Comparison

Mechanical Pendulums vs Flocking Simulator

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

Head to head
About

Mechanical Pendulums

Explore the complex and often chaotic motion of coupled pendulums. Interact with double, triple, quadruple, and even octuple pendulums, visualizing their behavior in 2D or 3D.

Highlights
  • N-tuple pendulum simulations
  • Interactive motion control
  • Multiple pendulum configurations
  • Quartz and OpenGL visualization
  • Derived equations of motion
  • 4th order Runge-Kutta solver
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In mechanics, in the area of dynamical system, a N-tuple pendulum is a set of N simple pendulums attached to each other. These N-tuple pendulums are physical systems that exibits rich dynamical behavior. For certain energies, are the motion of these mechanical pendulums often chaotic. You can influence the motion of the pendulums by holding your device in different positions. The equations of motions of these pendulums has been derived using the Sophia mechanical package. The different set of differential equations are solved using the 4:th order Runge-Kutta method for the time stepping. Within this application you can switch between these mechanical pendulums: - Double - Triple - Quadruple - Quintuple - Sextuple - Octuple - Symmtric Double - Simple 3-Dimensional The visualization of the pendulums can be viewed in either a Quartz view or in an OpenGL view.

About

Flocking Simulator

Explore emergent behavior and steering rules with a "boids" simulation. Adjust forces like separation, alignment, and cohesion to create lifelike motion. Experiment with visual options and observe instant reactions to your changes.

Highlights
  • Adjustable flocking forces (separation, alignment, cohesion)
  • Customizable perception radius, speed, and steering
  • Visual options: boid shape, color modes, debug overlays
  • Real-time swarm reaction to parameter changes
  • Learning emergent behavior and steering rules
  • Generative visuals and relaxing motion
Features
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Flocking Simulator is a real-time “boids” playground where simple rules create surprisingly lifelike motion. Build your perfect swarm by adjusting the core forces: • Separation, Alignment, Cohesion • Perception radius, max speed, max steer • Drag (friction), noise (jitter), bias • Optional wall bouncing Visual options: • Triangle or circle boids • Color modes: Solid, Velocity, Rainbow • Debug overlays: vision radius, direction vectors, stats/FPS Great for: • Learning emergent behavior and steering rules • Generative visuals and relaxing motion • Quick experiments—change a slider and watch the swarm react instantly Note: Fast motion and bright colors may affect users sensitive to motion.

Screenshots

Mechanical Pendulums4 screens
Flocking Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Flocking Simulator at 3 against Mechanical Pendulums's —. On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Mechanical Pendulums against 5.0 for Flocking Simulator. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
Mechanical Pendulums versus Flocking Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMechanical PendulumsFlocking Simulator
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Ads—No
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Devices—iPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size0 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperManneTroll SolutionsVictor Rodriguez

In-app purchases

None

Mechanical Pendulums

No in-app purchases

None

Flocking Simulator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mechanical Pendulums free?
Mechanical Pendulums is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flocking Simulator free?
Flocking Simulator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mechanical Pendulums or Flocking Simulator?
Mechanical Pendulums and Flocking Simulator are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.

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