Symmetry FTW, by Martin Aggett
Tuesday, March 3, 2009 at 7:28AM | Glyn Evans I’ve reviewed several applications for Glyn over the past month, and all have fallen short (some fell further than others) in a variety of ways. There hasn’t been one application that I could, in good conscience, recommend to the readers of the iPhoneography blog – until now.
The folks over at Gravity Loves Time (GLT) have created something that’s hard to find in the appstore; a unique application. In the sea of developers who shamelessly crank out untested code so they can be the second or third to release another farting application, GLT’s Symmetry is a breath of fresh air. Well, enough of the nerdy lovefest – lets talk about the app and show you what it can do.
Symmetry takes ordinary pictures and turns them into unique abstractions. You can take a picture from within the app or load an existing image from your photo albums then proceed to symmetricify it. When the image first loads, Symmetry will automatically divide the image along one axis – from there you can scroll or flick left/right or up/down to create the desired affect. If you want to add a few levels of abstraction just hit the Multiply Axes button and add a single or random number of symmetrical divisions.
When you’re done creating your nouveau Escher/Dali-styled masterpiece just orient the phone in either landscape or vertical to save the image in that format. What other app can transform the Roman Coliseum into a futuristic intergalactic battle cruiser? Come on, at $1.99 what are you waiting for?
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Reader Comments (4)
Martin, thanks for the review. I'm still on the fence with this app, but the results look interesting, and I may add this to my collection.
I agree I love this app & purchased it like most of my apps instantly upon release. This can create endless imagination all at your fingertips. Well worth purchasing & highly recommended! It's only competitor the Symmetrizr which is free only does one thing. Takes the photo & applies it's own 1 effect & that is it. Might be nice for some but does nothing for me personally. Gravity Loves Time Symmetry is simply a brilliant app worthy of paying for & a main stay on my phone.
thescw
Correction: Symmetrizr is now $0.99 & Symmetry is $1.99 for an extra dollar you get a significantly superior app with truly endless possibilities. SYMMETRY hands down !!!
I grab Symmetrizr when it was free, and personally I was not over impressed, and removed it shortly after installing. Based on this price hike I have to agree with thescw, that Symmetry is far better value, and looking at Martins photos and review should win hands down.