Atomic Toy vs Simple Paint AR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Atomic Toy
Explore the fascinating world of atomic structures. Interact with a dynamic nucleus and energetic particles that react to your touch, creating unique atomic formations. A visually engaging experience for curious minds.
- Dynamic nucleus simulation
- Energetic particle reactions
- Touch-based interaction
- Generates new atom types
- Visually pleasing effects
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Atomic Toy displays a nucleus surrounded by particles of energy. Touching the nucleus generates a new kind of atom. The energetic particles react in pleasing ways to your touches.
Simple Paint AR
Create vibrant 3D drawings in augmented reality using a variety of colors and special effects. Import your own photos to paint on or share your creations via email and iTunes.
- Augmented reality drawing
- Variety of colors and special effects
- Adjustable brush sizes
- Import photos from albums
- Save and email drawings
- iTunes Sharing for computer transfer
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You can choose from a variety of colours and special effects, including drawing fire and glitter in the air! There are multiple brush sizes to cater to your needs. You can import pictures from your photo albums or take a photo to have it float in the air! Save the drawing or even email the painting to your friends! You can use iTunes Sharing to get the 3D drawings out to your computer. Download now and let your creativity flow!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Atomic Toy at 4.1 against Simple Paint AR's 3.0. Atomic Toy also leads on monetization model (free vs paid) and chart position (#84 vs unranked). Simple Paint AR's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 7 months) and review sentiment (80% vs 67%). On price, 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
Atomic Toy costs $0.99 and Simple Paint AR $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Atomic Toy holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Atomic Toy's written reviews are positive against 80% of Simple Paint AR's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Atomic Toy ships an update every 7 months, Simple Paint AR every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Atomic Toy | Simple Paint AR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.1 (8 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.9% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #84 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PDJ Apps | Virtual GS |
Customer experience
Atomic Toy
Simple Paint AR
Bugs and requests
Atomic Toy
Reported bugs
7 issues- Multitouch changed and not as good
- Active screen is a portion of the iPhone 6s
- Nucleus display not centered on iPhone 6 Plus
- Photos not showing up in photo album
- App stuck on loading screen
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- Charge problem (charged twice)
- Stole pictures made when app was free
Requested features
11 requests- Bring back old multitouch functionality
- More particles and variable particle size
- Selectable color palette
- Vibrate function
- Add a text tool
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- More features for the price
- More parameters to tweak
- Sound reactivity
- Choose colors, possibly multiple at once
- Draw with patterns to create non-abstract pictures
- Remove menu mode, keep 5-finger mode
Simple Paint AR
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Atomic Toy
No in-app purchases
Simple Paint AR
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Atomic Toy free?
Is Simple Paint AR free?
Which has better reviews, Atomic Toy or Simple Paint AR?
Do Atomic Toy or Simple Paint AR have ads?
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