Ignition Perspective vs PLC Simulator 2, Ladder Logic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ignition Perspective
This application allows users to view and control industrial processes directly from their mobile devices. It provides responsive interfaces optimized for smartphones and tablets, enabling remote management of industrial automation systems.
- Remote process viewing
- Touch-based control
- Responsive mobile interfaces
- Industrial automation system access
- Enterprise data connectivity
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The Ignition Perspective mobile app empowers users to run Ignition Perspective sessions on their phone so they can view and control industrial processes with the touch of a finger through beautiful, responsive interfaces, optimized for mobile devices. Ignition Perspective is a module for Ignition, the world’s first unlimited industrial application platform that empowers you to connect all of the data across your entire enterprise, rapidly develop any industrial automation system, and scale your system in any way. Adding the Ignition Perspective Module to the Ignition platform gives users a rapid design environment for creating industrial web-based applications that can run anywhere: on smartphones, laptops, desktops, and overhead displays.
PLC Simulator 2, Ladder Logic
This application enables students and professionals to test and explore basic PLC programming using ladder logic on their mobile devices. It supports various instructions, configurable rungs, and includes interactive animations for a hands-on learning experience. Save and modify up to 20 programs, with preloaded examples to aid understanding.
- Configurable rungs
- Input/Output descriptions
- Ladder logic simulation
- Save up to 20 programs
- Interactive animations
- Preloaded example programs
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This app allows PLC students (Electricians, apprentices and college students) to test their small homework assignments using their phone and explore basic PLC programming. It has input instructions, outputs, timers, counters, latches, unlatches and compare blocks, each rung is FULLY configurable with 6 instruction long and 4 instructions deep. Features include: - Three Interactive animations. - Input and Output descriptions. - Rung descriptions. - 25 programmable rungs. - Simple to construct and run PLC ladder logic. - Save up to 20 programs. - Includes 3 preloaded example programs that can be modified to see the affects of the changes. - It’s FREE with NO ADVERTISEMENTS. --- (Makes it a great learning tool for instructors to help their students to learn ladder logic.) --- Give it a try, I think you will like it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PLC Simulator 2, Ladder Logic at 4.9 against Ignition Perspective's 4.4. PLC Simulator 2, Ladder Logic also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (113 vs 25). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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.
PLC Simulator 2, Ladder Logic holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25 and 113 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Ignition Perspective's written reviews are positive against 84% of PLC Simulator 2, Ladder Logic's.
Ignition Perspective ships an update every 4 months, PLC Simulator 2, Ladder Logic every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on June 3, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ignition Perspective | PLC Simulator 2, Ladder Logic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (25 ratings) | 4.9 (113 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | 84.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 25 | 113 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Inductive Automation LLC | David White |
Customer experience
Ignition Perspective
PLC Simulator 2, Ladder Logic
In-app purchases
Ignition Perspective
No in-app purchases
PLC Simulator 2, Ladder Logic
No in-app purchases
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