Algodoo Physics 4+

Algoryx Simulation AB

    • 2.8 • 6 Ratings
    • $7.99

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Description

Become an inventor with Algodoo - Start designing and testing your ideas in seconds. Algodoo is endless fun for any age to create, play & learn physics!

In a simulated “real” world you can build, play and make your inventions come alive. With simple drawing tools, objects like gears, motors, lasers, springs, ropes, and even water, you can test wacky ideas, build amazing machines and design cool games. Easily share your beautiful creations with friends and challenge them to use their own creative minds.

The simulation methods are based on cutting edge technology and also used by Algoryx in advanced engineering simulations, movie visual effects and virtual realitys simulators! In Algodoo they come in a irrestible format accessible for everyone.


ALGODOO IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE iPad!


Algodoo includes the following features:

◉ For drawing and building
Algodoo comes with an abundance of tools for constructing, building and creating your designs.

• Use the unique Sketch tool - an all-in-one tool with gestures for multi drawing and editing - that makes your workflow quick and easy.
• Or draw your creations with basic tools like Circles, Boxes, Polygons, Planes, Gears, Ropes & Chains.
• Make your inventions truly unique by adding physics like Springs, Axles, Thrusters, Lasers, Fixates and Tracers.
• Edit and interact with your creations using tools like Scale, Rotate, Move, Cut and Drag.
• For even more editing you can make water, set collision layers, group objects, add mechanics, etc, to your different components.


◉ For design and final touches
The Algodoo world is colorful but you can easily change the look and feel in Algodoo.

• Set color for your background, water and your objects. Save your colors as different palettes for future work. You can also change the look of your artwork with pre-made palettes like X-ray, Optics, Sunset, and many others.
• Experiment with different materials in Algodoo. In seconds you can set density, friction and restitution for your objects. Making them slippery like ice, heavy like gold or bouncy like a rubber ball. Algodoo comes with 9 different pre-made materials: Gold, Glass, Stone, Steel, Rubber, Helium, Wood, Ice and the Default Algodoo material.


◉ For sharing and daring
If you want some inspiration, find scenes in “Algobox” - a library of Algodoo creations. There are more than 30 000 user-created scenes that you will find amazing, awe-inspiring and fun.

• Browse around for hours, download and play your favourite scenes, all within Algodoo.
• Sign up for your personal account and start sharing your creations. Challenge your friends to try them or dare them to build even cooler scenes.
• Rate, comment and like all scenes on Facebook, Twitter and Google+.


◉ Quick and easy to get started
Algodoo comes with built-in tutorials which step-by-step introduce you to all the tools an main functions. Getting started is made even easier. If you want additional training and tips then watch some of the many videos and webinars that exist from links within Algodoo.


Algodoo is just endless fun for any age to create, play & learn physics!

What’s New

Version 2.1.0

* Optimizations
* Bug fixes

Ratings and Reviews

2.8 out of 5
6 Ratings

6 Ratings

Grumpy Graham ,

High hopes

This app looks great, and the physics simulation is well done. I really, really wanted to like this app. As an app developer myself I know how hateful it can be to get poor reviews here, so I hope the developers of this one will take this as constructive criticism.

The real problem with this app is that it's so, so difficult to quickly draw what you want, and edit the drawn objects. The tools are baulky and don't work in a way that makes sense if you think of this as a drawing app. The developers need to think of it as a drawing app with added physics, not a physics app with a couple of simple drawing tools grafted on top. The fact that you need to constantly switch tools to get anything done means that just to draw a simple 4-bar linkage took me over half an hour. Why can't I combine simple shapes to make more complex ones without having to join them with the join anchor? Why, when I clone a bunch of joined shapes, do they not retain the joins?

Also, it should have some sort of strong friction drag by default because if you accidentally move something too quickly, it goes flying off out of view before you get a chance to catch it and I couldn't find a way to get those objects back - I had to start over which was very frustrating. The non-standard UI looks good but I would have much preferred to have a standard Mac interface where I could feel more at home quickly.

Because the physics simulation is so good I will give this 3 stars, because it has promise. I think the drawing/construction part of the app needs a complete rethink however.

segalcYT ,

Please Help

Algodoo is an amazing game so I decided to try it out for myself. I paid the 8 dollars I clicked open but it wasn't working. I updated my mac (to Catalina) and it is saying that it doesn't support my version of Mac but then it says it does. Can u please help me. what do I do?

Farrrk ,

Crashes on start up

We have Mojave, so you probably shouldn't be charging $8 for a game that isn't up to date. Game support is non-existant.

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Supports

  • Family Sharing

    Up to six family members can use this app with Family Sharing enabled.