Comparison

Electromag vs WavesSimulator

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

Head to head
About

Electromag

Explore fundamental concepts of electromagnetism through interactive animations and detailed explanations. This app supports high school and university courses, covering electrostatics, electric current, magnetism, and Maxwell's equations with visual aids.

Highlights
  • Basic equations memorandum
  • 20+ electromagnetism animations
  • 3D animations
  • Covers electrostatics, electric current, magnetism, and electromagnetism
  • Includes physical constants
  • Classroom projection support
Features
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Electromag is an educative application in support to a high-school or university course of electromagnetism. It contains not only a memorandum of the basic equations, but it also contains approximately twenty animations illustrating the various concepts of electromagnetism. This application runs also on iPad and iPod Touch 3rd generation and later. 50 screens of electromagnetism! For teachers !! Connect your iPad with a video projector and show the animations to your students in classroom. List of covered subjects: Electrostatics: Coulomb'sLaw, Electric Field, Gauss Theorem, Electric Potential, Capacitance. Electric Current: Current and Resistance, Circuits. Magnetism: Magnetic Field, Magnetic Fields Due to Currents, Electromagnetic Induction, Inductance. Electromagnetism: Maxwell Equations, Wave Equation. Physical Constants. Each section contains at least one animation of which some in 3D. List of animations: - Coulomb's law, - Electric field lines, - Movement of a charge in electric field, - Electric dipole, - Lead-acid battery, - Torque on a current loop (in 3D), - Charge in magnetic field, - Cyclotron, - Induction field due to a current in a long straight wire (in 3D), - Generator (in 3D).

About

WavesSimulator

Features
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You can conduct experiments related to waves on the app. In addition to the waves not attenuating unlike the real model, it also has useful functions such as slow playback, pause, and rewinding time. Main features - Pulse wave generation - Freehand wave generation - Generation of sine waves - Free end reflection - Fixed end reflection - Change the length of the string - Change playback speed - History display for up to 5 seconds - Glossary - 60 FPS or 120 FPS (ProMotion compatible devices only)

Screenshots

Electromag4 screens
WavesSimulator3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: WavesSimulator at 15.0 against Electromag's 18.6. On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Electromag costs $1.99 and WavesSimulator $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Electromag ships an update every 9 months, WavesSimulator every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 5, 2026 and August 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Electromag versus WavesSimulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterElectromagWavesSimulator
Price$1.99$1.99
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 8 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB95 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperXavier DaxheletTsuyoshi Ohtsuji

In-app purchases

None

Electromag

No in-app purchases

None

WavesSimulator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Electromag free?
Electromag costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is WavesSimulator free?
WavesSimulator costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Electromag or WavesSimulator have ads?
Neither Electromag nor WavesSimulator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Electromag or WavesSimulator?
Electromag ships an update every 9 months, and WavesSimulator every 8 months. Most recently, Electromag was updated on September 5, 2026 and WavesSimulator on August 23, 2026.

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