Comparison

Atomus HD vs Magic Fluids

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

Head to head
About

Atomus HD

Experience a premium kinetic universe of light and motion with dynamic, evolving particle structures. This app offers a richer, more immersive visual experience perfect for creative focus, relaxation, or quiet exploration.

Highlights
  • Evolving light and motion structures
  • Richer particle density and flow
  • Smooth 60 FPS rendering
  • 10-finger multi-touch support
  • Adjustable particle settings
  • Multiple color modes
  • Ad-free experience
Features
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ATOMUS HD — A Premium Kinetic Universe of Light and Motion A deeper, richer, more immersive particle experience. ATOMUS HD is the premium edition of ATOMUS, designed for users who want a more complete visual experience — with richer particle density, smoother movement, and stronger visual immersion. Every touch creates evolving structures of light and motion, forming dynamic patterns that feel alive, hypnotic, and endlessly satisfying. Perfect for creative focus, visual relaxation, quiet moments, or simply watching something extraordinary emerge beneath your fingertips. Premium Dynamic Experience The HD version delivers stronger visual depth and richer particle flow, making every interaction feel more fluid and immersive. Ideal for: • relaxation • creative thinking • sensory focus • visual meditation • quiet exploration Inspired by Living Motion ATOMUS HD creates visual structures inspired by: • fireworks • whirlwinds • auroras • waves • rainbows • atomic forms Every movement generates new patterns that continuously evolve. HD Performance • Richer real-time particle density • Smooth 60 FPS rendering • 10-finger multi-touch support • Adjustable particle size, quantity, and trail length • 3 color modes: Neon, Crystal, Nature • Built-in music by Aden Ray (optional) Why Choose HD • Completely ad-free • Higher visual richness • Stronger immersion • Premium uninterrupted experience Support If you have ideas, questions, or feedback, I would love to hear from you. sunglab@gmail.com www.sunglab.com

About

Magic Fluids

Experience a calming and creative fluid simulation. Interact with mesmerizing, colorful swirls that evolve into beautiful digital art. Ideal for relaxation, stress relief, and artistic expression.

Highlights
  • Fluid flow simulation
  • Hypnotizing motion of fluid swirls
  • Stress and anxiety relief
  • Create abstract digital art
  • Configurable fluid behavior
  • Save custom presets
  • Pause animation and save screenshots
Features
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Magic Fluids is a relaxing, colorful fluid simulation app that will help you calm down and relieve stress, or be creative and make aesthetic digital art. It is based on algorithms of fluid flow simulation and features fluid (pun intented!), beautiful graphics. It is the best time waster! TOUCH THE SCREEN and enjoy hypnotizing motion of fluid swirls moving around, sometimes slow, quiet and elegant, other times dynamic, satisfying and trippy. CALM DOWN AND RELAX as you draw and watch peaceful flows evolve in space and eventually settle down into colorful patterns. Magic Fluids will help you sleep, meditate, restore balance, relieve stress and anxiety. GET CREATIVE and, with a touch of your finger, bring to life stylish patterns of paint and particles. If you like abstract digital art or acrylic pour painting, you'll love Magic Fluids! You can create impressive eye-catching designs that look like swirls, galaxies, liquid, fire, light, smoke, lava and much more! KEEP YOUR KIDS BUSY - they love to doodle and watch the fluid move around! We hope that Magic Fluids can also help children with anxiety, autism and sensory issues. Please note: This is NOT a live wallpaper! Key features of Magic Fluids: - Highly configurable fluid behaviour and look - 70+ predefined configuration presets to get you started - Save your own presets - Pause the animation anytime and save screenshots - NEW: Record videos straight from the app! - Smoke, water and jello animation - 10 fluid textures that add fine detail to the fluid - Amazing light and shadow visual effects - Thousands of particles moving with the fluid - You can load photos and images as backgrounds - Highly optimized, multiple quality settings Fluid animation in your pocket! Touch the screen and create beautiful motion of colorful smoke and water. Calm down and relax as you watch trippy, magical swirls of flowing colors. Get artistic and design creative, satisfying patterns of paint and particles.

