Incredible Numbers! vs NagareVisualizer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Incredible Numbers!
Explore the hidden beauty of mathematics with interactive examples and puzzles. Discover concepts like infinity, Pi, and prime numbers through engaging articles and demonstrations crafted by a renowned professor. Uncover the mathematical patterns in nature, music, and codes.
- 23 articles by Professor Ian Stewart
- 71 interactive demonstrations
- 15 mathematical puzzles
- Topics: Infinity, Pi, Music, Codes, Nature, Primes, Polygons, Factorials
- Interactive examples and simulations
- Focus on the beauty of mathematics
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Selected by Apple as Best of 2014, and winner of the 2015 Digital Book Award for Best Nonfiction App. Bestselling author Professor Ian Stewart is your guide through Incredible Numbers. Numbers define the patterns of sunflowers; they bring pleasure through music; and they help us answer existential questions like; ‘How many ways are there to lace my shoes?’ Interactive examples – from simple equations to a working Enigma machine – put the beautiful concepts behind mathematics at your fingertips. “A measure of Ian Stewart’s success is that he’s able to give a clear path through some very hairy mathematics.” – Times Higher Education Supplement There’s so much more than a few screenshots can show: – 23 articles crafted by Prof. Ian Stewart, embedded with 71 groundbreaking interactive demonstrations. – 23 bespoke interactive sections that let you immerse yourself in the beautiful patterns and concepts behind each topic. – 15 of Ian Stewart’s famous mathematical puzzles. Topics include: • Infinity – Explore infinity and understand what it really means to say something is infinite. • Pi – Unwrap the mysteries of pi to see why this strange number is so important and why it’s not just about circles. • Music – Music and math share the beauty of finding patterns in complexity. Detailed interactives show you how they relate in real, meaningful and fun ways. • Codes – See how the power of numbers can unlock complexity in codes. • Nature – See how numbers work in nature by looking at the Fibonacci sequence and how it appears in the real world in beautiful and surprising ways. • Primes – Discover the mysterious patterns in prime numbers, and why they are so important. • Polygons – Get to grips with shapes and polygons. Classical geometry is just another way to think about numbers! • Factorials – How many ways can you lace your shoes? Did you know that if you have 4 eyelets, there are 24 possible lacing styles? With 12 eyelets there are 479,001,600 possibilities. See why this is so in Factorials! Incredible Numbers aspires to convince you that maths is beautiful. Mathematicians know this already. The great solutions and proofs shine to them, but their underlying beauty has been hidden behind abstract algebra and complex equations. Until now. If you enjoy this app, don’t forget to rate it in the App Store.
NagareVisualizer
Explore the fascinating world of fluid dynamics with this iPad application. Visualize air and liquid movements that are often imperceptible in everyday life, offering an engaging way to understand complex flow patterns.
- Fluid simulation visualization
- Air and liquid movement
- Interactive flow patterns
- Educational tool for fluid dynamics
- iPad optimized
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NagareVisualizer for iPad is an introductory application for fluid simulation. You can enjoy fluid(air or liquid) movement in various ways, even though it is difficult to recognize in our daily life. The visualizer helps you to look into fascinating flow(nagare) world.
Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Incredible Numbers! at 73% against NagareVisualizer's 0%. Incredible Numbers! also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.0) and ratings volume (9 vs 1). NagareVisualizer's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $6.99) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 10 months). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Incredible Numbers! costs $6.99 and NagareVisualizer $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Incredible Numbers! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Incredible Numbers! has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Incredible Numbers!'s written reviews are positive against 0% of NagareVisualizer's.
Incredible Numbers! ships an update every 10 months, NagareVisualizer every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Incredible Numbers! | NagareVisualizer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $6.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better | 2.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 73.1% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 107 MB | 213 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NatureGuides Ltd. | Institute of Computational Fluid Dynamics |
Customer experience
Incredible Numbers!
NagareVisualizer
In-app purchases
Incredible Numbers!
No in-app purchases
NagareVisualizer
No in-app purchases
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