Comparison

Star Exploration vs Flocking Simulator

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

Head to head
About

Star Exploration

Features
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1. About Star Exploration Star Exploration is a novel and interesting game of reasoning. The star map is divided into multiple star regions, some of which have a planet with a color of red, yellow, and blue. The purpose of the game is to gather three planets of different colors together through movement, and there is only one aggregated planet in each sector area divided from the center of the circle. 2. How to Play a. Move: Each planet can only move up to one step. The blue planet can move diagonally by one grid, the green planet can move left and right or up and down by one grid, and the red planet can move up, down, left and right by two grid. b. Zoom: Click the + - button to zoom in or out on the star map. Drag and drop star map in the blank space. c. Undo: click the UNDO button in the upper right corner. d. Hint: click the HINT button right above.

About

Flocking Simulator

Explore emergent behavior and steering rules with a "boids" simulation. Adjust forces like separation, alignment, and cohesion to create lifelike motion. Experiment with visual options and observe instant reactions to your changes.

Highlights
  • Adjustable flocking forces (separation, alignment, cohesion)
  • Customizable perception radius, speed, and steering
  • Visual options: boid shape, color modes, debug overlays
  • Real-time swarm reaction to parameter changes
  • Learning emergent behavior and steering rules
  • Generative visuals and relaxing motion
Features
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Flocking Simulator is a real-time “boids” playground where simple rules create surprisingly lifelike motion. Build your perfect swarm by adjusting the core forces: • Separation, Alignment, Cohesion • Perception radius, max speed, max steer • Drag (friction), noise (jitter), bias • Optional wall bouncing Visual options: • Triangle or circle boids • Color modes: Solid, Velocity, Rainbow • Debug overlays: vision radius, direction vectors, stats/FPS Great for: • Learning emergent behavior and steering rules • Generative visuals and relaxing motion • Quick experiments—change a slider and watch the swarm react instantly Note: Fast motion and bright colors may affect users sensitive to motion.

Screenshots

Star Exploration3 screens
Flocking Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Flocking Simulator at none against Star Exploration's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Star Exploration sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Flocking Simulator asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Star Exploration versus Flocking Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStar ExplorationFlocking Simulator
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer振华 许Victor Rodriguez

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Star Exploration

One-time1
  • Full Version$0.99
None

Flocking Simulator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Star Exploration free?
Star Exploration is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Flocking Simulator free?
Flocking Simulator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Star Exploration or Flocking Simulator have ads?
Neither Star Exploration nor Flocking Simulator shows ads.

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