Ormolu
Open history's machines
$0.99 · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Open eleven landmark mechanisms, spread every component across the bench, and rebuild the ideas that changed navigation, astronomy, music, and computing.
Ormolu is an interactive cabinet of mechanical ideas. Every instrument is open from the first launch, every part can be inspected, and every restoration is included in one purchase.
EXPLORE ELEVEN MACHINES
- Antikythera mechanism
- Planispheric astrolabe
- Grand orrery
- Celestial planisphere
- Marine chronometer
- Pinned music cylinder
- Difference engine
- Morse register
- Curta calculator
- Jacquard head
- Vernier sextant
Rotate and zoom each real-time 3D assembly. Move the exploded-view control from a working whole to a fully separated mechanism. Read the purpose of individual parts, study four original blueprint plates per instrument, then restore the components in their functional order.
Ormolu works completely offline. It has no ads, accounts, subscriptions, analytics, or in-app purchases.
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Information
- Seller
- Robert Corbin
- Size
- 74.6 MB
- Category
- Puzzle
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Robert Corbin
