Atomic Toy vs Stellar Flux
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.
Stellar Flux
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Stellar Flux is an interactive particle visualizer that turns your screen into a mesmerizing living artwork. 【A Universe at Your Fingertips】 Touch the screen and watch particles swirl, flow, and explode in real time. Beautiful to watch, even more satisfying to touch. 【26 Unique Themes】 • Aurora, Ocean, Lava, Fireflies, Nebula, Rain, Snow, Sakura… • New flow modes: Spiral, Wave, Explosion, Gravity Well, Magnetic Field • Classic themes: Cosmos, Deep Sea, Bonfire, Matrix 【Deep Customization】 Adjust particle count, size, glow, and speed with intuitive sliders. Save your favorite settings as presets (Pro). 【Ambient Sounds】 Each theme comes with a matching soundscape — wind, rain, crackling fire, deep space. Pure immersion. 【Gyroscope Control】 Tilt your device and the particle flow shifts with gravity. Feel the universe move in your hands. 【Save as Wallpaper】 Capture any moment and save it to your camera roll as a still wallpaper (Pro). 【Sleep Timer】 Perfect for winding down. Set a timer and let Stellar Flux fade out as you drift off. --- Stellar Flux Pro — $2.99 / One-time purchase • All 26 themes unlocked • Full customization controls • Preset saving • Wallpaper export • All future themes included, free forever
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Stellar Flux at Free against Atomic Toy's $0.99. Atomic Toy's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.1). On ads 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
Stellar Flux is free to download; Atomic Toy costs $0.99 up front. Stellar Flux sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Atomic Toy asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Atomic Toy | Stellar Flux |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.1 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 68.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PDJ Apps | MASAYOSHI TSUJI |
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
Stellar Flux
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Atomic Toy
No in-app purchases
Stellar Flux
- Stellar Flux Pro$1.99
