Comparison

KICK vs Particle Studio Physics

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

Head to head
About

KICK

A live streaming platform for creators to connect with their communities. Offers a favorable revenue split for creators and allows multistreaming. Viewers can experience internet culture in real-time without ads.

Highlights
  • Live streaming
  • Creator community interaction
  • 95-5 subscription split
  • Creator incentive program
  • Multistreaming
  • Ad-free viewing
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if you know you know. the mobile streaming app is here. early access gives you everything you need to make it big IRL. go live straight from the app. stream with your front and back camera (at the same time). give your comm every angle when you share your screen. the best pick kick, and so should you. download the app and spark up your first mobile stream today. oh, btw, if you wanna read the boring stuff, here it is: kick.com/terms-of-service

About

Particle Studio Physics

Features
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Particle Studio turns physics into music. Drop a few hundred particles onto a floor, tune the gravity and the bounce, and every landing plays a note. What comes out is a short, hypnotic video with a soundtrack nobody composed — it was performed by the simulation. Everything renders on your phone. No account, no upload, no waiting on a server. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick a shape — a line, a disc, a heart, a star, or type a word and watch the particles spell it out. 2. Tune the physics — gravity, drop height, bounce, and the order the particles fall in. 3. Export — every landing becomes a note on the instrument you chose. There is no timeline and nothing to keyframe. The preview runs live at full frame rate, with the sound playing along with it, so what you see and hear is what you get. SHAPES Line, circle, square, rectangle, triangle, hexagon, ring, heart, star — and Text, which lays the particles out as whatever you type, with the floor sized to fit the word. MOVEMENT Thirteen ways for the particles to fall: centre-out, edge-in, spiral, ripple, wave, pinwheel, diagonal, rows, columns, scatter and more. The order shapes the motion and the melody at the same time. SOUND Fourteen instruments — marimba, glass bell, electric piano, pluck, square lead, synth pad, music box, kalimba, vibraphone, wood block, harp, bass drop, choir and steel drum — plus an eight-voice drum kit with kick, snare, hi-hat, toms, clap and rimshot. Add reverb and echo, choose major or minor and shift the octave, then tap the speaker: the rig plays while you edit, every bounce on its own note. Change the gravity and the tempo changes with it. LOOK • Any of 57 emoji, or the flag of 33 countries, as the particle itself • Your own photo wrapped around a sphere, not pasted on flat • Six particle shapes: sphere, cube, diamond, hexagon, ring, star • Metallic and glass finishes on any of them • Background photos with blur and dim, or two-colour gradients • Separate colours for glow, floor, reflection and shadow • Dozens of palettes, from cool blues to magma EXPORT • Full HD, 2K and true 4K, at 30 or 60 fps • Portrait 9:16, landscape 16:9, square 1:1 — the camera reframes itself, so nothing gets cropped • Up to five minutes per clip • Saves straight to Photos as an ordinary MP4, ready to share anywhere SCENES Start from a ready-made scene — Ocean Dais, Magma Wave, Fireworks, Neon Hex, Star Field, Drum Machine, Paper Cubes, Emerald Ring, World Cup, Love Letter — then change anything you like. Or press Random and get a rig you would never have designed yourself. FREE AND PREMIUM Particle Studio is free, and the free version is genuinely usable: the line, circle and square rigs, the full physics, six instruments, reverb and echo, camera control, hearing the rig play while you edit, and Full HD export at 60 fps in all three frame shapes. Premium adds: • 2K and true 4K export • No watermark and no end card • Rectangle, triangle, hexagon, ring, heart and star rigs • Text, emoji and flag particles • The sunflower rig and motion trails • The full instrument set and the drum kit • Hexagon, ring and star particles, and every movement • Metallic and glass particles • The Random button, which rolls a whole new rig in one tap • No ads Premium features can also be opened by watching a rewarded advert — one advert opens one thing for 20 minutes, so you can try anything before deciding. One advert buys one shape, one instrument or one movement, and Random is one roll per advert. Premium is an auto-renewing subscription, monthly or yearly. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation, and it renews automatically at the same price unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel any time in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://particlestudio.tech/#privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

KICK4 screens
Particle Studio Physics4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: KICK at none against Particle Studio Physics's 2. KICK also leads on chart position (#96 vs unranked) and update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). Particle Studio Physics's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads 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. Particle Studio Physics sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. KICK asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

KICK ships an update weekly, Particle Studio Physics fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
KICK versus Particle Studio Physics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKICKParticle Studio Physics
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.3K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews46.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.3K — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#96 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB41 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperKick StreamingAbdullah Imad

In-app purchases

None

KICK

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Particle Studio Physics

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$39.991 Year

Questions

Is KICK free?
KICK is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Particle Studio Physics free?
Particle Studio Physics is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do KICK or Particle Studio Physics have ads?
Neither KICK nor Particle Studio Physics shows ads.
Which is updated more often, KICK or Particle Studio Physics?
KICK ships an update weekly, and Particle Studio Physics fortnightly. Most recently, KICK was updated on October 30, 2026 and Particle Studio Physics on October 29, 2026.

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