Comparison

iDrone vs Particlescape

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

Head to head
About

iDrone

Pilot a drone through a 3D terrain in this classic endless runner. Complete missions by destroying targets like trucks, bases, and factories. Collect pickups and awards while staying on the right path to achieve objectives.

Highlights
  • Endless runner gameplay
  • Drone piloting
  • Mission objectives
  • Target destruction
  • Pickup collection
  • Multiple drones and missions
Features
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Classic endless runner with missions. iDrone is a classic endless runner game that lets you fly an unmanned aerial vehicle over a 3D terrain. In addition to being an endless runner there are a series of missions so you can still blow stuff up. Game Mode As an endless runner, control the drone and fly over the terrain following the path and collecting pickups Meet mission objectives, by choosing a drone, identify, and destroy your targets to complete the mission. What to do Collect pickups. Collect Awards. Stay on the right path. Take out the target. Blow Stuff Up! Sound like fun? Missions and Drones This endless runner game with mission objectives takes you through 6 missions using one of 4 Drones. Your next missions include: • Destroy a Truck • Destroy the Storage Sites • Destroy the Base • Destroy Boats and the Factory • Destroy Mountain Camps • Liberate the Harbor

About

Particlescape

This app lets you create stunning visual patterns using interactive particle and gravity simulations. Generate thousands of particles with each touch, with higher resolution in dense areas. Optimized for performance, it supports up to half a million particles on screen.

Highlights
  • Interactive particle and gravity simulation
  • Generate particles with touch
  • Apply gravity with double-tap-hold
  • High-resolution rendering in dense areas
  • Supports up to 500,000 particles
  • 3D Touch pressure sensitivity
Features
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Create beautiful patterns at your fingertips! Particlescape is an interactive particle and gravity simulator designed to be as beautiful as possible and to create an organic link between fingertips and screen. The rules are simple: - Touch to generate particles. - Double-tap-hold to use gravity. - Shake device to change options. Sensitive to up to 10 simultaneous touches on iPad (5 on iPhone), the visual possibilities are limitless. Features: - Generate up to 8000 particles per second per touch. Feel like you're magically summoning particles from the ether. - Particles in high-density regions are rendered at higher resolution (smaller point size), to bring out finer detail. - Extensive optimizations throughout to support a maximum of half a million particles on screen!* - Press harder for more particles or more gravity on 3D Touch-enabled devices, such as iPhone 6s and 6s Plus! *500,000 particles supported on iPhone 6s, 6s Plus, iPad Air 2. Older devices may support less.

Screenshots

iDrone4 screens
Particlescape3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Particlescape at 4.6 against iDrone's 1.8. Particlescape also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 47%) and ads (none vs shown). iDrone's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 24 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. iDrone sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Particlescape sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Particlescape holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Particlescape has 79 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of iDrone's written reviews are positive against 86% of Particlescape's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iDrone ships an update monthly, Particlescape every 24 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
iDrone versus Particlescape: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriDroneParticlescape
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.8 (5 ratings)4.6 (79 ratings) — better
Positive reviews47.1% of reviews85.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings579 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 24 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS15.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size294 MB1 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperBurningThumb SoftwareEdwin Sirko

Customer experience

iDrone

All ratings5 ratings
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive47.1%
Neutral11.8%
Negative41.2%

Particlescape

All ratings76 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral3.9%
Negative6.6%
Written reviews69 reviews
Positive85.5%
Neutral4.3%
Negative10.1%

Bugs and requests

iDrone

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Particlescape

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Controls not working
  • Upgrade does nothing
  • App doesn't do anything anymore
  • Menus don't work on iPad Air 2
  • Paid upgrade provides no new features
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  • Settings disabled even after purchase

Requested features

21 requests
  • Add meditation music
  • Ability to change colors
  • More options for drag and radius
  • More physics properties
  • Ability to remove or dim black background
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  • Overlay particles on the world
  • Add background options
  • Pin touch points and work elsewhere
  • Place and pin multiple gravity wells
  • Negative gravity option
  • Video screencast
  • Add dubstep in background
  • Add chill out sounds
  • Clear screen option
  • Particle shape option
  • Fix disabled settings
  • Reset button in options
  • Ability to record movements with songs
  • Softer shake to bring up menu
  • Ability to change color of new particles only
  • More control over gravitational strength and spawn speed

In-app purchases

3 purchases

iDrone

One-time3
  • 100 Coins$0.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • 1000 Coins$4.99
3 purchases

Particlescape

One-time3
  • Upgrade to Enable More Touches Without Ads$1.99
  • Upgrade to Enable Advanced Options$1.99
  • Premium options$3.99

Questions

Is iDrone free?
iDrone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Particlescape free?
Particlescape is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iDrone or Particlescape?
Particlescape is rated higher. iDrone averages 1.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Particlescape averages 4.6 from 79 ratings.
Do iDrone or Particlescape have ads?
iDrone shows ads; Particlescape does not.
Which is updated more often, iDrone or Particlescape?
iDrone ships an update monthly, and Particlescape every 24 months. Most recently, iDrone was updated on October 31, 2026 and Particlescape on November 1, 2026.

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