Optics vs CloudLabs Spherical mirrors
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Optics
This app allows users to simulate various optical phenomena, including light sources, reflection, and refraction. It supports ideal lenses and mirrors, and includes tools for angular measurement. It's designed for educational purposes, helping users visualize and understand optics concepts.
- Simulate beam and point light sources
- Simulate reflection in plane or arc mirrors
- Simulate refraction in plane or arc interfaces
- Simulate ideal lens/mirror equations
- Angular measurement tool
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Optics simulation ▶Simulate various light sources:beam, and point source ▶Simulate reflection in plane or arc mirror ▶Simulate refraction in plane or arc interfaces, including both refracted and reflected rays ▶Simulate ideal lens/mirror, which obeys lens/mirror equation ▶Angular measurement
CloudLabs Spherical mirrors
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This simulation recreates an optical table with a concave and a convex mirror, the goal is to find the focal length, the radius of the curvature and determine if the image is inverted or not. In the development of the practice, each of the mirrors can be placed on the optical table and two objects can be used to observe both the image that is formed, as well as its size, as the distance between the object and the mirror is varied.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CloudLabs Spherical mirrors at none against Optics's 1. Optics's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 21 months) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 9.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Optics sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CloudLabs Spherical mirrors asks for nothing beyond the download.
Optics ships an update every 3 months, CloudLabs Spherical mirrors every 21 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Optics | CloudLabs Spherical mirrors |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 21 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 9.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 继岭 陈 | Jiovany Orozco |
In-app purchases
Optics
- Professional$0.99
CloudLabs Spherical mirrors
No in-app purchases
Questions
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