Electromag vs Huygens3D
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Basic equations memorandum
- 20+ electromagnetism animations
- 3D animations
- Covers electrostatics, electric current, magnetism, and electromagnetism
- Includes physical constants
- Classroom projection support
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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).
Huygens3D
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Huygens3D brings the exploration of fundamental wave phenomena to iPad and iPhone, making it a full alternative to the classic ripple tank in physics lessons. Interference, diffraction, reflection and refraction are simulated just like in a real water tank. Thanks to the intuitive controls, every experiment is set up in seconds, so all students can experiment on their own. Features: • various wave sources (point, line, points on a line, circle), as a continuous wave or a wave packet • various obstacles, slits, prisms and lenses • rain field for random waves • pause and step-by-step mode • phase probes with an oscilloscope view showing the phase difference • tape measure for measuring in length units and in multiples of the wavelength • screen showing interference and diffraction patterns • share experiment setups via AirDrop, Messages or Mail
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Electromag at none against Huygens3D's shown. Electromag also leads on price ($1.99 vs $3.99) and iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). On update cadence, 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
Electromag costs $1.99 and Huygens3D $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Electromag ships an update every 9 months, Huygens3D every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Electromag | Huygens3D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 45.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Xavier Daxhelet | Roland Wejner |
In-app purchases
Electromag
No in-app purchases
Huygens3D
No in-app purchases
Questions
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