Cosmic Top vs PartyNoodle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cosmic Top
Experience a 3D audiovisual physics simulation of a spinning, wobbling, and morphing top. Interact with it using multi-touch gestures and explore an ever-changing cosmos of sight and sound. Record and share your creations.
- 3D audiovisual physics simulation
- Multi-touch controls
- Gyroscope integration
- Unlimited shapes and sounds
- Record and share creations
- Customizable effects
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The toy top that buzzes with sci-fi sounds and glows with limitless, colorful shapes... Best of iPhone Entertainment in the US and 8 other countries - App Store Rewind 2011 Cosmic Top is a toy, a 3D audiovisual physics simulation of a spinning, wobbling, and morphing top. The top floats among stars and takes on unlimited colorful shapes and sci-fi sounds which glow and hum in stereo from your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch. Swipe to spin it, pinch to zoom it, or hold to brake it. If you rotate your device, you can see and hear the top from all sides. Record your own spin and tumble sounds and then hear both tracks played back in sync with the motion of the top. Create and share video of your favorite top action. Edit echo effects, color flow, and spin inertia of each top style. Best of all, with a touch of the cosmic button, a new cosmos of sight and sound will be created for you to explore. "Cosmic Top is the first sheer toy I’ve downloaded for my iPad, and I love it… This app is highly recommended." - 5/5 Outstanding! - John Martellaro, the Mac Observer "Cosmic Top is about as much fun as you can imagine on an iPad." - 5/5 - Phillip T. Stephens, iPad Envy "I have to say Cosmic Top is definitely a game changer… Pick it up and have yourself a little fun and impress your friends." - 5/5 - App Safari "Seriously Buy This App!" - iJailBreak FEATURES - Realistic physics simulation via Euler's equations for rotating bodies - Simple and intuitive multi-touch control with each touch adding to the motion - Uses Three-axis gyro - Unlimited shapes and sounds generated from randomized mathematical functions providing lots of replay value - Fun for both young and old In no time, the magic of its gyroscopic and kaleidoscopic wheeling, whirring, and whirling will hypnotize you. We hope you enjoy it. "When you get it spinning really fast, the sounds get crazy excellent!" - Billy P. Sassafras, 10-Year-Old App Enthusiast "Wow! It's like, full of stars. The audiovisual experience is psychedelic… cool…" - Dr. David Bowman, Hip Fictional Character "It is neat to watch the polhode roll without slipping on the herpolhode." - Louis Poinsot, French Mechanics Nerd We read all your reviews and are committed to improve the experience of Cosmic Top with free updates. Thanks for all the great comments and suggestions.
PartyNoodle
Create vibrant, animated light shows to set the perfect atmosphere for any occasion. Customize colors and movements to bring your space to life.
- Customizable illuminating colors
- Animated light effects
- Mood setting for events
- Intuitive color control
- Dynamic visual displays
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Be the party! Set the mood right with brilliant illuminating colors that animate any way you want.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: PartyNoodle at Free against Cosmic Top's $1.99. PartyNoodle also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 83%). Cosmic Top's advantage is update cadence (every 6 months vs every 41 months) and ratings volume (282 vs 6). On ads, 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
PartyNoodle is free to download; Cosmic Top costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PartyNoodle holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cosmic Top has 282 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Cosmic Top's written reviews are positive against 100% of PartyNoodle's.
Cosmic Top ships an update every 6 months, PartyNoodle every 41 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cosmic Top | PartyNoodle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (282 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 82.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 282 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 41 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Cool Bear Studios LLC | Jeremy Hemingway |
Customer experience
Cosmic Top
PartyNoodle
Bugs and requests
Cosmic Top
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes on certain iOS versions
- Compatibility issues with newer devices
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to create custom tops
- Integration with music playback
- Full-screen support for larger displays
- Saving and sharing of animations
PartyNoodle
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Cosmic Top
No in-app purchases
PartyNoodle
No in-app purchases
