FireworksToy vs Simple Fireworks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FireworksToy
Experience a soothing fireworks display on your device. Launch fireworks by tapping or dragging, and watch them react to gravity. Customize your background with saved images for a personalized visual experience.
- Realistic fireworks display
- Gravity-responsive fireworks
- Tap-to-launch fireworks
- Drag-to-launch multiple fireworks
- Customizable background images
- Soothing visual experience
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A simple diversion for the iPhone and iPod touch. FireworksToy is a very simple little application that displays fireworks on your iPhone or iPhone touch. Start the application and enjoy your very own soothing fireworks display. The fireworks respond to gravity. No matter how you orient your device, the fireworks will always fall "down". Tap on the screen and a firework will be launched towards the location you tapped. Drag your fingers across the screen and dozens of colorful fireworks will be launched towards the path your fingers traced. TIP: use your device's built-in Safari browser along with your favorite search engine to find images of your favorite cities or landmarks at night. Next, you can tap and hold on the pictures to save them to your camera roll. Now they'll be available to use as backgrounds in FireworksToy! PLEASE NOTE: FireworksToy was originally created as the victory overlay for Mü but Steve thought that it was fun enough to play with that he decided to also release it for FREE as a stand-alone application. We realize that this is hardly a top-tier application but we thought that making it available for FREE would be a NICE gesture. Those of you who are expecting more should probably look elsewhere. To the rest of you: we hope you enjoy playing with it!
Simple Fireworks
Experience realistic fireworks displays on your screen with a simple tap. Choose between manual or automatic modes for a relaxing visual experience. Ideal for unwinding after a long day.
- Realistic fireworks effects
- Tap to launch fireworks
- Automatic fireworks mode
- Relaxing visual experience
- Suitable for all ages
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A screen, Tap, realistic fireworks are shot off. Fireworks are set off automatically, automatic, there is a mode. I should be very much obliged if it be cure in the bed night when I got tired.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Simple Fireworks at 75% against FireworksToy's 28%. Simple Fireworks also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.6). FireworksToy's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (3.6K vs 26). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Simple Fireworks holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FireworksToy has 3.6K ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of FireworksToy's written reviews are positive against 75% of Simple Fireworks's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FireworksToy | Simple Fireworks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (3.6K ratings) | 4.5 (26 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 27.6% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.6K — better | 26 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 3.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 0 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | House Full of Games | kume toru |
Customer experience
FireworksToy
Simple Fireworks
Bugs and requests
FireworksToy
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes when changing background
- Fireworks disappear when using own photos
- Upside-down orientation when using own photos
Requested features
3 requests- Add sound effects for fireworks
- Increase variety of firework types and sizes
- Allow customization of firework colors and patterns
Simple Fireworks
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
FireworksToy
No in-app purchases
Simple Fireworks
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is FireworksToy free?
Is Simple Fireworks free?
Which has better reviews, FireworksToy or Simple Fireworks?
Do FireworksToy or Simple Fireworks have ads?
Which is updated more often, FireworksToy or Simple Fireworks?
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