Fire and Ice vs Particle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fire and Ice
Engage in a visual battle between fire and ice elements. Manipulate particles to create interactive art scenes and witness their potential fusion. This unique experience is crafted by a young developer.
- Elemental particle manipulation
- Interactive art creation
- Fire and ice battle simulation
- Particle fusion mechanics
- Unique visual experience
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Immerse yourself in the magic created by the elements - Fire and Ice. As they battle for dominance, unwind and move these particles while painting your own interactive art scene with the power of the universe at your fingertips. If united (at very high speeds -- HINT --), they may even fuse into an unstoppable force. This app was made by Ashwat Prasanna, an 11-year-old WWDC19 Scholar who has also written five other apps.
Particle
Explore art, heritage, and culture through curated stories and interactive digital and phygital exhibitions. Discover new artists and galleries, and engage with artworks in a unique way.
- Curated art stories
- Explore events and exhibitions
- Phygital and digital exhibition experiences
- Interact with artworks
- Discover niche galleries and artists
- Support art institutions
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Join Particle and make art essential in your everyday life. From phygital experiences to serendipitous explorations, from world famous artists to off-the-beaten-track niche galleries, Particle can become your faithful chaperon to explore art, heritage and culture like never before. Wander through the Particles: Lose yourself in the never-ending flow of particles: immerse into curated stories to discover the art world at your own pace. Explore events and exhibitions: Browse exhibitions from your favorite institutions, galleries and artists or discover unexplored ones, support their activities, and take part in their events. Experience exhibitions like never before: Explore phygital and digital exhibitions with no limits of location and timing. Interact with the artworks around you and dig deeper into the exhibition topic. Share what made you fall in love, and empower the art community
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Fire and Ice at 3.5 against Particle's 3.0. Fire and Ice also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ratings volume (8 vs 2). Particle's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 57 months). 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. Particle sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Fire and Ice asks for nothing beyond the download.
Fire and Ice holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 2 respectively.
Fire and Ice ships an update every 57 months, Particle every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fire and Ice | Particle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (8 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 57 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 701 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Padmapriya Venkataraman | Particle Pte. Ltd. |
Customer experience
Fire and Ice
Particle
In-app purchases
Fire and Ice
No in-app purchases
Particle
- Off-site Route2 variants$0.99
- Experience Page2 variants$0.99
- Route2 variants$0.99
