Comparison

pmx vs Radial Magnets

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

Head to head

★ 5.01 ratingsView app →

About

pmx

Features

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pmx is an event display for the LHC/LHCb experiment. With it you can view the detector, the magnetic field and load events. It can give to someone novice in high energy physics (HEP) a glance at what a HEP detector looks like.

About

Radial Magnets

Design custom magnets, calculate their properties, and get manufacturing quotes. This app also includes a tool to detect the pole of any magnet.

Highlights

Custom magnet design
Magnet property calculation
Manufacturing quotes
Lead time estimation
Magnet pole detection

Features

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Magnet Designer / Calculator / Pole Detector Our first-of-its-kind app allows you to design a custom magnet, calculate its properties, and receive a quote and lead time for manufacturing. It also allows you to detect the pole of any magnet.

Screenshots

pmx3 screens

Radial Magnets4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Radial Magnets at every 2 weeks against pmx's every 13 months. pmx's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 12.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

pmx ships an update every 13 months, Radial Magnets every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level

pmx versus Radial Magnets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	pmx	Radial Magnets
Price	Free	Free
Rating	—	5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews	—	100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings	—	1 — better
Update frequency	Every 13 months	Every 2 weeks — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	—	Free
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	7.0 — better	12.0
Further details — not scored
Size	49 MB	36 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Guy Barrand	Radial Magnets, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

pmx

No in-app purchases

None

Radial Magnets

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is pmx free?

pmx is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Radial Magnets free?

Radial Magnets is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do pmx or Radial Magnets have ads?

Neither pmx nor Radial Magnets shows ads.

Which is updated more often, pmx or Radial Magnets?

pmx ships an update every 13 months, and Radial Magnets every 2 weeks. Most recently, pmx was updated on October 3, 2026 and Radial Magnets on October 15, 2026.