Comparison

Gravity! vs Parametric Creature

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

Head to head
About

Gravity!

Simulate the forces of gravity by flinging particles and observing their interactions. Create celestial bodies like planets and black holes, and customize their properties. Explore vast cosmic simulations with intuitive zoom and pan controls.

Highlights
  • Gravity simulation
  • Particle interaction
  • Create solar systems
  • Add black holes
  • Adjust particle properties
  • Zoom and pan controls
Features
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This app simulates the effects of gravity. You can fling particles at each other and watch them interact. Create solar systems and galaxies! Make a planet and fling asteroids into it! Add a black hole and watch everything get sucked in! You can adjust the size, mass, and color of the particles! Zoom in and out and look around with two fingers! App Preview Music: "Mesmerizing Galaxy " Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

About

Parametric Creature

Explore complex bionic systems with over 15,000 particles. Adjust eight parameters to observe emergent group behaviors inspired by nature, from cell division to bird migration. This app uses advanced GPU algorithms for real-time simulation, offering a glimpse into life and biodiversity.

Highlights
  • 15,000+ particle simulation
  • Eight adjustable parameters
  • Bionic system exploration
  • Real-time GPU algorithms
  • Metaphor of life and biodiversity
  • Complex emergent behaviors
Features
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Cohesion, Alignment, Separation... In this work, more than 15k particles of three types wander around the screen, each controlled by eight different parameters, together forming a complex and interesting bionic system. In nature, many life forms are like this system, evolving complex group behavior from individual simple rules. From small cell division and ant pathfinding, to large crowds gathering and dispersing and bird migration. Advanced GPU parallel algorithms based on the theory of complex systems are used to make this large-scale real-time simulation possible, allowing users to adjust parameters by adjusting knobs to explore the metaphor of life and biodiversity in the work.

Screenshots

Gravity!4 screens
Parametric Creature4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Gravity! at Free against Parametric Creature's $1.99. Parametric Creature's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.9) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ratings volume, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Gravity! is free to download; Parametric Creature costs $1.99 up front. Gravity! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Parametric Creature asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Parametric Creature holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Gravity!'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Parametric Creature's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Gravity! versus Parametric Creature: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGravity!Parametric Creature
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating3.9 (18 ratings)5.0 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings18 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB142 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarc DavisLatent Cat Inc

Customer experience

Gravity!

All ratings18 ratings
Positive72.2%
Neutral5.6%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive73.5%
Neutral8.8%
Negative17.6%

Parametric Creature

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Gravity!

One-time1
  • Gravity! Extended Edition$0.99
None

Parametric Creature

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gravity! free?
Gravity! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Parametric Creature free?
Parametric Creature costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Gravity! or Parametric Creature?
Parametric Creature is rated higher. Gravity! averages 3.9 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while Parametric Creature averages 5.0 from 10 ratings.
Do Gravity! or Parametric Creature have ads?
Neither Gravity! nor Parametric Creature shows ads.

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