Fractal art is a digital art form rooted in geometry and recursion, and offers a vast and richly creative space. Although potentially abstract for some, mathematically generated fractal art images undeniably captivate and are well worth admiring. Since their inception in 1981, IFS fractals have gained popularity through tools like FLAM3 and Apophysis. Chaotica builds upon these foundations, offering an expanded range of creative capabilities in a robust, production-focused environment.

Ultra Fractal is a full-featured and very fast fractal animation making software developed by Frederik Slijkerman in 1999. It contains thousands of fractal types and coloring algorithms, supports zoom in/out function, uses gradients to add color, and is able to apply multiple layers to combine different fractals in one image - this layering method previously was only found in image editing software.