Comparison

Flow Particles vs Cell Zoo

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

Head to head
About

Flow Particles

Manipulate electromagnetic fields to guide particles towards receptors in this physics-based puzzle game. Explore the laws of electromagnetism through engaging gameplay.

Highlights
  • Electromagnetism simulation
  • Particle manipulation
  • Receptor aiming puzzles
  • Physics-based gameplay
Features
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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.

About

Cell Zoo

Explore mesmerizing cellular automata simulations with alien organisms that evolve in real-time. Interact with living art, place it in your environment with AR, and fine-tune dozens of parameters to create unique patterns. Experience stunning visuals and emergent ecosystems.

Highlights
  • Real-time organism evolution
  • Interactive touch controls
  • Augmented Reality (AR) mode
  • Multiple living systems (Physarum, Lenia, Gray-Scott, Particle Life)
  • Extensive parameter tuning
  • GPU-accelerated simulations
Features
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The most beautiful cellular automata simulator on iOS. Watch alien organisms evolve in real time. Touch them, breed them, teach them to sing. Place them on your desk in AR. Cell Zoo is a pocket terrarium for mathematical life. ELEVEN LIVING WORLDS Slime molds that solve mazes. Continuous creatures that swim, split, and breathe. Chemistry that paints leopard spots and coral. Electromagnetic waves, self-assembling DNA, even your own words dissolving into life. New in 2.2: Chimera, where four rival physics share one map and fight over the borders. Every world runs real math at up to 120 frames per second, and none of them behaves the way you expect. IT GROWS INTO YOUR PHOTOS Hand the colony a picture and watch it grow into the bright shapes — your face, your handwriting, your dog. A living sketch, not a copy. IT LISTENS. IT SINGS. Turn on Hearing and the colony moves to your music: bass makes it surge, treble makes it shimmer. Turn on Voice and the simulation sings back — a generative soundtrack drawn from the colony's own rhythms, never the same twice. A NEW CREATURE EVERY DAY Hatch the Daily Specimen each morning. Creatures you keep sync across your devices with iCloud. SHARE WHAT YOU GROW Send any creature by link. It hatches on your friend's device exactly as you made it — same genes, same colors, same behavior. BREED THEM (Premium) Cross two creatures and hatch the offspring. Mutate genomes. Pit colonies against each other in the arena and carry the winner's line forward. 30+ RENDER MODES (Premium) Photoreal protoplasm, holographic diffraction, infrared, liquid metal, bioluminescent deep-sea glow, aurora, soap film. Every mode is a handcrafted Metal shader. AR MODE (Premium) Grow a colony on your table, floor, or wall. In 3D, a living structure floats in your room — walk around it. Walk through it. TUNE EVERYTHING Sensor angles, diffusion rates, decay, species counts — every slider changes behavior live, and all of them are free. Capture the results in photo mode with pro exposure and cinematic filters. Built native with Metal: 120Hz ProMotion, HDR bloom, MetalFX upscaling. No accounts, no ads, no analytics. Premium is a single one-time purchase. Terms: https://cellzoo.app/#terms

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Cell Zoo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Flow Particles at 5.0 against Cell Zoo's 3.7. Flow Particles also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.4 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and monetization model 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. Cell Zoo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Flow Particles asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flow Particles holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Flow Particles versus Cell Zoo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlow ParticlesCell Zoo
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings23 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS8.4 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperECAL / Ecole cantonale d'art de LausanneAleksander Allen

Customer experience

Flow Particles

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Cell Zoo

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

Flow Particles

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Cell Zoo

One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$3.99

Questions

Is Flow Particles free?
Flow Particles is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cell Zoo free?
Cell Zoo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Flow Particles or Cell Zoo?
Flow Particles is rated higher. Flow Particles averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Cell Zoo averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Flow Particles or Cell Zoo have ads?
Neither Flow Particles nor Cell Zoo shows ads.

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