Comparison

Space Crash Simulator vs Gravity Physics

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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Space Crash Simulator models planet collisions the way scientists do. Every planet, moon and star is built from thousands of particles and simulated with SPH (smoothed particle hydrodynamics), the method researchers use to study giant impacts such as the one thought to have formed our Moon. Nothing is scripted: gravity, pressure and heat decide what happens, so every collision plays out differently. SET UP YOUR OWN EXPERIMENT Place up to 8 bodies, choose their size, density, spin and velocity, and see the predicted orbits before you press play. Watch an impact melt a crust, fling debris into orbit and gather it into a new moon, which gets its own trail so you can follow it. OCEAN TIDES An Earth with real oceans: tens of thousands of water particles that respond to the Moon’s gravity. Watch tides flow around the continents, change the Moon’s mass, distance and orbit, and send asteroids into the sea to see the waves they make. GALAXY COLLISIONS Collide two galaxies and watch their stars and gas swirl into tidal tails and bridges before the cores merge into one. MORE TO EXPLORE Protoplanetary disk mode: watch planets form from a disk of dust around a young star Rings, and moons torn into rings by tides inside the Roche limit Black holes with gravitational lensing and accretion disks Heat, lava and cooling crusts after impacts Shapes beyond spheres: cubes, walls, tori, hollow spheres, and your own drawings with the Shape Painter Sample models to collide: Phobos, a Saturn V, a Dyson sphere, the Moai and more Your own photos as planet textures Particle count, accuracy and timescale adjustable to your device PREMIUM No ads, 20 save slots, and a 3D model importer (.glb, .gltf, .obj, .stl, .zip): turn your own models, with their colors and lights, into particle bodies and see how they hold up in a collision. Developed by the creator of Solar System Simulator.

About

Gravity Physics

Features
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Gravity is a real-time N-body physics simulation of our solar system — fly a spacecraft through accurately modeled orbits, gravity wells, and atmospheres, all rendered in a clean top-down view of the ecliptic plane. Every body uses real physical data: mass, radius, orbital elements, and atmospheric density where applicable. Gravity between all 26 bodies — Sun, planets, major moons, and dwarf planets — is computed live using velocity Verlet integration, so orbits, perturbations, and gravity assists emerge naturally from physics, not scripted paths. FEATURES • Pilot your own spacecraft — configure engine count, thrust, and mass, then launch from Earth • True N-body gravity — every body pulls on every other body and on your ship, in real time • Realistic atmospheric drag and heating — feel the difference between skimming Earth's atmosphere and diving into Venus or Saturn • Time controls — speed up months of orbital motion or slow down to precision-dock in real time • Trajectory prediction — see where your current heading will take you before you commit • Flight trail — trace your path across millions of kilometers • Extended telemetry — track speed, altitude, gravity, thrust-to-weight ratio, dynamic pressure, hull temperature, time dilation, and more Whether you want to attempt a Hohmann transfer to Mars, slingshot past Jupiter, or just watch the Moon orbit Earth in fast-forward, Gravity gives you a physically accurate sandbox to explore the mechanics of our solar system.

Screenshots

Space Crash Simulator4 screens
Gravity Physics4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gravity Physics at none against Space Crash Simulator's 1. Gravity Physics also leads on ads (none vs shown). Space Crash Simulator's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence 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. Space Crash Simulator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Gravity Physics asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Space Crash Simulator ships an update every 5 days, Gravity Physics every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Space Crash Simulator versus Gravity Physics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpace Crash SimulatorGravity Physics
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (817 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings817 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 8 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size264 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWPCZoltan Homorodi

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

Gravity Physics

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Space Crash Simulator

One-time1
  • Premium$4.99
None

Gravity Physics

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Space Crash Simulator free?
Space Crash Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gravity Physics free?
Gravity Physics is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Space Crash Simulator or Gravity Physics have ads?
Space Crash Simulator shows ads; Gravity Physics does not.
Which is updated more often, Space Crash Simulator or Gravity Physics?
Space Crash Simulator ships an update every 5 days, and Gravity Physics every 8 days. Most recently, Space Crash Simulator was updated on November 12, 2026 and Gravity Physics on October 31, 2026.

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