Comparison

Interactive Physics Simulator vs NAIIVE

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

Head to head
About

Interactive Physics Simulator

Explore over 100 real-time physics simulations across 38 modules, covering classical, modern, quantum, and medical physics. Visualize complex phenomena with adjustable parameters, formulas, and immediate visual feedback. Ideal for students and educators seeking an interactive learning laboratory.

Highlights
  • 100+ interactive simulations
  • 38 physics modules
  • Real-time parameter control
  • Adjustable sliders with visual feedback
  • Formulas and numerical results displayed
  • Quiz mode for testing understanding
  • Support for 12 languages
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Physics Simulator transforms your iPad and iPhone into an interactive physics laboratory with 38 modules and over 100 real-time simulations. WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 3.3 • New Animations: Radiation Therapy, Laser Physics, Biophysics (Ion Flow) • Enhanced visualizations: Relativity Time Dilation, Ultrasound Charts • Added support for 2 new languages: Russian and Portuguese (Total 12) • Performance optimization: ~15% faster rendering • 100+ interactive simulations in 38 physics modules COMPREHENSIVE PHYSICS COVERAGE Classical Physics: Explore mechanics with projectile motion, pendulums, and spring oscillators. Study thermodynamics, wave phenomena, and oscillations with interactive visualizations. Electromagnetism & Optics: Visualize electric fields, capacitors, and circuits. Experiment with lenses, telescopes, and diffraction patterns. Modern Physics: Discover the Bohr atomic model, quantum tunneling, and radioactive decay. View 3D hydrogen orbital animations and explore electron orbital shapes (s, p, d). Quantum Mechanics: Visualize electron orbitals in 3D with color-coded wave function phases. Choose between s, p, and d orbitals with all subtypes (px, py, pz, dz², dxz, dyz, dx²-y², dxy). Medical Physics: Professional-grade simulations for MRI (Bloch equations, T1/T2 relaxation, k-space), CT (Radon transform, filtered backprojection), ultrasound with Doppler imaging, Radiation Therapy (Dose Distribution), and nuclear medicine (SPECT, PET). Emerging Fields: Biophysics, Plasma Physics, Geophysics, Particle Physics, Laser Physics, Nanotechnology, Superconductivity, Cosmology, and Gravitational Waves. Advanced Topics: Relativity, chaos theory with Lorenz attractors, celestial mechanics with eclipse simulations, fluid dynamics, acoustics, and astrophysics including gravitational lensing. KEY FEATURES • 100+ interactive simulations with real-time parameter control • Adjustable sliders with immediate visual feedback • Formulas and numerical results displayed alongside animations • Quiz mode to test your understanding • Universal app optimized for iPhone and iPad • Support for 12 languages (English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Hindi, Indonesian, Portuguese, Russian) PERFECT FOR • University physics courses • Medical physics education • High school physics classes • Self-study and exam preparation • Teaching demonstrations All simulations are designed for educational purposes and provide clear, scientifically accurate visualizations of physical phenomena.

About

NAIIVE

This tool visualizes and analyzes atomistic simulations. It supports various scientific formats like LAMMPS, VASP, and GAMESS, making complex data accessible. Ideal for researchers and students in computational science.

Highlights
  • Atomistic simulation visualization
  • Analysis tool
  • LAMMPS support
  • VASP support
  • GAMESS support
  • Machine-learning force field support
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NAIIVE is an experimental scientific visualization and analysis tool designed for atomistic simulations. ## Scientific Format Support Native support for widely used atomistic simulation formats, including: • LAMMPS (Large-scale Atomic/Molecular Massively Parallel Simulator) Dump files (including .gz compressed trajectories) • VASP (Vienna Ab initio Simulation Package) POSCAR, OUTCAR, CHGCAR • GAMESS (General Atomic and Molecular Electronic Structure System) Input and output log files • Machine-learning force field and extended formats DeepMD (deepmd/npy, deepmd/raw) extended XYZ (extxyz)

Screenshots

Interactive Physics Simulator4 screens
NAIIVE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: NAIIVE at Free against Interactive Physics Simulator's $4.99. Interactive Physics Simulator's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On rating, ratings volume, ads 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

NAIIVE is free to download; Interactive Physics Simulator costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Interactive Physics Simulator against 5.0 for NAIIVE. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Interactive Physics Simulator ships an update weekly, NAIIVE every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Interactive Physics Simulator versus NAIIVE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInteractive Physics SimulatorNAIIVE
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision ProiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro
Requires iOS17.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDietmar HenrichRui Zhou

Customer experience

Interactive Physics Simulator

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

NAIIVE

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Interactive Physics Simulator

No in-app purchases

None

NAIIVE

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Interactive Physics Simulator free?
Interactive Physics Simulator costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is NAIIVE free?
NAIIVE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Interactive Physics Simulator or NAIIVE?
Interactive Physics Simulator and NAIIVE are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Interactive Physics Simulator or NAIIVE have ads?
Neither Interactive Physics Simulator nor NAIIVE shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Interactive Physics Simulator or NAIIVE?
Interactive Physics Simulator ships an update weekly, and NAIIVE every 6 weeks. Most recently, Interactive Physics Simulator was updated on September 20, 2026 and NAIIVE on September 17, 2026.

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