Galaxy Collider vs Stick Nodes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Galaxy Collider
Explore the physics of interacting galaxies with a powerful simulation. Visualize spectacular collisions and manipulate parameters like star count and mass to discover infinite cosmic interactions. Use your device's accelerometer to change viewpoints and add external forces.
- Galaxy collision simulation
- Gravitational force computation
- High-performance particle engine
- Interactive visualization
- Adjustable simulation parameters
- Accelerometer control
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Galaxy Physics in your pocket! Galaxy Collider simulates the universe in your pocket. So brace yourself for the collision of the Milky Way with the Andromeda Galaxy! Galaxy Collider simulates the physics of interacting galaxies by computing the gravitational forces between the stars and the heavy galaxy centers. Galaxy collider features a high performance particle engine that can interactively visualize spectacular galaxy interactions. It uses OpenGL point sprites for rendering thousands of high-quality stars at high frame rates. The parameters of the simulation, such as the number of galaxies and stars, masses, etc. can be changed interactively to explore the infinite number of possible interactions between the galaxies. Galaxy collider uses the build-in accelerometer of IPhone or IPod touch to change viewpoints add real external forces to the simulation. For further information about interacting galaxies check out the Wikipedia article at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interacting_galaxy)
Stick Nodes
Create custom stickfigure animations with a user-friendly interface. Import images, add sound effects, and export your creations as GIFs or MP4 videos. Join a vibrant community for inspiration and shared resources.
- Stickfigure animation creation
- Image import for animation
- Automatic frame-tweening
- Camera pan, zoom, and rotate
- Movieclips for reusable objects
- Sound effects and filters
- GIF and MP4 export
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Stick Nodes is a powerful stickman animator app created with mobile devices in mind! Inspired from the popular Pivot stickfigure animator, Stick Nodes allows users to create their own stickfigure-based movies and even export them as animated GIFs and MP4 videos! It is one of the most popular animation apps among young animators! ■ Features ■ ◆ Import and animate images as well! ◆ Automatic customizeable frame-tweening, make your animations smoother! ◆ A simple camera to pan/zoom/rotate around the scene, similar to the "v-cam" in Flash. ◆ Movieclips allow you to create and reuse/loop animation objects within your projects. ◆ A variety of shapes, color/scale on a per-segment basis, gradients - create any "stickfigure" you can imagine! ◆ Textfields allow for easy text and speech in your animations. ◆ Add all kinds of sounds effects to make your animations epic. ◆ Apply different filters to your stickfigures - transparency, blur, glow, and more. ◆ Join stickfigures together to easily simulate holding/wearing objects. ◆ A large community full of all kinds of interesting people and other animators. ◆ Over 30,000+ stickfigures (and counting) to download from the website. ◆ Export to GIF (or MP4 for Pro) to share your animation online. ◆ Compatibility with pre-3.0 Pivot stickfigure files. ◆ Save/open/share your projects, stickfigures, and movieclips. ◆ And all the other typical animation stuff - undo/redo, onion-skin, background images, and more! * Please note, sounds, filters, and MP4-export are Pro-only features ■ Lanuages ■ ◆ English ◆ Español ◆ Français ◆ Japanese ◆ Filipino ◆ Português ◆ Russian ◆ Türkçe Stick Nodes has a thriving community where animators have a good time, help each other out, show off their work, and even create stickfigures for others to use! There are thousands of stickfigures (and more added daily!) over at the main website https://sticknodes.com/stickfigures/ As of one of the latest updates, Stick Nodes is also a Minecraft™ animator as it allows you to easily import Minecraft™ skins and animate them instantly! Search for "stick nodes" on YouTube to see just a few of the thousands of animations users have made with this stickfigure animation app! If you're looking for an animation creator or an animation maker app, this is it! ■ Stay Updated ■ New updates have been never-ending for Stick Nodes since it's original 2014 release. Keep up-to-date with the latest news and updates about your favorite stick figure animation app and join in with the community! ◆ Website: https://sticknodes.com ◆ Facebook: http://facebook.com/sticknodes ◆ Reddit: http://reddit.com/r/sticknodes ◆ Twitter: http://twitter.com/FTLRalph ◆ Youtube: http://youtube.com/FTLRalph Stick Nodes is *the best* simple animation app available on the iOS market! It's a great tool for learning animation, even in a school setting for students or newbies. At the same time, Stick Nodes is robust enough and powerful enough for even the most skilled animator to really showcase their skills! Thank you for trying out Stick Nodes! Leave any questions/comments below or on the main Stick Nodes website! Common questions are already answered on the FAQ page here https://sticknodes.com/faqs/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Stick Nodes at Free against Galaxy Collider's $0.99. Stick Nodes also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.9) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 11 months). Galaxy Collider's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). On ads, 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
Stick Nodes is free to download; Galaxy Collider costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Stick Nodes holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stick Nodes has 15K ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Galaxy Collider's written reviews are positive against 85% of Stick Nodes's.
Galaxy Collider ships an update every 11 months, Stick Nodes every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Galaxy Collider | Stick Nodes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.9 (17 ratings) | 4.6 (15K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.0% of reviews | 84.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17 | 15K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 123 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Angisoft | ForTheLoss Games, Inc |
Customer experience
Galaxy Collider
Stick Nodes
Bugs and requests
Galaxy Collider
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Stick Nodes
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes when downloading stickfigure packs
- Saving/loading issues with animations
- Nodes/limbs getting stuck or glitching
- Unexpected behavior with certain actions
Requested features
7 requests- Add tutorial/instructions
- Improve save/export options
- Implement account system
- Expand free version features
- Add drawing/shading tools
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- Improve performance on older devices
- Implement background music support
In-app purchases
Galaxy Collider
No in-app purchases
Stick Nodes
No in-app purchases
Questions
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