Internal Waves vs Pixel Paw Playtime
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Internal Waves
Create interactive particle art that responds to touch and music. This mindfulness experience offers a calming way to express yourself with light and motion, perfect for relaxation or creative exploration. Features AR mode for painting in your real-world space.
- Interactive particle art creation
- Music-reactive visuals
- Augmented Reality (AR) mode
- Multi-touch drawing
- Customizable particle effects
- Mindfulness and relaxation focus
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Discover calm, creativity, and connection through interactive particle art. Internal Waves – Particle Flow is a mindfulness experience that lets you draw, play, and express yourself with light and motion. Whether you're relaxing before bed or just need a moment to reset, touch the screen and watch beautiful, fluid particles respond to your fingers — or to your music. Features: Draw with your fingers using flowing, glowing particle trails Visuals that react to music — yours or built-in tracks AR mode (on supported devices) to paint with light in your real-world space Supports up to 10-finger multi-touch drawing Add motion drift, color variation, and more to customize your vibe No goals. No pressure. Just motion, sound, and light — designed to help you breathe, explore, and reset. Great For: Mindfulness and meditation Visual stimulation and relaxation Music lovers and visual artists Late-night winding down Just vibing out when you need a break Tap in and feel the flow. Internal Waves – Particle Flow is more than an app — it's a state of mind. App Store Connect and the Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Pixel Paw Playtime
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- Pixel Paw AI is a mixed reality projector that projects a video game for cats to play. The video game is comprised of prey that try to escape your cat. It uses a camera onboard to determine the location of your cat relative to the prey so that the prey appear to respond to your cat. - Magic scratcher is a scratchpad with our trademarked pattern applied to it. The camera dynamically determines where the scratchpad is and creates a hiding spot for the prey to hide under. - Premium shapes are able to be purchased through our app and delivered to your Pixel Paw AI. They change the appearance of the prey and are selectable in the app depending on you and your cat's preferences. Privacy - 100% of AI processing is done on the device locally. - No visual data from the camera is stored on the device nor sent to the cloud. The use of this app is governed by the Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pixel Paw Playtime at none against Internal Waves's 2. Pixel Paw Playtime also leads on ads (none vs shown). Internal Waves's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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
Both are free to download. Internal Waves sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Pixel Paw Playtime asks for nothing beyond the download.
Internal Waves ships an update every 10 days, Pixel Paw Playtime every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Internal Waves | Pixel Paw Playtime |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 133 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Riley McKinnon | Joshua Holtz |
In-app purchases
Internal Waves
- Particle Flow Premium–Monthly$2.991 Month
- Particle Flow Premium – Yearly3 Days trial$9.991 Year
Pixel Paw Playtime
No in-app purchases
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