Comparison

Physics Handbook vs Newtonic

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

Head to head
About

Physics Handbook

Features
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Physics Handbook is an offline reference for school and first-year university physics: 168 articles in 17 topics, each with its formula, the symbols explained, a worked example and — in almost every case — a calculator. EVERY TOPIC IN ONE PLACE Kinematics, dynamics, statics and hydrostatics, work and energy, momentum and collisions, rotation, oscillations, waves and sound, molecular physics and thermodynamics, electrostatics, direct current, magnetism and induction, electromagnetic oscillations and waves, optics, quantum and atomic physics, nuclear physics, special relativity. READ A FORMULA PROPERLY Each article opens with its main formula and 382 useful rearrangements in total, then a table of symbols with SI units, the conditions under which the formula holds, the physical meaning in three short paragraphs, and the mistakes that cost marks most often — 505 of them collected across the book. SOLVE, NOT JUST LOOK UP 161 articles include a calculator. Pick the value you are looking for, type in what you know in the units shown, and the app solves the formula for that unknown. Angles are entered in degrees. LEARN FROM WORKED EXAMPLES All 168 articles contain a complete worked example: the given values, the reasoning step by step, and the answer with its unit. BUILD YOUR OWN CHEAT SHEET The cheat sheet screen lists formulas without the explanations, filtered by topic or by your starred articles — a fast way to revise before a test. FIND IT FAST Search by the name of a law, a formula, a quantity or a symbol. Filter by topic, by favourites, or show only articles that have a calculator. THE TABLES YOU KEEP NEEDING 51 physical constants with values and units, 38 SI units with 11 prefixes, and a short guide to solving problems. TWENTY LANGUAGES English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Turkish, Vietnamese, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Arabic, Hindi, Thai and Russian — including the notation: subscripts are written the way your language writes them. Arabic reads right to left while formulas keep their standard direction. COMFORTABLE TO USE Light and dark themes, phones and tablets, portrait and landscape. Physics Pro AI tutor: step-by-step physics explanations on your device Problem scanner: camera or photo, review the text before asking AI tutoring requires iOS 26 and Apple Intelligence. The scanner and handbook work without AI. All formulas and calculators remain free. Monthly · Yearly · Lifetime. Subscriptions renew automatically. Cancel in the App Store. Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Newtonic

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Newtonic turns 59 physics topics into simulations you can push around. Throw a ball and watch the range change with the angle. Swing a double pendulum into chaos. Bend light around a galaxy. Fire an electron at a barrier and watch part of it tunnel through. Every topic comes three ways: • Simulate: change real quantities, in real units, and watch the system answer. Every readout is computed from the actual equations. • Learn: the formulas with every symbol explained, a short plain-language explanation, the key ideas and guided experiments to try. • Quiz: a few questions with explanations, so you know what you understood before the exam does. Earn XP as you explore, read and take quizzes, keep a daily streak and collect 19 badges along the way. Tell Newtonic your level and favorite fields, and Home suggests what to try next. 59 simulations across 11 fields: classical mechanics, gravity and orbits, fluids, oscillations, waves and sound, thermodynamics, electricity and magnetism, optics and light, relativity, quantum mechanics, and atomic and nuclear physics. Made for high school and university students, whether you're studying for an exam or meeting physics for the first time. Works offline. No account, no ads, no tracking. On iPad, the controls sit beside the simulation and every field is one tap away. Free and Pro 18 simulations are free forever, at least one in every field. Newtonic Pro unlocks all of them, plus every new simulation as it arrives: • Yearly, with a one-week free trial • Monthly • Lifetime, a single purchase Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for the renewal within the 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel subscriptions in your Apple Account settings. Any unused part of a free trial ends when you buy a subscription. Newtonic Pro can be shared with up to five family members through Family Sharing. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://newtonic.pages.dev/privacy

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Physics Handbook4 screens
Newtonic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Newtonic at daily against Physics Handbook's every 3 days. Physics Handbook's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Physics Handbook sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Newtonic sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Physics Handbook ships an update every 3 days, Newtonic daily. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Physics Handbook versus Newtonic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhysics HandbookNewtonic
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOleg KorunovBURAK GOKYUZ

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Physics Handbook

Subscriptions2
  • Physics Pro — Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Physics Pro — Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Physics Pro — Lifetime$19.99
3 purchases

Newtonic

Subscriptions2
  • Newtonic Pro monthly$3.991 Month
  • Newtonic Pro yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Newtonic Pro lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Physics Handbook free?
Physics Handbook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Newtonic free?
Newtonic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Physics Handbook or Newtonic have ads?
Neither Physics Handbook nor Newtonic shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Physics Handbook or Newtonic?
Physics Handbook ships an update every 3 days, and Newtonic daily. Most recently, Physics Handbook was updated on October 31, 2026 and Newtonic on November 6, 2026.

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