Comparison

Tiamat vs Orbitals

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

Head to head
About

Tiamat

Explore a cellular automata simulator that allows you to create and customize complex patterns using simple rules. Discover mesmerizing worlds of order and chaos, experiment with transformations, and enjoy a therapeutic experience.

Highlights
  • Create and customize rulesets
  • Design and save intricate patterns
  • Transform existing patterns
  • Adjust simulation speed
  • Access a library of pre-built patterns
  • Choose from field presets
  • Supports BS, SB, and HROT rulestrings
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Tiamat turns cellular automata into a creative, relaxing sandbox for patterns, rules, colors, and discovery. Build living worlds from simple rules, then watch order, chaos, gliders, oscillators, and unexpected structures emerge. Start with familiar Game of Life-style behavior, import or export rulestrings, tune simulation speed, paint directly on the field, and save the fields, rules, gradients, and patterns you want to revisit. What you can do in Tiamat: - Explore Conway-like cellular automata with wrapped, borderless fields. - Create, edit, save, import, and share rules with BS, SB, and HROT rulestring support. - Paint cells by hand, place saved patterns, or generate random fields. - Customize gradients and fading to make simulations easier to read and more beautiful to watch. - Save favorite worlds, layers, rules, colors, and patterns for later experiments. - Learn cellular automata concepts with built-in help and changelog articles. Whether you are studying emergent systems, looking for generative art inspiration, or just want a calm mathematical sandbox, Tiamat gives you precise controls without getting in the way.

About

Orbitals

Features
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Delve into Newtonian Gravity with a fun interactive playground! Orbit is a sandbox to explore the effects of gravity, and learn a bit of physics on the way. Made for all ages, the app was created for my Swift Student Challenge 2022 submission

Screenshots

Tiamat4 screens
Orbitals4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Orbitals at none against Tiamat's 6. Orbitals also leads on iOS requirement (15.2 vs 26.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Tiamat sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Orbitals asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Tiamat versus Orbitals: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTiamatOrbitals
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (117 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews92.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings117 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGEORGY OSTROBRODAPORIA FOUNDATION INC.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Tiamat

One-time3
  • Developer tip2 variants$1.99
  • Developer tip2 variants$4.99
  • Developer tip2 variants$6.99
None

Orbitals

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tiamat free?
Tiamat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Orbitals free?
Orbitals is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tiamat or Orbitals have ads?
Neither Tiamat nor Orbitals shows ads.

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