Flow Particles vs Finger Sparkles
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flow Particles
Manipulate electromagnetic fields to guide particles towards receptors in this physics-based puzzle game. Explore the laws of electromagnetism through engaging gameplay.
- Electromagnetism simulation
- Particle manipulation
- Receptor aiming puzzles
- Physics-based gameplay
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Flow Particles is a game inspired by the laws of electromagnetism. By changing the electromagnetic field, try to aim the particles toward the receptors. A project by Pietro Alberti ECAL/ Bachelor Media Interaction Design. Game made as a part of the advanced Interaction course led by Gael Hugo assisted by Tibor Udvari and Laura Perrenoud.
Finger Sparkles
Create mesmerizing particle effects by dragging your finger across the screen. This ad-free app offers a variety of colorful particle effects and colors, providing a fun and satisfying experience for all ages.
- Draw particle effects
- Multiple particle FX options
- Customizable colors
- Ad-free experience
- Satisfying visuals
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Finger Sparkles is a free and simple, ad-free app I made for my daughters. who have reported that it is fun, and satisfying! Finger Sparkles generates colorful particle effects as you drag your fingers across the screen. It's fun and mesmerizing for the whole family, allowing you to choose from a number of different particle FX and colors. (Also our cats sometimes like to touch the screen and play too!) We hope it is fun for you and yours!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Flow Particles at none against Finger Sparkles's 2. Flow Particles also leads on iOS requirement (8.4 vs 16.6). Finger Sparkles's advantage is ratings volume (335 vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Finger Sparkles sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Flow Particles asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Flow Particles against 4.9 for Finger Sparkles. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Finger Sparkles has 335 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
| Parameter | Flow Particles | Finger Sparkles |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.9 (335 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 335 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.4 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ECAL / Ecole cantonale d'art de Lausanne | Dave Levy |
Customer experience
Flow Particles
Finger Sparkles
Bugs and requests
Flow Particles
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Finger Sparkles
Requested features
5 requests- Transparent background recording effect
- Ability to loop recorded effects into a ring
- Export as GIF animation
- Option to take photos or videos of the effects
- Way to make menu items disappear for recording
In-app purchases
Flow Particles
No in-app purchases
Finger Sparkles
- Pack02 - Animals$0.99
- Particle Pack 01$1.99
Questions
Is Flow Particles free?
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