Comparison

KineMaster (OLD) vs Particle Studio Physics

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

Head to head
About

KineMaster (OLD)

Create professional-quality videos with intuitive editing tools. Access a vast library of templates, effects, and assets to enhance your projects. Save your creations in high resolution and share them across social media platforms.

Highlights
  • Edit video templates
  • Cut, crop, and zoom tools
  • Asset Store access
  • 4K video saving
  • Transitions and effects
  • Stickers and fonts
Features
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Do more with your videos! Search for and download the newer version of KineMaster on the App Store now! KineMaster makes it easy to create incredible videos: • Download and re-edit video templates • Tools to cut, crop, and zoom your videos and images • Lots of searchable, downloadable transitions, effects, videos & images, stickers, fonts, and animations from the KineMaster Asset Store • Save your video in 4K at 60FPS • Many, many more features, options, and settings! Want even more? Just search for the new KineMaster on the App Store! Find out why creators love KineMaster for YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram and why journalists, educators, marketers, and vloggers use it professionally! Download the new KineMaster to edit and share your own amazing videos! KineMaster is completely free to use, but you can unlock even more with a KineMaster Premium subscription! A subscription removes the KineMaster watermark, offers an ad-free experience and gives you unlimited access to the entire Asset Store. Learn more by tapping the crown button on the main screen. Subscriptions to KineMaster Premium automatically renew, unless auto-renew is turned off in Account Settings at least 24 hours before the end of the current payment period. KineMaster and KineMaster Asset Store Terms of Service: https://www.kinemaster.com/tos/ios Learn more about the latest version of KineMaster at KineMaster.com! For more information, please tap the FAQ button on the KineMaster main screen. If you cannot find the solution you're looking for, contact KineMaster by tapping the E-mail Support button at the bottom of any FAQ article.

About

Particle Studio Physics

Features
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Particle Studio turns physics into music. Drop a few hundred particles onto a floor, tune the gravity and the bounce, and every landing plays a note. What comes out is a short, hypnotic video with a soundtrack nobody composed — it was performed by the simulation. Everything renders on your phone. No account, no upload, no waiting on a server. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick a shape — a line, a disc, a heart, a star, or type a word and watch the particles spell it out. 2. Tune the physics — gravity, drop height, bounce, and the order the particles fall in. 3. Export — every landing becomes a note on the instrument you chose. There is no timeline and nothing to keyframe. The preview runs live at full frame rate, with the sound playing along with it, so what you see and hear is what you get. SHAPES Line, circle, square, rectangle, triangle, hexagon, ring, heart, star — and Text, which lays the particles out as whatever you type, with the floor sized to fit the word. MOVEMENT Thirteen ways for the particles to fall: centre-out, edge-in, spiral, ripple, wave, pinwheel, diagonal, rows, columns, scatter and more. The order shapes the motion and the melody at the same time. SOUND Fourteen instruments — marimba, glass bell, electric piano, pluck, square lead, synth pad, music box, kalimba, vibraphone, wood block, harp, bass drop, choir and steel drum — plus an eight-voice drum kit with kick, snare, hi-hat, toms, clap and rimshot. Add reverb and echo, choose major or minor and shift the octave, then tap the speaker: the rig plays while you edit, every bounce on its own note. Change the gravity and the tempo changes with it. LOOK • Any of 57 emoji, or the flag of 33 countries, as the particle itself • Your own photo wrapped around a sphere, not pasted on flat • Six particle shapes: sphere, cube, diamond, hexagon, ring, star • Metallic and glass finishes on any of them • Background photos with blur and dim, or two-colour gradients • Separate colours for glow, floor, reflection and shadow • Dozens of palettes, from cool blues to magma EXPORT • Full HD, 2K and true 4K, at 30 or 60 fps • Portrait 9:16, landscape 16:9, square 1:1 — the camera reframes itself, so nothing gets cropped • Up to five minutes per clip • Saves straight to Photos as an ordinary MP4, ready to share anywhere SCENES Start from a ready-made scene — Ocean Dais, Magma Wave, Fireworks, Neon Hex, Star Field, Drum Machine, Paper Cubes, Emerald Ring, World Cup, Love Letter — then change anything you like. Or press Random and get a rig you would never have designed yourself. FREE AND PREMIUM Particle Studio is free, and the free version is genuinely usable: the line, circle and square rigs, the full physics, six instruments, reverb and echo, camera control, hearing the rig play while you edit, and Full HD export at 60 fps in all three frame shapes. Premium adds: • 2K and true 4K export • No watermark and no end card • Rectangle, triangle, hexagon, ring, heart and star rigs • Text, emoji and flag particles • The sunflower rig and motion trails • The full instrument set and the drum kit • Hexagon, ring and star particles, and every movement • Metallic and glass particles • The Random button, which rolls a whole new rig in one tap • No ads Premium features can also be opened by watching a rewarded advert — one advert opens one thing for 20 minutes, so you can try anything before deciding. One advert buys one shape, one instrument or one movement, and Random is one roll per advert. Premium is an auto-renewing subscription, monthly or yearly. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation, and it renews automatically at the same price unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel any time in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://particlestudio.tech/#privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

KineMaster (OLD)4 screens
Particle Studio Physics4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Particle Studio Physics at none against KineMaster (OLD)'s shown. KineMaster (OLD)'s advantage is iOS requirement (13.2 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. KineMaster (OLD) sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per month and Particle Studio Physics sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
KineMaster (OLD) versus Particle Studio Physics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKineMaster (OLD)Particle Studio Physics
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (262K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews73.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings262K — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.2 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size97 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKineMaster, Inc.Abdullah Imad

Bugs and requests

KineMaster (OLD)

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Media layers disappearing or resetting
  • Exported videos not saving properly
  • Chroma key issues with green screen
  • Text formatting and positioning problems

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more free transitions and effects
  • Improve animation tools and controls
  • Allow customization of watermark size/placement
  • Enhance video export quality and speed

Particle Studio Physics

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

KineMaster (OLD)

Subscriptions5
  • Monthly Subscription$3.491 Month
  • Premium (Monthly)3 variants$3.991 Month
  • Premium (Quarterly)$10.493 Months
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  • Premium (Annual)2 variants$22.991 Year
  • Annual Subscription$27.991 Year
One-time2
  • Spring & Summer Vibe$1.99
  • iKON Nametags$2.99
2 purchases

Particle Studio Physics

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$39.991 Year

Questions

Is KineMaster (OLD) free?
KineMaster (OLD) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Particle Studio Physics free?
Particle Studio Physics is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do KineMaster (OLD) or Particle Studio Physics have ads?
KineMaster (OLD) shows ads; Particle Studio Physics does not.
Which is updated more often, KineMaster (OLD) or Particle Studio Physics?
KineMaster (OLD) ships an update fortnightly, and Particle Studio Physics fortnightly. Most recently, KineMaster (OLD) was updated on November 3, 2026 and Particle Studio Physics on October 29, 2026.

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