Art in Motion vs Gravity Type
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Create dynamic art scenes
- Powerful physics engine
- Interactive multi-touch support
- Customizable orb behavior
- Evolving color palettes
- Pre-bundled scene examples
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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.
Gravity Type
This app transforms typing into a playful physics sandbox. You can type letters and emojis, then manipulate them with realistic physics, including springs, strings, and collisions. It's a fun way to interact with text for those who enjoy a less conventional approach to word processing.
- Real-time 2D physics
- Letters and emoji with mass
- Springs, strings, and collisions
- Copy and paste functionality
- Eraser tool
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Gravity Type A physics-based word processor. Type, fling, and collide your letters into place. It’s a serious tool for people who don’t take typing too seriously. Features • Real-time 2D physics • Letters and emoji with mass • Springs, strings, and collisions • Copy and Paste • Eraser PRIVACY POLICY: Our privacy policy is available at: https://gravitytype.com/privacy TERMS OF SERVICE: Apple’s Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Gravity Type at Free against Art in Motion's $1.99. Gravity Type also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 11 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Art in Motion's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On ratings volume, ads 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
Gravity Type is free to download; Art in Motion costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Gravity Type holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 3 respectively.
Art in Motion ships an update every 11 months, Gravity Type every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Art in Motion | Gravity Type |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PDJ Apps | Botto Studio LLC |
Customer experience
Art in Motion
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In-app purchases
Art in Motion
No in-app purchases
Gravity Type
No in-app purchases
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