Comparison

Planet Gravity vs Newton's Cradle Plus

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

Head to head
About

Planet Gravity

Explore the gravitational pull of different celestial bodies. Watch pendulums swing and collide under varying gravitational forces, offering a unique physics simulation experience.

Highlights
  • Select different planets for unique gravity
  • Observe pendulum collisions
  • Physics-based simulation
  • Educational planet facts
  • Interactive entertainment
Features
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Planet Gravity isn't just about gravity anymore. Select a planet to get a scrolling fact about that planet on the display. This app is a twist on the Newton’s cradle balance balls. The pendulum balls collide just like the real set and you can select other planets to use that planet’s gravity. How does the pendulum swing with different gravity? Even the Sun has gravity - see what it does to the motion of the pendulums (well they'd probably melt but you get the idea.....)

About

Newton's Cradle Plus

Experience a classic desk toy simulation with customizable physics and visual effects. Adjust energy loss, speed, and colors to create your own unique pendulum display. Enjoy a relaxing diversion that demonstrates fundamental laws of motion.

Highlights
  • Customizable background and ball colors
  • Adjustable energy loss and speed
  • Collision count display
  • Tick sound toggle
  • HDR display support
  • Portrait and landscape orientation
Features
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Newton's Cradle is a classic desk toy that makes a fun conversation piece and fits perfectly on a desktop or coffee table. Beside Demonstrates Newton's Laws of Motion, These swinging balls will help you occupied for hours at work. Features: • Able to set background colour. • Able to set random colour on ball collision. • Able to show or hide ball collision count from start to stop. • Able to play or mute tick sound on ball collision. • Able to set the energy loss rate of Newton's cradle, which will affect how long it'll take to finish. • Able to set the speed of Newton's cradle. • Able to set the HDR display for vivid color [for Super Retina Display or Super Retina XDR devices only]. • Simulate energy loss over time, from beginning movement to stop. • Support both portrait and landscape orientations. Newton's cradle, also called a Newton's rocker or a ball clicker are often used as a relaxing diversion on the desk. Newton's cradle is a device that demonstrates conservation of momentum and energy using a series of swinging spheres. When one sphere at the end is lifted and released, it strikes the stationary spheres, transmitting a force through the stationary spheres that pushes the last sphere upward. It was so-named in 1967 by English actor Simon Prebble, in honor of his countryman and revolutionary physicist Isaac Newton. Newton's Cradle is a device that not only demonstrates a pendulum, but also shows the Laws of Conservation of Momentum and Energy. When one ball on the end is lifted and released, the resulting force travels through the line and pushes the last ball upward. Because it uses Newton's Laws, it was named after Sir Isaac Newton, English physicist, mathematician and astronomer. Each ball acts like an individual pendulum. At rest all the balls are touching. When you lift one of the end balls and let it hit the resting balls, only the ball at the other end moves, and the initial ball stops at rest. Thanks for your support and do visit nitrio.com for more apps for your iOS devices.

Screenshots

Planet Gravity3 screens
Newton's Cradle Plus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Planet Gravity at Free against Newton's Cradle Plus's $2.99. Planet Gravity also leads on review sentiment (25% vs 0%) and update cadence (every 14 months vs every 45 months). Newton's Cradle Plus's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). On ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Planet Gravity is free to download; Newton's Cradle Plus costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Planet Gravity ships an update every 14 months, Newton's Cradle Plus every 45 months. The most recent releases landed on June 7, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Planet Gravity versus Newton's Cradle Plus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlanet GravityNewton's Cradle Plus
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating—3.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—6 — better
Update frequencyEvery 14 months — betterEvery 45 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNiagara Mobile LLCHeng Jia Liang

Customer experience

Planet Gravity

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

Newton's Cradle Plus

All ratings6 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Planet Gravity

No in-app purchases

None

Newton's Cradle Plus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Planet Gravity free?
Planet Gravity is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Newton's Cradle Plus free?
Newton's Cradle Plus costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Planet Gravity or Newton's Cradle Plus have ads?
Neither Planet Gravity nor Newton's Cradle Plus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Planet Gravity or Newton's Cradle Plus?
Planet Gravity ships an update every 14 months, and Newton's Cradle Plus every 45 months. Most recently, Planet Gravity was updated on June 7, 2026 and Newton's Cradle Plus on September 17, 2026.

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