Atomify vs iORA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Atomify
Explore atomic physics and molecular behavior with a powerful simulation tool. Visualize atoms and molecules in liquids, solids, and gases, transforming your device into a personal physics laboratory for learning or research.
- Atomic and molecular simulations
- Visual understanding of matter
- Physics research tool
- LAMMPS integration
- Open-source code
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LAMMPS on your phone/tablet! Learn about atomic physics or show your research to other people. Gain intuitive visual understanding of how atoms behave in liquids, solids and gases. With Atomify, your phone/tablet is transformed into a physics simulator allowing you to study atoms and molecules building up everything on this planet. In Atomify you are in charge of the universe. You are God. Perfect for anyone wanting to understand physics at the atomic level. The simulations are performed with the high performance molecular dynamics code, LAMMPS[1]. Developed by Anders Hafreager and Svenn-Arne Dragly (PhD candidates at the University of Oslo). Atomify LAMMPS is open source (GPLv3) and the source code can be found on GitHub[2]. [1] http://lammps.sandia.gov/ [2] https://github.com/ovilab/atomify
iORA
Visualize chemical reactions in 3D using quantum-mechanical simulations. This free, interactive application makes complex chemistry concepts accessible and engaging for learners.
- 3D chemical reaction visualization
- Quantum-mechanical simulations
- Interactive learning
- Easy to use interface
- Educational tool
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iORA is a free, easy to use, highly interactive smartphone application that provides 3D visualization of chemical reactions based on quantum-mechanical simulations.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: iORA at 5.0 against Atomify's 4.5. iORA also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). Atomify's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 14.3). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
iORA holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Atomify's written reviews are positive against 100% of iORA's.
Atomify ships an update every 7 months, iORA every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Atomify | iORA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 14.3 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Anders Hafreager | Daniel Ess |
Customer experience
Atomify
iORA
In-app purchases
Atomify
No in-app purchases
iORA
No in-app purchases
