Comparison

Nuclides vs Atom Worldbox

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

Head to head
About

Nuclides

Features
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Nuclides is a professional reference and calculation toolkit for nuclear technology, radiation protection, nuclear medicine, reactor data, and education. Key features: 1. Look up elements and nuclides, including half-life, decay modes, parent and daughter nuclides, radiation energies, and emission probabilities. 2. Explore extended nuclear data, including excited levels, gamma transitions, electron data, fission yields, nuclear moments, and ENSDF evaluation information. 3. Simulate gamma spectra from nuclide gamma-ray data with controls for live time, energy resolution, background, dead-time loss, and related detector parameters. 4. Run decay calculations, activity estimation, dose-rate estimation, effective dose estimation, radiation dose comparison, and unit conversions. 5. Use theranostics dosimetry tools for time-activity data, cumulated activity, and simplified MIRD relationships. 6. Consult radiation safety atlas entries, radiopharmaceutical references, material densities, physical constants, binding-energy charts, toxicity information, and the INES scale. 7. Browse nuclear power plant data, operating records, advanced reactor references, and small modular reactor information. Nuclides is designed for professionals, students, and users who need fast nuclear data lookup, radiation calculations, and clear technical references. Premium subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Atom Worldbox

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The entire periodic table is yours to play with. Drop atoms onto the screen, watch them bond into real molecules, and trigger genuine chemical reactions all driven by real science, not scripted animations. Atom Worldbox is an open-ended chemistry and physics sandbox. There are no levels, no goals, and no rules just a living world of atoms governed by the same forces that shape the real universe. Bring two elements together and see whether they bond. Build a known molecule and the app recognizes it instantly. Push reactive elements together and watch reactions ignite, transform, and settle on their own. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Experiment with every element on the periodic table • Watch atoms form covalent, ionic, and metallic bonds based on real chemistry • Build molecules and see them automatically identified • Trigger authentic chemical reactions and watch them unfold naturally • Turn on Thermal Mode: heat and cool your world — condense gases into droplets, boil them, or fuse hydrogen at star-core temperatures • Explore radioactivity, isotopes, and natural decay • Set off chain reactions and watch them cascade across your world • Zoom, pan, and arrange everything with simple, intuitive touch controls REAL SCIENCE, NOT SPECIAL EFFECTS Every bond and reaction is calculated from real chemical and physical principles. Atoms attract and repel, electrons transfer, and molecules come together exactly the way they would in nature. It's a living simulation you can build, break, and rebuild as many times as you like. GREAT FOR • Curious minds who love to experiment and explore • Students discovering chemistry and physics • Teachers looking for an interactive way to show bonding and reactions • Anyone who loves satisfying, science-driven simulations Works fully offline. No account required, no clutter—just open it and start building. Atom Worldbox is free to explore. Upgrade to Pro to unlock the complete sandbox experience.

Screenshots

Nuclides4 screens
Atom Worldbox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Nuclides at none against Atom Worldbox's shown. Atom Worldbox's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Nuclides sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Atom Worldbox sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nuclides ships an update every 2 weeks, Atom Worldbox every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Nuclides versus Atom Worldbox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNuclidesAtom Worldbox
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size128 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer建锋 宋GEOCO YAZILIM ANONIM SIRKETI

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Nuclides

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Subscription · Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Premium Subscription · Yearly$9.991 Year
1 purchases

Atom Worldbox

One-time1
  • Atom Worldbox Pro$1.99

Questions

Is Nuclides free?
Nuclides is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Atom Worldbox free?
Atom Worldbox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Nuclides or Atom Worldbox have ads?
Atom Worldbox shows ads; Nuclides does not.
Which is updated more often, Nuclides or Atom Worldbox?
Nuclides ships an update every 2 weeks, and Atom Worldbox every 2 days. Most recently, Nuclides was updated on September 9, 2026 and Atom Worldbox on September 22, 2026.

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