Comparison

Go Particles vs Maximum Plaid

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

Head to head
About

Go Particles

Experience a visually stunning and interactive journey designed for relaxation and stress relief. This app offers mesmerizing particle effects that respond to your touch, creating dynamic animations with realistic physics. Escape and unwind with a captivating antistress experience.

Highlights
  • Interactive particle effects
  • Touch-responsive animations
  • Realistic physics properties
  • Combine multiple effects
  • Mesmerizing visual fusions
  • Lifelike particle behaviors
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Go Particles is your go-to stress relief and ASMR escape.Dive into a universe of mesmerizing particle effects, including our brand new Slime, each one oddly satisfying and uniquely responsive to your touch. From explosive fireworks to gentle orbits, every effect behaves with stunning realism — beautiful, physics-driven, and endlessly watchable. Pair it with calming background music and sounds to sink even deeper into the escape. NEW SLIME: The most satisfying simulator yet. Splatter it or stretch it, slime brings a whole new dimension of joy to Go Particles once you start, you won't want to stop. Why People Love Go Particles: - Dozens of stunning particle effects powered by realistic physics - NEW Slime simulator effect, the most satisfying thing on your screen - Perfect for relaxation, anxiety relief, and sensory calm - Calming background music to deepen your unwind - A zen, anti-stress experience for all ages GO PREMIUM! UNLOCK THE FULL EXPERIENCE: Upgrade to access: - Full access to the complete particle and effects library - Unlimited calming background music - Ad-free experience - Unlock the complete slime collection SUBSCRIPTION PRICING & TERMS Go Particles is free to download with limited access. A free trial offers full access before moving to an auto-renewing weekly, monthly or annual plan. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the billing cycle ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your device settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://goparticles.mindsetapp.com/?page_id=4632

About

Maximum Plaid

Experience a mesmerizing 2D physics simulation with interactive shapes that resemble snowflakes. Watch as these objects interact, grab each other, and move across the screen in a dynamic and visually captivating display. Customize the simulation by choosing different shape types and removing them with simple button presses.

Highlights
  • 2D physics simulation
  • Interactive snowflake-like shapes
  • Growing and shrinking shapes
  • Shape interaction and grabbing
  • Customizable shape types
  • Shape removal functionality
Features
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You won't believe your eyes when you see the shapes flying around the screen! Look at first and you will see pretty shapes that look like snowflakes, and filled snowflakes, and growing and shrinking shapes. Look for a bit longer and you will see that the little snowflake objects are interacting with each other and their little pockets grab each other as they move across the screen in a beautiful physics simulation in two dimensions! You can choose snowflakes, filled snowflakes, simple snowflakes, resizing shapes and you can remove them from the screen, all by pressing the buttons on the screen. For maximum freak out take a look at "Maximum Plaid" and see all of the shapes interacting at the same time. It is soothing and freakish at the same time! Please enjoy!

Screenshots

Go Particles4 screens
Maximum Plaid4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Go Particles at 77% against Maximum Plaid's 25%. Go Particles also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (2.1K vs 3). Maximum Plaid's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 16) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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. Go Particles sells 16 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Maximum Plaid asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Go Particles holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Go Particles has 2.1K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Go Particles's written reviews are positive against 25% of Maximum Plaid's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Go Particles ships an update every 5 weeks, Maximum Plaid every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Go Particles versus Maximum Plaid: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGo ParticlesMaximum Plaid
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (2.1K ratings) — better3.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews77.4% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2.1K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size240 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMindset Motivation Inc.Robert L Zimmelman

Customer experience

Go Particles

All ratings2,117 ratings
Positive94.0%
Neutral3.2%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews106 reviews
Positive77.4%
Neutral8.5%
Negative14.2%

Maximum Plaid

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Go Particles

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Particles not appearing on some devices
  • Inability to close full-screen ads
  • In-app purchases not working properly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to save/export creations
  • More particle shapes and customization options
  • Adjustable speed for particle animations
  • Sleep timer or auto-off feature
  • Offline mode

Maximum Plaid

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

16 purchases

Go Particles

Subscriptions11
  • Weekly - Go Particles 3.99 No Trial$3.997 Days
  • Weekly - Go Particles 4.99 No Trial$4.997 Days
  • 6.99 Weekly - 3 day trial3 Days trial$6.997 Days
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  • 7.99 Weekly - 3 day trial3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Monthly - Go Particles 12.99 Trial3 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Annual -Go Particles 23.99 No Trial$23.991 Year
  • Annual - 39.99 3 Day Trial3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Annual - Go Particles 29.99 NoTrial$29.991 Year
  • Annual Go Particles 39.99 3DayTrial$39.991 Year
  • Annual -Go Particles 39.99 No Trial$39.991 Year
  • Annual - Go Particles 99.99 Trial3 Days trial$99.991 Year
One-time5
  • Full version$1.99
  • Full version option 2$2.99
  • Full version option 3$3.99
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  • Full version option 4$4.99
  • Lifetime-Go Particles 49.99 NoTrial$49.99
None

Maximum Plaid

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Go Particles free?
Go Particles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Maximum Plaid free?
Maximum Plaid is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Go Particles or Maximum Plaid?
Go Particles is rated higher. Go Particles averages 4.8 out of 5 from 2.1K ratings, while Maximum Plaid averages 3.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Go Particles or Maximum Plaid have ads?
Go Particles shows ads; Maximum Plaid does not.
Which is updated more often, Go Particles or Maximum Plaid?
Go Particles ships an update every 5 weeks, and Maximum Plaid every 4 weeks. Most recently, Go Particles was updated on October 22, 2026 and Maximum Plaid on October 24, 2026.

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