Comparison

Gear Design vs CloudLabs Electric Circuits

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Gear Design

Design involute gears with a CAD interface, allowing visual assessment through touch gestures. Generate and export STL data for 3D printing and perform tooth bending strength analysis with PDF sharing.

Highlights
  • Involute gear design
  • CAD interface
  • Touch gesture controls (zoom, rotate)
  • STL data generation
  • Email export
  • Tooth bending strength analysis
  • PDF sharing
Features
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Gear Design is great in designing involute gears from scratch. Application includes a CAD interface in front end where users can assess designed gears visually with their finger gestures (zoom, rotate, twist etc.). Users can easily generate STL data of the CAD model and export them via Email (Two step action: first generate data and then export via Email). Tooth bending strength analysis calculator is included with multiple sharing options, including a pdf file.

About

CloudLabs Electric Circuits

Explore electronic circuits with a virtual breadboard. Study Ohm's and Kirchhoff's laws, and learn about resistance concepts. Ideal for understanding fundamental electrical principles.

Highlights
  • Virtual breadboard for circuit configuration
  • Resistor and LED components
  • Study Ohm's Law
  • Study Kirchhoff's Laws
  • Learn equivalent resistance
  • Learn LED protection resistance
Features
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In this lab you will find a breadboard where you can configure electronic circuits with resistors and LEDs, in different configurations. With these circuits you will be able to study the concepts related to Ohm´s law or Kirchhoff´s laws, as well as the concepts of equivalent resistance or protection resistance of an LED.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: CloudLabs Electric Circuits at Free against Gear Design's $2.99. CloudLabs Electric Circuits also leads on rating (2.3 vs 1.5) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 12 months). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

CloudLabs Electric Circuits is free to download; Gear Design costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CloudLabs Electric Circuits holds the better App Store score, 2.3 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gear Design ships an update every 12 months, CloudLabs Electric Circuits every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Gear Design versus CloudLabs Electric Circuits: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGear DesignCloudLabs Electric Circuits
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating1.5 (2 ratings)2.3 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings24 — better
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.39.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB72 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperDRH YAZILIM VE MUHENDISLIK HIZMETLERI LTD STIJiovany Orozco

In-app purchases

None

Gear Design

No in-app purchases

None

CloudLabs Electric Circuits

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gear Design free?
Gear Design costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is CloudLabs Electric Circuits free?
CloudLabs Electric Circuits is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Gear Design or CloudLabs Electric Circuits?
CloudLabs Electric Circuits is rated higher. Gear Design averages 1.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while CloudLabs Electric Circuits averages 2.3 from 4 ratings.
Do Gear Design or CloudLabs Electric Circuits have ads?
Neither Gear Design nor CloudLabs Electric Circuits shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gear Design or CloudLabs Electric Circuits?
Gear Design ships an update every 12 months, and CloudLabs Electric Circuits every 3 days. Most recently, Gear Design was updated on October 9, 2026 and CloudLabs Electric Circuits on October 25, 2026.

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