AeroStream vs ParticleFluid
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AeroStream
Explore fluid dynamics with an interactive wind tunnel simulator. Visualize real-time flow fields around various shapes and adjust parameters like wind speed and viscosity to observe instant responses. Ideal for engineers, students, and enthusiasts seeking to understand air behavior.
- Live, interactive wind tunnel simulation
- Real-time flow field rendering
- Adjustable wind speed, viscosity, angle of attack
- Streamlines, vortices, and wake region visualization
- Velocity, pressure, vorticity heatmaps
- Particle tracers for real-time motion
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Explore fluid dynamics with a live, interactive wind tunnel simulator right in your pocket. AeroStream renders real-time flow fields around airfoils, cylinders, plates, and nozzles — perfect for engineers, students, and aerodynamics enthusiasts who want to build intuition for how air behaves. Adjust wind speed, viscosity, and angle of attack to see how the flow field responds instantly. Watch streamlines bend, vortices form, and wake regions develop as conditions change. View velocity, pressure, or vorticity heatmaps with particle tracers showing real-time motion through the domain. Whether you're studying for a fluid dynamics course, prototyping a design concept, or just curious how air flows around different shapes, AeroStream brings computational fluid dynamics to your fingertips. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
ParticleFluid
Explore dynamic 2D fluid simulations with interactive particle flow. Adjust parameters like particle count, swipe sensitivity, and viscosity to observe fluid-like motion in real-time. Its minimalist design ensures the focus remains on the captivating particle movements.
- Interactive 2D fluid simulation
- Real-time particle flow
- Adjustable particle count
- Customizable swipe sensitivity
- Viscosity control
- Minimalist interface
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ParticleFluid is an interactive 2D fluid simulation that lets you swipe across the screen to apply force to a velocity field and watch particles flow in real time. Adjust the particle count, swipe sensitivity, and viscosity to explore fluid-like motion. Its minimal interface keeps the focus on the particles and their movement.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ParticleFluid at none against AeroStream's 2. ParticleFluid also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.5). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. AeroStream sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. ParticleFluid asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for AeroStream against 5.0 for ParticleFluid. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | AeroStream | ParticleFluid |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.5 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nuv Ahuja | Fumiya Sano |
In-app purchases
AeroStream
- AeroPro$5.991 Month
- AeroPro$19.991 Year
ParticleFluid
No in-app purchases
