Last updated on December 8th, 2025 at 11:17 pm
Quantum 3 – Puzzle Game Review
Quantum 3 is a Puzzle/Education game from Brian Winn, first launched in 13th January 2019.
It’s rated 4+ and currently has 15+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Quantum 3 Stand Out
Quantum 3 is an educational match-3 game for all ages where fun meets quantum physics! Build subatomic particles, learn about the mysteries of fundamental physics and deploy antimatter to clear the way! You'll match and swap quarks to make (and learn about) the baryons you need for each objective. Puzzle out the quantum properties of color, flavor and spin. So get in there and start your quantum-venture! Quantum 3 is puzzle-matching at its finest and a great intro to the world of particle physics!
The game is free-to-play with no in-app purchases.
The game is developed at Michigan State University by the Games for Entertainment and Learning Lab and is funded under grant PHY 1653405 by the National Science Foundation.
This Puzzle game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Quantum 3 is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 30th January 2023
Recent improvements include:
- Added translations for English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish.
- Fixed issue where proper instructions not showing in Level 7 and beyond.
Download & Availability
Quantum 3 is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
Use it and learn about different baryons easily! We really liked it.
Fun and good for learning. Make the last few levels more difficult please.
Fun little game, we saw the paper on the arXiv and thought we'd try it. There is a scaling issue on the iPhone XS however, the game over fills the screen and we don't see a few things on the edges.
After level 3: This is just a cute Candy Crush without the ads and social media nonsense. Its not teaching us physics! After level 8: we just need an anti blue antiquark so we can get those three strange quarks together and make one more omega minus baryon! Do we understand exactly what Im saying? Not really! But we suspect as we level up itll start to click. We already know 1000% more about quantum particles than we did ten minutes ago. Either way, it doesnt matter. Its cute and fun and free! We can actually see a physics teacher using this when she needs to fill the last 15 minutes of her lesson the day before break. Pun not intended, but now definitely intended.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 1.7
- Size: 206.55 MB
- iOS: 11.0 or later
- Languages: EN
- Content Advisory:
- Developer: Brian Winn
Last updated: 30th January 2023 | Genre: Puzzle, Education | Developer: Brian Winn