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Best Physics Puzzle Apps for iPhone (2026)

33 apps ranked S through F · · Ranked by AppTierList, computed, never sold · JSON

Part of Puzzle Games.

Cut the Rope: Physics Puzzle is the top-ranked of 33 physics puzzle apps on iPhone, at S tier with 4.8/5 from 286,376 ratings.

  1. 1
    Cut the Rope: Physics PuzzleS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 286,376 ratings · score 97
  2. 2
    Royal Smash! - Physics PuzzleS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 131,611 ratings · score 96
  3. 3
    Knock Out : Physics PuzzleS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 34,715 ratings · score 95
  4. 4
    Stack Smash - 3D Puzzle GameS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.9 · 41,495 ratings · score 94
  5. 5
    Brain It On!S
    Free download · ★ 4.5 · 5,157 ratings · score 92

What belongs in this list

Solve puzzles by using gravity, motion and object interactions.

Not here: a math puzzle alone; a logic puzzle with no physics alone; a mystery puzzle with story clues alone; a number puzzle alone; a physics sandbox with no goals alone

How we pick

For this list we ask the App Store the same searches a person would, in several countries, and keep every app it returns. A model reads each app's listing and rejects the ones that only mention the use case. Every app that stays is scored out of 100 from four parts, each 0 to 100 and averaged with no weights: its App Store rating, how many people rated it, where the App Store itself ranks it for this list's searches, and how recently its current version shipped. An app showing Apple's Editors' Choice badge gets a fifth part of 100, which can only lift its score. Tiers follow fixed score bands: S from 90, A from 80, B from 70, C from 60, D from 50, F below. The list's leader is S if it scores 80 or more. On a list of 20 or more ranked apps, a tier from S to D takes in new apps only up to a quarter of the top 40: an app pushed out of a full tier falls to the next tier with room, and F takes the rest. An app already in a tier keeps its place while the tier is at most 2 apps over a quarter; past that, only the apps over that margin go down, lowest score first. Equal scores share a tier, and no app has a better tier than an app ranked above it. An app keeps its tier until its score passes the band edge by more than 1 point, or a full tier or the order above moves it. Only the top 40 of a list get a tier. Read the full method →

S
Cut the Rope: Physics PuzzleRoyal Smash!Knock OutStack SmashBrain It On!Target Smash
A
Angry SmashBrain DotsIgnisAngry BirdsCarnival Knockdown
B
Sweet Smash!Dig This!Arm SimulatorLazy Jump 3DCut the Rope: Time Travel
C
Mr. PainGrand SmashSmash OutCarnival Blast!MagicSplash KingdomZipline ValleyBlast Party
D
Smash DownRube’s LabHungry Balls!circloOSquiggle DropThinkrolls 2Snail Bob 2
F
Poly BridgeCut the Rope: Magic GOLD