Screenshots

Atomus HD4 screens
Magic Fluids4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Magic Fluids at 575 against Atomus HD's 60. Magic Fluids also leads on chart position (#41 vs #199). Atomus HD's advantage is price ($3.99 vs $4.99). On rating, review sentiment, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Atomus HD costs $3.99 and Magic Fluids $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 — 4.8 for Atomus HD against 4.8 for Magic Fluids. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Magic Fluids has 575 ratings behind it against 60, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 91% of Atomus HD's written reviews are positive against 97% of Magic Fluids's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Atomus HD versus Magic Fluids: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAtomus HDMagic Fluids
Price$3.99 — better$4.99
Rating4.8 (60 ratings)4.8 (575 ratings)
Positive reviews90.7% of reviews96.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings60575 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#199#41 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.6
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSungLab IncMad Scientist

Customer experience

Atomus HD

All ratings60 ratings
Positive98.3%
Neutral1.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews161 reviews
Positive90.7%
Neutral3.7%
Negative5.6%

Magic Fluids

All ratings575 ratings
Positive97.6%
Neutral1.7%
Negative0.7%
Written reviews177 reviews
Positive96.6%
Neutral1.7%
Negative1.7%

User reviews

Atomus HD

From 60 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ✨ Visually stunning graphics
  • 🧘‍♀️ Relaxing and calming experience
  • 🎨 Creative and mesmerizing visuals
  • 🎶 Beautiful and soothing music
  • 🎮 Addictive and engaging gameplay

Room to improve

  • ⏳ Can become boring after a while
  • ❓ Lack of user manual/explanations
  • 🎶 Music can be repetitive
  • 💸 Some users feel it's a waste of money
  • 🎛️ Limited customization options

Magic Fluids

From 575 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Calming and relaxing
  • 💡 Highly customizable
  • 🎨 Beautiful visuals and fluid dynamics
  • 🔍 Lots of presets and options to explore
  • 💰 Worth the price

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes or freezes
  • 🔍 Difficulty accessing menu buttons
  • 🔋 Battery drain issues

Bugs and requests

Atomus HD

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • App crashes with 11 fingers
  • Orientation issues on tablets
  • Music not working
  • Sound stopped working
  • App freezes after opening and exiting
Show 3 more
  • App crashes with more than 9 fingers
  • App crashes with more than 10 fingers
  • App crashes with multiple fingers

Requested features

10 requests
  • User manual or explanations
  • Ability to customize starting points
  • Option to record or save favorite settings
  • Ability to take screenshots
  • More music tracks/playlists
Show 5 more
  • Ability to play animation via Apple TV
  • Add more themes
  • Implement speed control
  • Option to capture images or short videos
  • Add more colors and particle formation modes

Magic Fluids

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Presets not saving properly
  • Incompatibility with newer iOS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to import custom background images
  • Screen recording functionality
  • More sound and music options
  • Improved interface and UI

In-app purchases

None

Atomus HD

No in-app purchases

None

Magic Fluids

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Atomus HD free?
Atomus HD costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Magic Fluids free?
Magic Fluids costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Atomus HD or Magic Fluids?
Atomus HD and Magic Fluids are both rated 4.8 out of 5 on the App Store, from 60 and 575 ratings respectively.
Do Atomus HD or Magic Fluids have ads?
Neither Atomus HD nor Magic Fluids shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Atomus HD or Magic Fluids?
Atomus HD ships an update every 4 months, and Magic Fluids every 4 months. Most recently, Atomus HD was updated on September 22, 2026 and Magic Fluids on September 24, 2026.
Which is more popular, Atomus HD or Magic Fluids?
Atomus HD currently peaks at #199 in the App Store charts, and Magic Fluids at #41. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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