Comparison

THE WOR[L]D vs Physarum Ambient

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

Head to head
About

THE WOR[L]D

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Description THE WOR[L]D is a generative audiovisual experience where random word combinations β€œgenerate” a world. Watch it evolve, or interact and shape it with touch and sound. Three modes β€’ TOUCH: Tap to trigger sound and particle reactions. β€’ BUG: An autonomous β€œbug” moves around the screen and affects the world over time. β€’ BRICK: A brick-breaker sequence runs autoplay and shifts the world (no manual gameplay required). Microphone input (optional) Turn the mic on to make particles react to the sound around you. It’s designed to coexist with other music apps so you can use it like an audio visualizer while playing your own music. Mix & match styles Combine multiple VISUAL and SOUND styles freely to build your favorite world. Privacy No personal data is collected or transmitted. Microphone input is processed in real time on-device and is not recorded, stored, or sent to any server.

About

Physarum Ambient

Features
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Physarum turns the emergent behaviour of slime mold into living, breathing art. Thousands of agents lay down and follow trails, and from those simple rules intricate, ever-shifting patterns emerge. Shape them with a full parameter editor, let them react to music through your microphone, and capture stills, videos, or Live Photos. On Apple TV, Physarum becomes a lean-back ambient display you steer from the couch or mirror live from your phone. - Full authoring editor: tune agents, sensing, deposition, decay, colour, post-FX - Audio-reactive: the visuals pulse and bloom to sound - Capture: high-res stills, video clips, Live Photos - Apple TV ambient mode with phone control - Curated presets to start from; save your own

Screenshots

THE WOR[L]D4 screens
Physarum Ambient4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Physarum Ambient at Free against THE WOR[L]D's $0.99. On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Physarum Ambient is free to download; THE WOR[L]D costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
THE WOR[L]D versus Physarum Ambient: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTHE WOR[L]DPhysarum Ambient
Price$0.99Free β€” better
Update frequencyMonthlyβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Apple TV
Requires iOS18.617.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size34 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTSUYOSHI HIROOKAJohannes Kaindl

In-app purchases

None

THE WOR[L]D

No in-app purchases

None

Physarum Ambient

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is THE WOR[L]D free?
THE WOR[L]D costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Physarum Ambient free?
Physarum Ambient is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do THE WOR[L]D or Physarum Ambient have ads?
Neither THE WOR[L]D nor Physarum Ambient shows ads.

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