Comparison

CapacitorCalc vs KnowledgeBase Builder

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

Head to head
About

CapacitorCalc

Features
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Easily calculate the minimum required capacitor value for your AC‑DC transformer circuit. This app helps you determine: • The minimum capacitance needed (in pF, nF, µF, mF or F) • The minimum ripple voltage across the capacitor Just enter the voltage, current, and frequency of your transformer — and get instant results. Great for electronics enthusiasts, students, and hobbyists working with power supplies or rectifier circuits.

About

KnowledgeBase Builder

Organize and search text documents and web pages with links within a mind map structure. Automatically create mind maps from text, import Wikipedia articles, and export your knowledge base as HTML. Also functions as a flowcharting tool.

Highlights
  • Save text documents and web pages
  • Full-text search
  • Organize with mind maps
  • Automatic mind map creation
  • Wikipedia import
  • Export to HTML
  • Flowcharting tool
Features
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The InfoRapid KnowledgeBase Builder is an excellent tool for Knowledge Management. You can save text documents and web pages with all formattings and links in your knowledge base and perform a full text search in it. Since every document is attached as a text note to a mindmap item, you can organize them perfectly in a large mindmap. This mindmap is browsable, so you will never lose perspective even with thousands of documents. All items are stored in a reliable local SQLite database. The app includes many other outstanding features such as the automatic creation of mindmaps from text documents, the import of Wikipedia articles into your mindmap and much more. You can even export your knowledge base as a formatted html document. And that's not all. The InfoRapid KnowledgeBase Builder is also a famous flowcharting tool. You can either create your flowcharts manually or generate them automatically from pseudo code. And there are a thousand more things you can do with the app.

Screenshots

CapacitorCalc4 screens
KnowledgeBase Builder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: CapacitorCalc at $0.99 against KnowledgeBase Builder's $8.99. CapacitorCalc also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). KnowledgeBase Builder's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 13 months). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CapacitorCalc costs $0.99 and KnowledgeBase Builder $8.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CapacitorCalc ships an update every 13 months, KnowledgeBase Builder fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
CapacitorCalc versus KnowledgeBase Builder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCapacitorCalcKnowledgeBase Builder
Price$0.99 — better$8.99
Rating—4.7 (24 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—90.9% of reviews
Number of ratings—24 — better
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeroskari saarinenIngo Straub

In-app purchases

None

CapacitorCalc

No in-app purchases

None

KnowledgeBase Builder

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CapacitorCalc free?
CapacitorCalc costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is KnowledgeBase Builder free?
KnowledgeBase Builder costs $8.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do CapacitorCalc or KnowledgeBase Builder have ads?
Neither CapacitorCalc nor KnowledgeBase Builder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CapacitorCalc or KnowledgeBase Builder?
CapacitorCalc ships an update every 13 months, and KnowledgeBase Builder fortnightly. Most recently, CapacitorCalc was updated on September 29, 2026 and KnowledgeBase Builder on September 28, 2026.

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