Comparison

Mechanical Pendulums vs Relativity Simulator

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

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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

Relativity Simulator

Features
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Relativity Simulator is an interactive relativity toolkit built strictly on the axiomatic foundations of modern physics. There is no "hard sci-fi" here — every result traces back to the Lorentz transformation of special relativity or the Einstein field equations of general relativity, and is verified against numerical truth fixtures. 【Real physics, not imagination】 · 20 interactive modules covering core effects from special relativity to black holes, gravitational waves, and curved spacetime; · Each module ships with precise charts, adjustable parameters, and a "Theory Card" with a fully visible derivation chain; · All demo numbers are recomputed locally on your device from real CODATA constants — nothing is fabricated. 【Phenomena you can verify yourself】 · Gravitational time dilation: why clocks run faster up high — ~80 ns/day faster atop Everest, ~38 µs/day faster on GPS satellites; · Twin paradox: fly to 4.22 light-years at 0.8c and the Earth twin ages 10.5 years while the traveler ages only 6.3; · Tidal disruption: why you get stretched into "spaghetti" falling into a black hole — small holes tear you outside the horizon, supermassive ones only after you cross it; · Plus light bending, gravitational lensing, the Schwarzschild horizon, frame dragging, and mass–energy equivalence E=mc². 【Built for learning and teaching】 · Volume-based progression: kinematics → gravitational field → black holes → cosmology → applications; · Bilingual (zh/en) system notes ship with every effect: derivation, physical quantities, and references; · Chinese / English UI follows your system language. 【Privacy first】 The app collects, stores, and transmits no personal data, embeds no third-party SDKs, and runs every computation locally on your device. Whether you are studying, teaching, or simply curious, Relativity Simulator lets you actually run the "invisible spacetime" and watch it.

Screenshots

Mechanical Pendulums4 screens
Relativity Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Relativity Simulator at 2 against Mechanical Pendulums's —. Mechanical Pendulums's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price 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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
Mechanical Pendulums versus Relativity Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMechanical PendulumsRelativity Simulator
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Ads—No
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
Devices—iPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size0 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperManneTroll Solutions际 郭

In-app purchases

None

Mechanical Pendulums

No in-app purchases

None

Relativity Simulator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mechanical Pendulums free?
Mechanical Pendulums is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Relativity Simulator free?
Relativity Simulator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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