Ripple Tank vs Baselproblem
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ripple Tank
Explore wave phenomena with a realistic ripple tank simulation. Create and save your own experiments to visualize concepts like interference, diffraction, and refraction. Ideal for students and educators seeking an interactive learning tool.
- Wave generation with finger touch
- Demonstrates interference and diffraction
- Visualizes refraction and resonance
- Includes Doppler effect examples
- Create and save custom experiments
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A simulation of a ripple tank, or wave tank. Make waves with your finger, or view examples including such wave phenomena as interference, diffraction (single slit, double slit, etc.), refraction, resonance, and the Doppler effect. Create your own experiment and save it for future reference.
Baselproblem
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The Basel problem is a problem in mathematical analysis with relevance to number theory, first posed by Pietro Mengoli in 1650 and solved by Leonhard Euler in 1734.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Baselproblem at Free against Ripple Tank's $5.99. Ripple Tank's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.0). On update cadence, 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
Baselproblem is free to download; Ripple Tank costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ripple Tank ships an update every 7 months, Baselproblem every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ripple Tank | Baselproblem |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Falstad.com | Andreas Horvath |
In-app purchases
Ripple Tank
No in-app purchases
Baselproblem
No in-app purchases
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