Comparison

Breaker Box vs ReadApptive

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

Head to head
About

Breaker Box

Easily label and document every circuit in your electrical panel. Assign notes, rooms, and fixtures to breakers, and generate printable PDF legends for quick identification. Supports multi-panel management and cloud sync for data safety.

Highlights
  • Label circuits with notes, rooms, and fixtures
  • Supports tandem splits, multi-pole, GFCI, and HACR
  • Organize circuits by room and linked fixtures
  • Generate printable PDF legends for panels
  • Manage multiple panels and properties
  • Cloud sync and automatic backups
Features
Read full description

Stop guessing which breaker controls what. Whether you're a homeowner mapping a single panel or an electrician documenting multiple buildings, Breaker Box gives you a complete directory for every circuit — and lets you print a professional legend to match. LABEL EVERY CIRCUIT Assign notes, rooms, and fixtures to each breaker. Tandem splits, multi-pole circuits, GFCI outlets, and HACR systems all supported. Track wire gauge and size. Use custom phase colors for 1-, 2-, and 3-phase panels. ORGANIZE BY ROOM Link circuits to the rooms and fixtures they control — so you always know which breaker to flip, in seconds. PDF LEGENDS Export to PDF, sized to fit a panel sleeve or tape to the door. Adjust font scale per label for a professional result. MULTI-PANEL SUPPORT Manage multiple panels across one or more properties. Link breakers to sub-panels. PRO FEATURES • Unlimited panels • PDF export with custom print sizes • Cloud sync across all your devices • Custom fixture types and unlimited rooms • Import and export for client handoffs and device transfers BACKUP & RESTORE Automatic backups and cloud management keep your data safe. Every circuit, documented.

About

ReadApptive

This app adjusts text size based on your distance from the screen, allowing for more comfortable reading. Share articles or text from other apps to view them in a clean reading mode with dynamic font scaling.

Highlights
  • Dynamic text resizing
  • Distance-based font adjustment
  • Clean reading view
  • Share articles from Safari
  • Read selected text or photos
Read full description

Read more comfortably without constantly pinching and zooming. ReadApptive is an iPhone reading app. Share an article, open ReadApptive, and the words can change size as you move your iPhone closer or farther. Bring the phone closer and text can grow. Move it farther away and text can get smaller. Stay with the words instead of fighting the screen. Share from Safari and a useful article can open in a clean Reading View. You can also share selected text or a photo and read it in ReadApptive. No account. No ads.

Screenshots

Breaker Box4 screens
ReadApptive4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Breaker Box at Free against ReadApptive's $4.99. Breaker Box also leads on ratings volume (108 vs 10) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.5). ReadApptive's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads 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

Breaker Box is free to download; ReadApptive costs $4.99 up front. Breaker Box sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ReadApptive asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ReadApptive holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Breaker Box has 108 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Breaker Box versus ReadApptive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBreaker BoxReadApptive
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.5 (108 ratings)5.0 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings108 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB10 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperBrett PappasBrian Smith

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Breaker Box

One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro License$9.99
None

ReadApptive

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Breaker Box free?
Breaker Box is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ReadApptive free?
ReadApptive costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Breaker Box or ReadApptive?
ReadApptive is rated higher. Breaker Box averages 4.5 out of 5 from 108 ratings, while ReadApptive averages 5.0 from 10 ratings.
Do Breaker Box or ReadApptive have ads?
Neither Breaker Box nor ReadApptive shows ads.

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