Comparison

Loughborough Wave Lab vs 3DPhyS

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

Head to head
About

Loughborough Wave Lab

This educational app helps students grasp electromagnetic wave concepts through interactive simulations. It features a virtual ripple tank, waveguide simulator, and Young's Double Slit experiment. Educators can create custom simulations for an enhanced learning experience.

Highlights
  • Virtual pond and ripple tank
  • Sinusoidal pulse generation
  • Waveguide simulation
  • Young's Double Slit experiment
  • Custom simulation mode
  • Educator-authored simulation uploads
Features
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Loughborough Wave Lab is an educational learning app designed to aid students in their understanding of electromagnetic wave concepts in an engaging and entertaining way! Features include: • Virtual pond • Persistent Sinusoidal Pulses • Virtual Ripple Tank • Waveguide Simulator • Young's Double Slit Experiment • Custom Simulation Mode Loughborough Wave Lab is intended to accompany teaching on Electromagnetic phenomena and to provide students with an interactive way of seeing these principles in action! Educators can now author their own custom simulation files, upload them to a web server and then have Loughborough Wave Lab execute the simulations using a WiFi or cellular data connection to download the configurations and display them to the user. This uses the new, open-source configuration standard CEML which has been introduced by the developer (available at www.github.com/danielrbrowne/CEML)

About

3DPhyS

Explore fundamental physics concepts through interactive simulations. Adjust parameters like initial velocity and bounce coefficient to understand phenomena like free fall, projectile motion, and circular motion. This app supports learning in multiple languages.

Highlights
  • Interactive physics simulations
  • Adjustable experiment parameters
  • Multiple physics experiment modules
  • Multilingual interface
  • Free to download and use
Features
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3DPhyS offers a fun way to learn physics using Physics Simulator! Localized the home scene into Japanese, English, Chinese, Spanish, German, French, Portuguese, Russian, Indonesian, Arabic, and Korean! Some parts are still in Japanese, but you can still simulate the game even if you do not understand Japanese! The following courses of experiments are available Free Fall Vertical projection Horizontal projection Oblique projection Monkey Hunting Bounce coefficient Object sliding on a slope Buoyancy force Frictional force Momentum conservation law for two-object collision (bounce coefficient) Momentum conservation law for splitting Circular motion Circular motion under gravity Single swing of pendulum Universal gravitation In each experiment, you can freely change parameters such as initial velocity and bounce coefficient! Please use this app to improve your performance! If you have any comments or typos, please feel free to contact us.

Screenshots

Loughborough Wave Lab4 screens
3DPhyS3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Loughborough Wave Lab at none against 3DPhyS's shown. Loughborough Wave Lab also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). 3DPhyS's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Loughborough Wave Lab ships an update every 3 months, 3DPhyS fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and August 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Loughborough Wave Lab versus 3DPhyS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLoughborough Wave Lab3DPhyS
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews80.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB176 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel BrowneSota Takasugi

Customer experience

Loughborough Wave Lab

All ratings13 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral7.7%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%

3DPhyS

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

Loughborough Wave Lab

No in-app purchases

None

3DPhyS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Loughborough Wave Lab free?
Loughborough Wave Lab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 3DPhyS free?
3DPhyS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Loughborough Wave Lab or 3DPhyS have ads?
3DPhyS shows ads; Loughborough Wave Lab does not.
Which is updated more often, Loughborough Wave Lab or 3DPhyS?
Loughborough Wave Lab ships an update every 3 months, and 3DPhyS fortnightly. Most recently, Loughborough Wave Lab was updated on September 9, 2026 and 3DPhyS on August 6, 2026.

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