Compare every app

  1. 1
    Cut the Rope: Physics PuzzleS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 286,376 ratings · score 97 · best in class
  2. 2
    Royal Smash! - Physics PuzzleS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 131,611 ratings · score 96 · best in class
  3. 3
    Knock Out : Physics PuzzleS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 34,715 ratings · score 95 · best in class
  4. 4
    Stack Smash - 3D Puzzle GameS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.9 · 41,495 ratings · score 94 · best in class
  5. 5
    Brain It On!S
    Free download · ★ 4.5 · 5,157 ratings · score 92 · best in class
  6. 6
    Target Smash - Physics PuzzleS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 1,715 ratings · score 91 · best in class
  7. 7
    Angry Smash - Physics PuzzleA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.9 · 8,126 ratings · score 90 · excellent
  8. 8
    Brain DotsA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.4 · 8,180 ratings · score 88 · excellent
  9. 9
    Ignis - Puzzle GameA
    Free download · ★ 4.7 · 7,869 ratings · score 87 · excellent
  10. 10
    Angry Birds FriendsA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 141,799 ratings · score 87 · excellent
  11. 11
    Carnival KnockdownA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.9 · 6,895 ratings · score 82 · excellent
  12. 12
    Sweet Smash!B
    Free download · ★ 4.8 · 7,472 ratings · score 79 · good
  13. 13
    Dig This!B
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 631,991 ratings · score 73 · good · provisional
  14. 14
    Arm SimulatorB
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 36,382 ratings · score 72 · good
  15. 15
    Lazy Jump 3DB
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 95,010 ratings · score 71 · good · provisional
  16. 16
    Cut the Rope: Time TravelB
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 32,573 ratings · score 70 · good · provisional
  17. 17
    Mr. PainC
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 33,273 ratings · score 70 · situational · provisional
  18. 18
    Grand Smash: Physics PuzzleC
    Free download · ★ 4.9 · 4,326 ratings · score 69 · situational · provisional
  19. 19
    Smash Out: Cannon Fest 3DC
    Free download · ★ 4.7 · 8,949 ratings · score 68 · situational · provisional
  20. 20
    Carnival Blast!C
    Free download · ★ 4.7 · 9,632 ratings · score 68 · situational · provisional
  21. 21
    Cut the Rope: MagicC
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 13,192 ratings · score 68 · situational · provisional
  22. 22
    Splash Kingdom: Tower BlastC
    Free download · ★ 4.8 · 2,449 ratings · score 68 · situational · provisional
  23. 23
    Zipline ValleyC
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 49,767 ratings · score 67 · situational · provisional
  24. 24
    Blast PartyC
    Free download · ★ 4.7 · 3,566 ratings · score 67 · situational · provisional
  25. 25
    Smash Down: Blast It Away!D
    Free download · ★ 4.7 · 2,621 ratings · score 67 · weak · provisional
  26. 26
    Rube’s Lab: Physics PuzzleD
    Free + IAP · ★ 5.0 · 1 ratings · score 66 · weak · provisional
  27. 27
    Hungry Balls!D
    Free download · ★ 4.8 · 2,791 ratings · score 64 · weak · provisional
  28. 28
    circloO - Physics PlatformerD
    Free download · ★ 4.8 · 2,474 ratings · score 62 · weak · provisional
  29. 29
    Squiggle DropD
    n/a · ★ 4.7 · 13,895 ratings · score 61 · weak
  30. 30
    Thinkrolls 2: Puzzles For KidsD
    $5.99 · ★ 4.5 · 7,485 ratings · score 60 · weak
  31. 31
    Snail Bob 2: Platform Games 2dD
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 12,923 ratings · score 58 · weak · provisional
  32. 32
    Poly BridgeF
    $1.99 · ★ 4.8 · 17,917 ratings · score 45 · avoid · provisional
  33. 33
    Cut the Rope: Magic GOLDF
    $0.99 · ★ 4.7 · 6,696 ratings · score 43 · avoid · provisional

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Questions people ask

What is the best physics puzzle app for iPhone?
Cut the Rope: Physics Puzzle, S tier, ranked #1 of 33, rated 4.8 by 286,376 people.
Which physics puzzle apps are free?
29 of 33 are free to download: Cut the Rope: Physics Puzzle (S), Royal Smash! - Physics Puzzle (S), Knock Out : Physics Puzzle (S), Stack Smash - 3D Puzzle Game (S) and more. 18 of them sell in-app purchases.
Which physics puzzle app has the best App Store rating?
Grand Smash: Physics Puzzle at 4.9 from 4,326 ratings.
How many physics puzzle apps reach S or A tier?
11 of 33. Tiers follow fixed score bands: S from 90, A from 80, B from 70, C from 60, D from 50, F below. The list's leader is S if it scores 80 or more. On a list of 20 or more ranked apps, a tier from S to D takes in new apps only up to a quarter of the top 40: an app pushed out of a full tier falls to the next tier with room, and F takes the rest. An app already in a tier keeps its place while the tier is at most 2 apps over a quarter; past that, only the apps over that margin go down, lowest score first. Equal scores share a tier, and no app has a better tier than an app ranked above it. An app keeps its tier until its score passes the band edge by more than 1 point, or a full tier or the order above moves it. Only the top 40 of a list get a tier.

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