Forces Playground vs Flocking Simulator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Forces Playground
Explore how different forces impact objects in a simulated space environment. Users can add objects and apply gravity, anti-gravity, or vortex forces to observe their effects. Adjust force strength and object mass to create unique physics interactions.
- Apply gravity, anti-gravity, and vortex forces
- Adjust force strength and object mass
- Observe object interactions in real-time
- Clear and reset the scene
- Show or hide forces
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This great App shows how forces affect objects in space! Drop objects into the scene and put forces in the scene to affect the objects! Demonstration of gravity, anti-gravity and vortex forces with images dropped in to the screen that get attracted to the forces when the users touches. The user can select Vortex, Gravity or Anti-Gravity forces and watch the fun in this physics simulation! Vortex will cause the objects on screen to rotate around. The user can increase or decrease the vortex forces on screen so the rotate left, stop or rotate right. The user can also increase or decrease the gravity forces on screen. Gravity will attract objects on the screen. Anti-gravity will repel objects on the screen. The user can increase or decrease the mass of the colored squares on screen by swiping up or down. Reset color mass to defaults by swiping left. Clear the screen by swiping right. Show or hide forces by pressing the buttons on the top of the screen. Special Thanks to NASA for the public domain images used for the Space pictures!
Flocking Simulator
Explore emergent behavior and steering rules with a "boids" simulation. Adjust forces like separation, alignment, and cohesion to create lifelike motion. Experiment with visual options and observe instant reactions to your changes.
- Adjustable flocking forces (separation, alignment, cohesion)
- Customizable perception radius, speed, and steering
- Visual options: boid shape, color modes, debug overlays
- Real-time swarm reaction to parameter changes
- Learning emergent behavior and steering rules
- Generative visuals and relaxing motion
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Flocking Simulator is a real-time “boids” playground where simple rules create surprisingly lifelike motion. Build your perfect swarm by adjusting the core forces: • Separation, Alignment, Cohesion • Perception radius, max speed, max steer • Drag (friction), noise (jitter), bias • Optional wall bouncing Visual options: • Triangle or circle boids • Color modes: Solid, Velocity, Rainbow • Debug overlays: vision radius, direction vectors, stats/FPS Great for: • Learning emergent behavior and steering rules • Generative visuals and relaxing motion • Quick experiments—change a slider and watch the swarm react instantly Note: Fast motion and bright colors may affect users sensitive to motion.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Forces Playground at 9.0 against Flocking Simulator's 15.1. On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Forces Playground against 5.0 for Flocking Simulator. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
| Parameter | Forces Playground | Flocking Simulator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Robert L Zimmelman | Victor Rodriguez |
Customer experience
Forces Playground
Flocking Simulator
In-app purchases
Forces Playground
No in-app purchases
Flocking Simulator
No in-app purchases
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