Comparison

Touch Physics Lite vs Chikuwabu!

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

Head to head
About

Touch Physics Lite

Draw shapes that come to life and interact with physics to guide a wheel to a star. This lite version offers 10 challenging levels with realistic physics modeling and intuitive controls.

Highlights
  • 10 challenging levels
  • Realistic crayon drawing
  • Real physics modeling
  • Simple and intuitive control
  • Automatic save and resume
  • Shake to reset
Features
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Draw shapes with a crayon that come to life on your iPhone / iPod touch. These shapes interact with the wheel, causing it to move according to physical laws. When it reaches the star, the level is complete. This is a lite version of Touch Physics with fewer levels (10 out of 50). "Game of the Year Award for iPhone" - haz.de "As scientifically fascinating as the original" Bronze Award (Touch Physics 2) - Pocket Gamer "Draw your way to victory" - iPhone Games Directory "Top 100 iPhone Games 2009 Award" - iLounge "Hottest Award" - iPhone Apps Plus "Very very cool game, good mind teaser" - Today in iPhone "Painfully addictive" - MacBreak Weekly "Touch Physics is a fantastic game. Great value for the price" - 148Apps "One more reason to keep touching my iPhone" - TouchMyApps "One of the very best inexpensive games we've seen on the iPhone to date" - iLounge Are you up to the challenge? Can you take on the laws of physics to complete all levels? Touch Physics Lite is an innovative game that allows you to be in control of the wheel's destiny. Change the laws of physics to suit your game play! Beware, this is not as simple as it sounds! Levels progress in difficulty, do you dare to compete? Addictive fun and fury all in one package. A video of Touch Physics in action can be seen at: http://www.gamez4touch.com/ CUSTOMER COMMENTS: - Great job, this game is AMAZING ! - Dare I say it, ADDICTIVE !!! - I love this game ! - Light-hearted fun that is hard to put down - High production values, stylish - I can't put this down ! - Challenging, but quite fun and entertaining ! - Highly recommend buying this one - It's incredibly addictive and I love it ! - Wow ! FEATURES: - 10 Levels - Simple and intuitive control - Real physics modeling - Realistic crayon drawing - Automatic save and resume - Shake to reset - Relaxing music - Retina display FULL VERSION: When you upgrade to the full version, you also get: - 40 Additional levels (giving 50 in total) - Physics customization (providing unlimited gameplay) - Play your own music - No ads LANGUAGES: English

About

Chikuwabu!

Features
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A retro omnidirectional scrolling 2D action game. Use items to solve the mystery of the map and find the exit. Let's collect "Chikuwabu" placed in various places. (Some items are difficult to pick up and some are hidden.) There are some stages that you can't play unless you collect a certain number of "Chikuwabu". There is no score, we measure the time to the exit. Operation is easy:  Touch = beam firing  Right and left lever drag = Rotation/movement of own machine  Release all fingers = Restore the shield For easy operation, You can change the orientation of your smartphone while playing. Enemy planes have a front/back side, It cannot be destroyed when its backside is shown. For maps that scroll in all directions, There are "Chikuwabu", items, and tricks, Please attack well. (All 90 stages, 20 stages are free)

Screenshots

Touch Physics Lite4 screens
Chikuwabu!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Touch Physics Lite at none against Chikuwabu!'s 1. Touch Physics Lite also leads on update cadence (every 5 months vs every 41 months) and iOS requirement (3.1.2 vs 17.6). 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. Chikuwabu! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Touch Physics Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Touch Physics Lite ships an update every 5 months, Chikuwabu! every 41 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Touch Physics Lite versus Chikuwabu!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTouch Physics LiteChikuwabu!
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (422 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews69.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings422 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 41 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS3.1.2 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGamez 4 TouchHiroyuki Sasayama

Bugs and requests

Touch Physics Lite

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Frequent crashes or freezes
  • Compatibility issues with newer devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels for free version
  • Improved drawing/control precision
  • Level editor or creator
  • Additional game modes

Chikuwabu!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Touch Physics Lite

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Chikuwabu!

One-time1
  • All Stages$2.99

Questions

Is Touch Physics Lite free?
Touch Physics Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chikuwabu! free?
Chikuwabu! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Touch Physics Lite or Chikuwabu! have ads?
Neither Touch Physics Lite nor Chikuwabu! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Touch Physics Lite or Chikuwabu!?
Touch Physics Lite ships an update every 5 months, and Chikuwabu! every 41 months. Most recently, Touch Physics Lite was updated on October 13, 2026 and Chikuwabu! on September 30, 2026.

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