Physics Formulas vs iPTE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Physics Formulas
Access a comprehensive collection of physics formulas categorized for easy study and work. Features include calculation tools, multi-language support, and the ability to save and share formulas.
- Formula reference by category
- In-app calculation tools
- Support for 15 languages
- Favorite formulas folder
- Formula sharing functionality
- Searchable formula database
- Add custom formulas and notes
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From the success of Maths Formulas app, Physics Formulas has been developed and released to help users quickly refer to any Physics formulas for their study and work. This app displays most popular formulas in seven categories: - Mechanics - Electricity - Thermal physics - Periodic motion - Optics - Atomic physics - Constants This app has all functions to help users use the app conveniently - Tools: users can input data and the app will calculate some popular physics problems. - Supporting multiple languages: it's the best to read in your mother language as well as in English to expand your language skills. In this version, there are 15 languages: English, Vietnamese, Chinese (Trad/Simp), Turkish, Spanish, German, French, Portuguese, Russian, Indonesian, Persian, Italian, Hindi and Arabic. - Favorite folder: save frequently used formulas in a favorite folder to quickly access to them. - Sharing: touch and share a formula to friends via message, email or Facebook. - Searching: users can type key words in top of the screen to quickly find a formula. - Add your own formulas or notes in "Favorite" section. - Add your own customized tools in "Tools" section (unlimited number of formulas and variables for Full version). Compare to the Free version, this Full version does not have ad-banner and has more tools. More content will be added later exclusively for Full version. This is the essential app for everybody especially students, engineers and scientists.
iPTE
Explore the periodic table with extensive data on chemical elements and over 5500 isotopes. Features include element images, electron configurations, discovery history, and a solubility chart. Ideal for students, teachers, and science enthusiasts.
- Extensive element data
- Over 5500 isotopes
- Solubility chart
- Element images and electron configurations
- Discovery history
- Search functionality
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This fact-filled, image-rich app is the only periodic table you need. In the app You will find a huge amount of data about chemical elements. More than 5500 Isotopes of all the element are also in the app. You will learn a lot of new and useful for yourself, ideal if you're a student, teacher or just have an interest in the chemical sciences or nuclear sciences. The table has a long-form approved by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) as the core. Besides the elements, you can use the Table of solubility. - When you move your finger on any element provides information that is constantly updated. - Every item have an image of element and an image of electron configuration. - Discovery history. - Solubility Chart. - To find any element you can use the search by typing any character. - More than 5500 Isotopes of all the element. - Animation engarded to show the information. - IUPAC Naming or CAS Naming as your choice.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: iPTE at 100% against Physics Formulas's 50%. iPTE also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). Physics Formulas's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $1.99). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Physics Formulas costs $0.99 and iPTE $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Physics Formulas ships an update every 7 months, iPTE every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Physics Formulas | iPTE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 98 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NSC CO. PTY LTD | 建锋 宋 |
Customer experience
Physics Formulas
iPTE
In-app purchases
Physics Formulas
No in-app purchases
iPTE
No in-app purchases
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