Decision Workspace
gravita-physics vs impetus vs physics_sandbox
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
gravita-physics
experimentalv0.1.0
A modular 2D physics engine for real-time games and simulations
55
impetus
experimentalv1.3.0
Physics engine — 2D/3D rigid body simulation, collision detection, constraints, and spatial queries for AGNOS
56
physics_sandbox
experimentalv0.1.4
Small rigid-body physics sandbox with pluggable integrators, environments, collisions and an event bus. Optional retro ASCII terminal visualization.
Core Metrics
| gravita-physics | impetus | physics_sandbox | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 55 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 98 | 522 | 65 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 151d ago | 57d ago | 24d ago |
| Age | 5m | 2m | 25d |
Health Breakdown
gravita-physics
Maintenance
6
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
impetus
Maintenance
13
Quality
18
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
physics_sandbox
Maintenance
17
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| gravita-physics | impetus | physics_sandbox | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 1.3.0 | 0.1.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0-only | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 33KB | 142KB | 81KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.89 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •physics_sandbox leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •impetus has the most downloads (522), suggesting wider adoption.
- •gravita-physics, physics_sandbox are pre-1.0 — API may change.