS: Android
author: Florian Jasch
url: https://m.apkpure.com/buddabrot/flo.mandelbrot
Buddabrot is an app from the same programmer of Fractaldraw (see below), with a few extra options. From my point of view, it’s actually more intuitive, not requiring any knowledge of what you need to do to start drawing your fractals. Dragging the cross pointer around the Mandelbrot figure or any of the other three equations will automatically generate the corresponding Julia figure. You can toggle between a split window (the default) showing the Mandelbrot set in the upper half and the Julia in the lower one, or turn full Mandel or full Julia to work in full screen. Two coloring algorithms are easy to access from a button on the screen, that you can fine tune using the slider under the Settings command. According to the description, in that same window you should be able to input the number of iterations, but for me it seems to be somewhat random by pressing that lower bar. Regretfully, this one doesn’t come with the Save Project option to save image parameters, but regular images are saved as PNG files. (No longer at Google Play).
Last revision: 12 January 2018.
Fractaldraw ~ v4.2
OS: Android
author: Florian Jasch
url: No longer at Aptoide
Fractaldraw is a nice app to explore fractal pictures. Its forte is exploring the Julia set using the presets that come by default as a starting point (find them in the first icon –the four little squares), but you can also start from scratch, and begin exploring the presets themselves. To modify the figure, activate a fixed point in the plane using the paintbrush (you can place more or delete some using the + and – symbols) and move the crosshair to change the structure. When done, deactivate the brush to start zooming by pinching and dragging. Use the volume control to rotate colors. The program will save images as PNG files, and will keep parameters (or that’s what it seems) using the Save Project menu option.
Last revision: 11 August 2017.
JWildfireMini FREE ~ v1.6
OS: Android
author: Andreas Maschke
url: Google Play
JWildfireMini FREE is a stripped-down version of JWildfire for Android. As its more powerful desktop sibling, the Mini can render batches of random flame fractals that you can save for later mutation (that is, generating secondary sets of images based on the first one). Unfortunately you can’t do anything else since exporting of images or parameter files is disabled in the free version. To enable export function you’ll need to get the paid version (for less than US $3.00, it won’t certainly drain your bank account). In other words, this compact gimmick it’s mostly fun on the go. It also comes with a Flame Gallery, storing 30 beautiful pictures for your enjoyment. If you get the paid version, you can export the parameter files and then import them to the desktop application for better controls and lots of options to enhance your pictures.
Last revision: 4 November 2017.
Mandelbrot Explorer ~ v1.7
OS: Android
author: Dmitry Brant (Defiant Technologies, LLC)
url: Google Play
Mandelbrot is a nice and fast Mandelbrot and Julia sets explorer (it shows the corresponding Julia set for each point in the Mandelbrot set). It’s quite easy and intuitive to use: pinch to zoom in or out, press and drag to move, and that’s it. Volume control sets the iteration level, but you can also click the gear to open a slider that lets you do that too. Though it doesn’t have the artistic capabilities of a desktop application, it’s very efficient as an exploration tool, and the resulting images are quite attractive as pure fractals. It includes several coloring maps/algorithms, and will save Mandelbrot pictures (not the Julia, regretfully) as PNG files. Image size will depend on the device’s screen resolution.
Last revision: 9 February 2020.
Mandelbrot Maps ~ v1.03
OS: Android
author: Alasdair Corbett
url: Google Play
Mandelbrot Maps is a very simple app to explore the Mandelbrot set and its corresponding Julia set for every point selected, much like the Mandelbrot app from Dmitry Brant, but somewhat even more simpler. Just move the blue dot anywhere over the Mandelbrot image to see its Julia counterpart in the small box on the upper left corner. If you want to see a larger Julia image, simply click that small window and the images will switch places. That’s pretty much what this proggy does. Yep, that’s all. The only way to save pictures is doing screen captures.
Last revision: 4 October 2014.
Mandelsplit ~ v0.1.14
OS: Android
author: Johannes Gajdosik
url: Google Play
This is another simple Mandelbrot explorer with some control options. Basically, you pinch the screen to zoom in or out and move around as usual. If you hold on the screen a small window will show up, which will let you modify the number of iterations, enable rotation of the figure and swap between several RGB color palettes. The only way to save pictures is doing screen captures; parameters can’t be saved.
Last revision: 25 July 2018.
No longer available:
- Fractal Generator v. 1.2 (Frosity/ SCH Games)