Particle Station vs Atomus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Particle Station
Create and customize over 100 unique particle systems. Experiment with attributes like speed, gravity, and color to design your own visual effects. Offers extensive customization options for interactive particle generation.
- Over 100 particle systems
- Customize particle attributes
- Interactive finger control
- Adjust speed, gravity, color
- Create unique visual effects
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---Over 100 different particle system! ---Customize your own particle system with fingers! The attributes you can change include Speed,Radial Acceleration,Gravity,Lifespan,Start Color and so on!
Atomus
This app is an interactive visualizer that creates beautiful, dynamic art inspired by natural phenomena and abstract concepts. It offers customizable particle effects, multi-touch interaction, and music integration, designed to inspire creativity or provide a relaxing visual experience.
- 10-Finger Multi-touch Display
- 5 Music Choices
- Fastest Speed (60 FPS)
- 12,000 Particles
- Customizable Particle Length, Number, & Size
- 3-Color Modes
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ATOMUS — A Living Kinetic Universe in Your Hands Touch energy. Shape motion. Watch light come alive. ATOMUS transforms your screen into a living kinetic universe where thousands of particles react instantly to every movement, creating flowing structures, cosmic patterns, and mesmerizing visual motion that feels both dynamic and calming. Designed for moments when you want to reset your mind, explore visual creativity, or simply watch something beautiful evolve under your fingertips, ATOMUS offers a unique sensory experience between digital art and meditation. Every touch creates shifting forms that can feel like fireworks, auroras, galaxies, waves, atomic structures, or living energy — always moving, always changing. Why users love ATOMUS • Deeply immersive touch interaction • Hypnotic moving particle structures • Ideal for creative focus and visual relaxation • A satisfying sensory experience that never feels the same twice • Beautiful for both quiet moments and playful exploration A Dynamic Visual Experience ATOMUS is inspired by: • fireworks • whirlwinds • fireflies • auroras • rainbows • waves • atomic forms Each interaction creates evolving structures that feel alive and endlessly surprising. Real-Time Performance • Up to 12,000 particles in real time • 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) Free Version Enjoy ATOMUS for free. Upgrade to HD for: • 2× more particles • Ad-free experience • Richer visual density Support If you have ideas, questions, or feedback, I would love to hear from you. sunglab@gmail.com http://www.sunglab.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Atomus at 89% against Particle Station's 0%. Atomus also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 16 months). Particle Station's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Atomus holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Atomus has 529 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Particle Station's written reviews are positive against 89% of Atomus's.
Particle Station ships an update every 16 months, Atomus every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Particle Station | Atomus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (3 ratings) | 4.8 (529 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 89.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 529 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 92 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 晓晶 李 | SungLab Inc |
Customer experience
Particle Station
Atomus
Bugs and requests
Particle Station
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Atomus
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes when using more than 10 fingers
- Inconsistent ad frequency
Requested features
3 requests- More color and particle effect options
- Ability to turn off sound/music
- Haptic feedback support
In-app purchases
Particle Station
No in-app purchases
Atomus
No in-app purchases
Questions
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