Comparison

Forces Playground vs Fruit Timer

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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!

About

Fruit Timer

Features
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Fruit Timer is a visual countdown timer that gradually reveals an image clockwise as time passes. Follow the picture and large countdown to see how much time remains. Choose watermelon, orange, or kiwi, use a favorite photo, or try the included Pomeranian, Dalmatian, and Shiba Inu portraits. Use it for studying, focused work, getting ready, tidying up, and taking breaks. Tap the large time display, choose a duration, and tap Start. Switch images while the timer is running, or pause, resume, and reset whenever you need to. Make the timer your own • Touch and hold an image button to choose a dog portrait or a photo • Zoom and adjust the position to fit the circular display • Use Settings to apply one image to one, several, or all three slots • Adjust a saved image again or restore the original fruit for each slot Everyday features • Set a duration from 1 second to 59 minutes 59 seconds • Large remaining-time digits and a circular image that shows elapsed time • Pause, resume, reset, and repeat the same duration • Separate sound and vibration settings • A local completion notification when notifications are allowed • Live Activities with remaining time on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island on supported iPhones • An option to keep the screen awake during a timer • Portrait display on iPhone; adaptable portrait, landscape, and window layouts on iPad • An optional hiragana and katakana display mode when using Japanese • 21 language and regional localizations No account is required, and there are no ads. The timer, included dog portraits, and editing of imported images work offline. Selected photos are stored in the app and are not uploaded to a developer-operated server. Your original photos are not modified. No in-app purchase is needed to use the timer or image features. Settings includes an optional “Buy the developer a coffee” purchase. This consumable support purchase can be made more than once, provides no extra features or benefits, and is not a subscription. Notifications and Live Activities depend on your device and system settings. Loading a photo from iCloud, making a support purchase, or opening store and support pages may require an internet connection.

Screenshots

Forces Playground4 screens
Fruit Timer2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Forces Playground at none against Fruit Timer's 1. Forces Playground also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Fruit Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Forces Playground asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Forces Playground ships an update every 3 months, Fruit Timer every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Forces Playground versus Fruit Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterForces PlaygroundFruit Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRobert L ZimmelmanAKIHIRO OHNO

In-app purchases

None

Forces Playground

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Fruit Timer

One-time1
  • Support the developer$0.49

Questions

Is Forces Playground free?
Forces Playground is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fruit Timer free?
Fruit Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Forces Playground or Fruit Timer have ads?
Neither Forces Playground nor Fruit Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Forces Playground or Fruit Timer?
Forces Playground ships an update every 3 months, and Fruit Timer every 6 weeks. Most recently, Forces Playground was updated on October 2, 2026 and Fruit Timer on October 4, 2026.

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