Comparison

Acrobots vs Stimmy Force

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

Head to head
About

Acrobots

A physics-based toy for iPhone and iPad. Drag and toss living bots, watch them interact, and stack them to create structures. Customize their behavior and environment for endless playful experimentation.

Highlights
  • Drag and toss bots
  • Physics-based interactions
  • Stack bots to form structures
  • Shake to scatter bots
  • Customize scale, gravity, balance, speed, and legs
Features
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Acrobots is a mesmerizing, physics-based toy for your iPhone and iPad. - Drag and toss these living bots across the screen. - Watch them tumble and push off each other. - Stack them together to form living structures. - Shake your iPhone to watch the bots scatter. - Customize scale, gravity, balance, stickiness, speed, and number of legs.

About

Stimmy Force

This app offers a calming sensory experience with smooth, friction-free animations. Users can customize various aspects of the visual elements to reduce stress, improve focus, and promote a sense of control. It's designed to be an engaging and therapeutic tool for relaxation.

Highlights
  • Friction-free animation
  • Adjustable force, size, and color
  • Interactive drag and release mechanics
  • Offline functionality
  • Ad-free experience
Features
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Stimmy Force is a new sensory fidget designed to help reduce stress, regain focus, and restore calmness. Everyone experiences stimming on some level, and its benefits can be extremely positive - especially for individuals on the spectrum. Stimming is known to reduce anxiety, ease transition(s), lessen sensory overload, and help restore a sense of control. Features - Super smooth, friction-free animation! - Change the amount of force pull (attraction), push (strength), size, total, and select from carefully selected color palettes - Press and drag to move the balls all over the screen. They always come back! - Ad free! - No internet required! We hope you enjoy your experience and stim out with Stimmy Force!

Screenshots

Acrobots4 screens
Stimmy Force3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Stimmy Force at 5.0 against Acrobots's 4.4. Stimmy Force also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 5 weeks). Acrobots's advantage is monetization model (free vs paid) and ratings volume (25 vs 2). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Acrobots costs $0.99 and Stimmy Force $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stimmy Force holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Acrobots has 25 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Acrobots ships an update every 5 weeks, Stimmy Force daily. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Acrobots versus Stimmy Force: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAcrobotsStimmy Force
Price$0.99$0.99
Rating4.4 (25 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings25 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank#172 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVectorparkKOA Interactive LLC

Customer experience

Acrobots

All ratings24 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral4.2%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews165 reviews
Positive86.7%
Neutral4.8%
Negative8.5%

Stimmy Force

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Acrobots

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Acrobots disappearing when device is leveled
  • Buttons/controls not always responsive
  • Performance issues with many acrobots on screen

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to customize individual acrobots (color, size, etc.)
  • More interactive elements (explosives, trampolines, etc.)
  • Ability to pause/freeze the simulation
  • Additional background options
  • Sound effects

Stimmy Force

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Acrobots

No in-app purchases

None

Stimmy Force

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Acrobots free?
Acrobots costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stimmy Force free?
Stimmy Force costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Acrobots or Stimmy Force?
Stimmy Force is rated higher. Acrobots averages 4.4 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while Stimmy Force averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Acrobots or Stimmy Force have ads?
Neither Acrobots nor Stimmy Force shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Acrobots or Stimmy Force?
Acrobots ships an update every 5 weeks, and Stimmy Force daily. Most recently, Acrobots was updated on November 6, 2026 and Stimmy Force on November 4, 2026.

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