Comparison

Float vs Space Crash Simulator

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

Head to head
About

Float

Navigate a derelict space station by solving physics-based puzzles. Manipulate your environment and push debris to clear paths and unlock new challenges in this zero-gravity adventure.

Highlights
  • Physics-based movement
  • Zero gravity gameplay
  • Environmental puzzle solving
  • Debris manipulation
  • Unlockable challenges
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Float through a damaged space station and solve puzzles! - Fun and satisfying physics based movement - Float through an abandoned station and push debris out of your way - Solve puzzles and unlock additional challenges!

About

Space Crash Simulator

Simulate realistic planet collisions and celestial events using advanced physics. Create your own cosmic experiments with customizable bodies and witness the formation of moons, galaxies, and tidal waves. Explore diverse celestial phenomena and even import your own 3D models.

Highlights
  • Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics simulation
  • Customizable planet and star experiments
  • Realistic ocean tides and waves
  • Galaxy collision simulations
  • Protoplanetary disk formation
  • Customizable body shapes
  • Import custom 3D models
Features
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Space Crash Simulator models planet collisions the way scientists do. Every planet, moon and star is built from thousands of particles and simulated with SPH (smoothed particle hydrodynamics), the method researchers use to study giant impacts such as the one thought to have formed our Moon. Nothing is scripted: gravity, pressure and heat decide what happens, so every collision plays out differently. SET UP YOUR OWN EXPERIMENT Place up to 8 bodies, choose their size, density, spin and velocity, and see the predicted orbits before you press play. Watch an impact melt a crust, fling debris into orbit and gather it into a new moon, which gets its own trail so you can follow it. OCEAN TIDES An Earth with real oceans: tens of thousands of water particles that respond to the Moon’s gravity. Watch tides flow around the continents, change the Moon’s mass, distance and orbit, and send asteroids into the sea to see the waves they make. GALAXY COLLISIONS Collide two galaxies and watch their stars and gas swirl into tidal tails and bridges before the cores merge into one. MORE TO EXPLORE Protoplanetary disk mode: watch planets form from a disk of dust around a young star Rings, and moons torn into rings by tides inside the Roche limit Black holes with gravitational lensing and accretion disks Heat, lava and cooling crusts after impacts Shapes beyond spheres: cubes, walls, tori, hollow spheres, and your own drawings with the Shape Painter Sample models to collide: Phobos, a Saturn V, a Dyson sphere, the Moai and more Your own photos as planet textures Particle count, accuracy and timescale adjustable to your device PREMIUM No ads, 20 save slots, and a 3D model importer (.glb, .gltf, .obj, .stl, .zip): turn your own models, with their colors and lights, into particle bodies and see how they hold up in a collision. Developed by the creator of Solar System Simulator.

Screenshots

Float4 screens
Space Crash Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Float at none against Space Crash Simulator's 1. Float also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (100% vs 81%). Space Crash Simulator's advantage is ratings volume (817 vs 24). 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. Space Crash Simulator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Float asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Float holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Space Crash Simulator has 817 ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Float's written reviews are positive against 81% of Space Crash Simulator's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Float versus Space Crash Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFloatSpace Crash Simulator
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (24 ratings) — better4.5 (817 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better81.1% of reviews
Number of ratings24817 — better
Update frequency—Every 5 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size186 MB264 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOzuma LtdWPC

Customer experience

Float

All ratings21 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Space Crash Simulator

All ratings817 ratings
Positive86.2%
Neutral5.1%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews344 reviews
Positive81.1%
Neutral7.3%
Negative11.6%

Bugs and requests

Float

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Space Crash Simulator

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Collision trails not clearing properly
  • Protoplanetary disc mode not working as expected

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add more celestial objects (black holes, stars, etc.)
  • Allow for custom textures and planet/atmosphere customization
  • Improve performance and optimization
  • Add more graphic options and settings
  • Allow for custom rings and moons around planets
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  • Enable free camera feature
  • Improve collision and heating effects

In-app purchases

None

Float

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Space Crash Simulator

One-time1
  • Premium$4.99

Questions

Is Float free?
Float is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Space Crash Simulator free?
Space Crash Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Float or Space Crash Simulator?
Float is rated higher. Float averages 5.0 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while Space Crash Simulator averages 4.5 from 817 ratings.
Do Float or Space Crash Simulator have ads?
Both Float and Space Crash Simulator show ads.

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