Barbizon Handbook vs Electrical Troubleshooting MS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Barbizon Handbook
This digital handbook provides entertainment technicians with essential references for electrical terms, lighting fixtures, lamps, and more. Access all the information from the printed edition, including interactive contacts for global office locations and updated lookup tools.
- Indexed navigation
- Electrical and lighting references
- Zoom and pan handbook pages
- Interactive office contacts
- Updated lamp lookups
- Color, pattern, and pipe references
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The Barbizon Lighting Company is giving Entertainment technicians their coveted little flipbook AND MORE. No more wondering "Where did I leave my Barbizon Flipbook!? If I only had it with me, I could cross-reference my CTB by manufacturer!" Every page, formula, gel and lamp reference you'd find in the printed edition is here. • Handbook Indexed Navigation! • References for Electrical Terms, Wire and Cable, Lighting Fixtures, Lamps, Color, Patterns, Pipe, Knots, and More... • Zoom and Pan of Handbook pages • Interactive Contacts for All Barbizon Office locations, worldwide! • Updated tools and lamp lookups (including data projectors) For every Barbizon employee - from accounting to sales to shipping - there is a single driving philosophy: Connect the customer with what they need, when they need it, at a fair price. With this Handbook App, Barbizon is providing technicians and designers with one more means of connection - through your mobile device. Whatever your stage, Barbizon has products, experience and expertise for lighting professionals and amateurs in every field!
Electrical Troubleshooting MS
Learn to troubleshoot electrical circuits with a virtual voltmeter and PLC logic. This app offers 17 random electrical problems for a challenging learning experience, allowing you to practice identifying issues in motor starters and control circuits.
- 17 random electrical problems
- Virtual voltmeter with probes
- Animated motor starter
- Switch between schematic and PLC logic
- Troubleshooting Assistant
- Normal and troubleshooting modes
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Totally FREE! No ads or pop-ups! How this App Works: This app has 17 different electrical problems that are randomly selected to provide a fun and challenging learning experience. It is certain to help you become more proficient in troubleshooting with a voltmeter. The motor starter is animated so that you can SEE the different contact configurations between forward and reverse. Another unique feature of this app is the ability to instantly switch back and forth between the control schematic and the real time PLC logic. There is also a "Troubleshooting Assistant" to help test the control circuit and find the problems. The app is initially in normal mode. This allows you to experience: - How a reversing starter works. - How to use the virtual voltmeter probes to measure voltages at various test points (small black squares, which turn red when the voltmeter makes contact with them) in the control circuit. - Analyze the PLC logic, when the starter is in various control modes Run (FWD & Rev), Off and Auto (FWD & REV). The HMI only has control in Auto. The selector switches work as indicated by control circuit. After the you understand how the motor starter works in the various control modes, you can check your troubleshooting skills by going to "Settings" (touch the 'More' button (at the top of the app) and then the gear icon) and selecting troubleshooting mode. Touch the "Arrow Back" icon to return to the control schematic. You will notice that the screen background has turned a light green, indicating that it is in troubleshooting mode and has a problem that needs to be found. Use the "Troubleshooting assistant" at the top, right side of the control schematic to help set the operator switches for testing. Use the voltmeter probes and PLC logic screen to identify the problem. Once you believe that you have identified the problem, touch "Problem Identified" button at the top of the app. A list of possible problems will appear. If you cannot determine the problem, at the bottom of the list, there is an item to provide the answer. If you desire to put the control system back in to normal (Non Troubleshooting Mode - No electrical problems) to learn more about how it is suppose to work, go to the settings section and unselect "Troubleshooting Mode". It is truly a great learning tool for anybody that wants to be able to fully utilize a voltmeter to troubleshoot a control circuit.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Barbizon Handbook at 5.0 against Electrical Troubleshooting MS's 4.8. Barbizon Handbook also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 88%). Electrical Troubleshooting MS's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and ratings volume (122 vs 7). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Barbizon Handbook holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Electrical Troubleshooting MS has 122 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Barbizon Handbook's written reviews are positive against 88% of Electrical Troubleshooting MS's.
Barbizon Handbook ships an update every 3 weeks, Electrical Troubleshooting MS weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Barbizon Handbook | Electrical Troubleshooting MS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better | 4.8 (122 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 88.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 122 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.2 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BARBIZON ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC | David White |
Customer experience
Barbizon Handbook
Electrical Troubleshooting MS
In-app purchases
Barbizon Handbook
No in-app purchases
Electrical Troubleshooting MS
No in-app purchases
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