Earth Editor vs Flow Particles
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Earth Editor
Create your own world by placing various elements like sand, water, and lava on a gravity field. This simulation game allows for boundless creativity in designing unique planetary landscapes. Explore the possibilities of a sandbox environment where you are the architect of your own planet.
- World creation sandbox
- Gravity field simulation
- Place sand, water, seeds, lava
- Creative planetary design
- Element interaction
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This game is the 21st iOS game for the Web game site "DAN-BALL". A simulation game that creates the Earth using various dots on the field of gravity. There are various dots of sand, water, seeds, lava, and more. Be creative. It's up to you!
Flow Particles
Manipulate electromagnetic fields to guide particles towards receptors in this physics-based puzzle game. Explore the laws of electromagnetism through engaging gameplay.
- Electromagnetism simulation
- Particle manipulation
- Receptor aiming puzzles
- Physics-based gameplay
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Flow Particles is a game inspired by the laws of electromagnetism. By changing the electromagnetic field, try to aim the particles toward the receptors. A project by Pietro Alberti ECAL/ Bachelor Media Interaction Design. Game made as a part of the advanced Interaction course led by Gael Hugo assisted by Tibor Udvari and Laura Perrenoud.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Flow Particles at 5.0 against Earth Editor's 4.3. Flow Particles also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 79%). Earth Editor's advantage is ratings volume (924 vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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.
Flow Particles holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Earth Editor has 924 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Earth Editor's written reviews are positive against 100% of Flow Particles's.
| Parameter | Earth Editor | Flow Particles |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (924 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 924 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 8.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DAN-BALL | ECAL / Ecole cantonale d'art de Lausanne |
Customer experience
Earth Editor
Flow Particles
Bugs and requests
Earth Editor
Reported bugs
3 issues- Black holes causing glitches
- Ice not freezing water properly
- Cloned elements not behaving as expected
Requested features
8 requests- More elements and materials to experiment with
- Ability to save multiple worlds
- Zoom and camera controls
- Realistic physics and behaviors (e.g. sand sinking in water)
- Ability to create life, animals, or civilizations
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- Supernova and star effects
- Atmosphere and weather systems
- Ability to move immobile objects
Flow Particles
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Earth Editor
No in-app purchases
Flow Particles
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Earth Editor free?
Is Flow Particles free?
Which has better reviews, Earth Editor or Flow Particles?
Do Earth Editor or Flow Particles have ads?
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