Comparison

Electromag vs Huygens3D

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

Huygens3D

Features
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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

Screenshots

Electromag4 screens
Huygens3D4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Electromag costs $1.99 and Huygens3D $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Electromag ships an update every 9 months, Huygens3D every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Electromag versus Huygens3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterElectromagHuygens3D
Price$1.99 — better$3.99
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews45.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 months — betterEvery 13 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperXavier DaxheletRoland Wejner

In-app purchases

None

Electromag

No in-app purchases

None

Huygens3D

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Electromag free?
Electromag costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Huygens3D free?
Huygens3D costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Electromag or Huygens3D have ads?
Huygens3D shows ads; Electromag does not.
Which is updated more often, Electromag or Huygens3D?
Electromag ships an update every 9 months, and Huygens3D every 13 months. Most recently, Electromag was updated on November 13, 2026 and Huygens3D on November 12, 2026.

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