Polyember
Real screen recording, Blender 5.2, start to finish.

Build-Up FX Free

Pop In and Grow, in the same panel as the full version. Free for life, no email, no account.

Download the free version
  1. Unzip the download.
  2. In Blender: Edit, Preferences, Get Extensions, the dropdown at the top right, Install from Disk.
  3. Pick buildup_fx_free-1.0.0.zip.
  4. Press N in the 3D Viewport and open the Build-Up FX Free tab.

Blender 5.0 and newer. The zip also holds a .blend asset library and a README.

The two free effects

Pop InParts scale up with a springy overshoot.
GrowThe shape rises out of the ground along an axis.

The other eight are in the full version, $9 right now.