Comparison

Space Crash Simulator vs Swipe the Flow

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

Head to head
About

Space Crash Simulator

Experience realistic planetary collisions with a powerful physics engine. Customize your own cosmic events by adjusting particle count, velocity, and accuracy, or jump straight into high-energy impacts. This app offers a detailed, physics-based simulation for educational or entertainment purposes.

Highlights
  • Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) simulation
  • Real-time planetary collisions
  • Customizable simulation parameters
  • Setup Mode for scenario creation
  • Adjustable particle count and accuracy
  • Physics-based detailed simulation
Features
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Smash worlds together and watch them shatter, merge, and melt, driven by real physics, not pre-made animations. Every planet is made of thousands of interacting particles, so every collision is computed live and no two impacts ever look the same. Build your own scenario in Setup Mode: place up to 8 bodies, set their size, density, spin and velocity, then let gravity do the rest. Or dive straight into a head-on collision and watch the debris glow, cool, and form a crust. - True particle physics (SPH), the first of its kind on mobile - Molten impact zones: heat, lava, and cooling crusts - Give planets rings or shred a moon into one with tidal forces (Roche limit) - Protoplanetary disk and colliding-galaxies modes - Black holes that tear planets apart - Custom planet textures from your own photos - Runs on everything: tune particle count, accuracy, and timescale to your device

About

Swipe the Flow

Explore fluid dynamics and wind simulation with interactive touch controls. Create mesmerizing visuals, solve physics-based challenges, and import images to shape the flow. Save and share your creations as photos or videos.

Highlights
  • Real-time fluid simulation
  • Interactive touch controls
  • Photo and logo import
  • Multiple simulation modes
  • Physics-based challenges
  • Photo and video export
  • Game Center leaderboards
Features
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Pour water, draw walls, and change the flow with your fingertips. Swipe the Flow is a hands-on playground for water, wind, and smoke. Enjoy the basic features of all five free-play modes and the first five stages of each of the five challenge games for free. Unlock more challenges and premium visuals with Pro—a one-time purchase, not a subscription. NEW CHALLENGE: WIND TARGET Draw walls, then rotate, move, and carve shapes. The arrow shows how hard the wind pushes—keep its tip inside the box to win. Kites, a sailboat, an umbrella, roof luggage, and a bike behind a truck all catch the wind. • Stages 1–5 are free; Pro includes stage 6 onward • Longer arrows mean a stronger push WATER PLAYGROUND Catch water from a faucet and guide it along walls. Add a drain, pour or erase water, and stir it with your finger to build your own waterway. • Move faucets and drains; adjust each one's size, direction, and speed • Build with cups, funnels, photos, and shapes • Tilt your device to move the water and adjust its thickness • Basic features are free, with up to 10 faucets and drains combined FIVE WAYS TO PLAY • Water Playground: Pour water and draw walls to shape its flow. • Smoke Lab: Follow smoke to see invisible air. Adjust each chimney's smoke output and add a Smoke Eraser. • Wind Tunnel: Watch wind split around walls, photos, and logos. Turn on flow lines and wind push indicators to explore what happens. • Liquid Art: Create, push, stretch, and merge liquid drops. Tilt your device to move them. • Swipe the Flow: Swipe across the screen to draw colorful currents and spirals. FIVE CHALLENGE GAMES • Wind Target: Change the shapes to get the tip of the wind's arrow into the box. • Make Waterways: Draw walls and erase holes to send water where you want it. • Wind Paths: Draw walls to guide wind into the target. • Wind Maze: Carve a route and get the wind out before time runs out. • Smoke Delivery: Move chimneys and draw walls to send smoke where you want it. Stages 1–5 are free in each game. Pro includes Wind Paths 6–15, Wind Maze 6–15, Smoke Delivery 6–15, Make Waterways 6–24, and Wind Target 6–18. Try Game Center leaderboards and achievements, then share a photo of your cleared stage and record. CREATE AND SHARE • Import photos and logos, with background removal on your device • Move, resize, and rotate photo and shape layers with editing handles • Choose flow strength, playback speed, colors, and detail • Pause, reset, save photos, record videos, and share • Photos and videos are processed on your device SWIPE THE FLOW PRO One purchase. No subscription. • Challenge stages beyond the free section • No watermarks • More detailed simulation and all premium visual styles • Up to eight photo or shape layers • Up to 20 chimneys and Smoke Erasers combined in Smoke Lab • Up to 20 faucets and drains combined in Water Playground The free version includes one photo or shape layer. Every day, one Pro stage is free at the top of Home in "What will you play today?" Create without a fixed answer, or take on a puzzle with a goal.

Screenshots

Space Crash Simulator4 screens
Swipe the Flow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Swipe the Flow at none against Space Crash Simulator's shown. Space Crash Simulator's advantage is review sentiment (81% vs 50%) and ratings volume (723 vs 6). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Space Crash Simulator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Swipe the Flow sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Space Crash Simulator against 4.3 for Swipe the Flow. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Space Crash Simulator has 723 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of Space Crash Simulator's written reviews are positive against 50% of Swipe the Flow's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Space Crash Simulator ships an update every 5 days, Swipe the Flow every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Space Crash Simulator versus Swipe the Flow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpace Crash SimulatorSwipe the Flow
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (723 ratings) — better4.3 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews81.2% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings723 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size254 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWPCjunho kim

Customer experience

Space Crash Simulator

All ratings608 ratings
Positive86.5%
Neutral6.1%
Negative7.4%
Written reviews324 reviews
Positive81.2%
Neutral7.4%
Negative11.4%

Swipe the Flow

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Space Crash Simulator

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Collision trails not clearing properly
  • Protoplanetary disc mode not working as expected

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add more celestial objects (black holes, stars, etc.)
  • Allow for custom textures and planet/atmosphere customization
  • Improve performance and optimization
  • Add more graphic options and settings
  • Allow for custom rings and moons around planets
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  • Enable free camera feature
  • Improve collision and heating effects

Swipe the Flow

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Space Crash Simulator

One-time1
  • Premium$4.99
4 purchases

Swipe the Flow

One-time4
  • Droplet Tip$1.99
  • Swipe the Flow Pro$4.99
  • Splash Tip$4.99
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  • Wave Tip$9.99

Questions

Is Space Crash Simulator free?
Space Crash Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Swipe the Flow free?
Swipe the Flow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Space Crash Simulator or Swipe the Flow?
Space Crash Simulator is rated higher. Space Crash Simulator averages 4.5 out of 5 from 723 ratings, while Swipe the Flow averages 4.3 from 6 ratings.
Do Space Crash Simulator or Swipe the Flow have ads?
Space Crash Simulator shows ads; Swipe the Flow does not.
Which is updated more often, Space Crash Simulator or Swipe the Flow?
Space Crash Simulator ships an update every 5 days, and Swipe the Flow every 3 days. Most recently, Space Crash Simulator was updated on October 25, 2026 and Swipe the Flow on October 25, 2026.

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