Comparison

Art in Motion vs Working Fire

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

Head to head
About

Art in Motion

This app allows users to create dynamic, evolving digital art scenes rather than static paintings. Utilize a powerful physics engine to bring orbs, colors, and interactive elements to life, offering a unique artistic experience on multi-touch devices.

Highlights
  • Create dynamic art scenes
  • Powerful physics engine
  • Interactive multi-touch support
  • Customizable orb behavior
  • Evolving color palettes
  • Pre-bundled scene examples
Features
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Art in Motion is a new kind of art application. It’s based on the idea that art should evolve with technology. The iPad is the best multi-touch device on the market, and it is packed with huge processing power. Standard drawing can be very fun, but it hardly makes full use of these advancements in technology. How does Art in Motion compare to standard drawing? • With Art in Motion you create a scene instead of a painting. • Instead of drawing mountains, or trees, you customize and add orbs to your scene. • Instead of looking at your drawing, you watch your orbs come alive. • Unlike a painting, there is motion and life in your creation. You can even interact with your scene. • In a painting colors don’t change, in the scene colors fade and flow constantly. What are some examples of scenes I can create? • By adding many small orbs with little friction and bounce, you can create a water effect. It can slosh around realistically as you tilt your iPad. • You can create a large orb with gravity, and many smaller ones. Watch them as they orbit around like comets flying around a star. • You can create a scene where brilliant colors follow your fingers as you touch the screen. • You can create a scene where you fling fireworks with your fingers and watch them explode into beautiful colors. Features • Powerful physics engine • 20 bundled scenes (to play with and study) • Intuitive interface for creating new scenes of your own • Full multi-touch support, so all 10 fingers can play at once • Many settings allowing for unique and one of a kind scenes • Clear documentation • VGA out support What are people saying about it? • "... very organic, smooth, I like it a lot!" Jordan Rudess from Dream Theater! • “It’s what they would use on board the USS Enterprise for entertainment” G. C. • "Be prepared to melt away hours of your night!" J. S. • “Every iPad owner should have this app, there’s nothing like it!” C. K.

About

Working Fire

Experience a realistic fireworks simulation with stunning particle animations and immersive sound effects. Rotate and adjust the scene, or activate stereo mode for a spatial experience. Enjoy a peaceful, ad-free visual spectacle.

Highlights
  • Particle animation fireworks
  • Adjustable scene rotation
  • Immersive sound effects
  • Stereo mode for spatial audio
  • Auto mode for passive viewing
Features
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This app is a fireworks simulation based on particle animation. You can rotate and adjust the scene as you like. Great sound effects accompany and intensify your experience, if you want it. When you turn your device into the horizontal position, you activate the stereo mode, which takes you into a spatial world that you have never experienced before. Lean back, activate the auto mode, dream and be amazed. As always, this app has no in-app purchases or annoying advertising, so that you receive a beautiful product. We wish you a lot of fun and joy with this app.

Screenshots

Working Fire4 screens

Verdict

The call

Art in Motion and Working Fire both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Working Fire's written reviews are positive against 64% of Art in Motion's. Working Fire also leads on ratings volume (50 vs 5) and price ($0.49 vs $1.99). Art in Motion's advantage is update cadence (every 11 months vs every 66 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.6). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Art in Motion costs $1.99 and Working Fire $0.49 up front. 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 — 4.8 for Art in Motion against 4.7 for Working Fire. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Working Fire has 50 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 64% of Art in Motion's written reviews are positive against 100% of Working Fire's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Art in Motion ships an update every 11 months, Working Fire every 66 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Art in Motion versus Working Fire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArt in MotionWorking Fire
Price$1.99$0.49 — better
Rating4.8 (5 ratings) — better4.7 (50 ratings)
Positive reviews63.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings550 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 months — betterEvery 66 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPDJ AppsPhilippe Zay

Customer experience

Art in Motion

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive63.9%
Neutral8.3%
Negative27.8%

Working Fire

All ratings50 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Art in Motion

No in-app purchases

None

Working Fire

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Art in Motion free?
Art in Motion costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Working Fire free?
Working Fire costs $0.49, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Art in Motion or Working Fire?
Art in Motion is rated higher. Art in Motion averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Working Fire averages 4.7 from 50 ratings.
Do Art in Motion or Working Fire have ads?
Neither Art in Motion nor Working Fire shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Art in Motion or Working Fire?
Art in Motion ships an update every 11 months, and Working Fire every 66 months. Most recently, Art in Motion was updated on October 13, 2026 and Working Fire on October 8, 2026.

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