Comparison

Digi vs Electronic Component Pinouts

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

Head to head
About

Digi

Explore electronic boards in augmented reality. This app provides detailed specifications for microcontrollers, single board computers, and FPGAs to help you select the right component for your projects, from robotics to AI and IoT.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality board interaction
  • Detailed electronic board specifications
  • Microcontroller, SBC, and FPGA listings
  • Project component selection assistance
  • Information for robotics, AI, and IoT
Features
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Digi-Key is proud to provide this companion app to the Make Magazine Handy Dandy Boards Guide. Use it to interact with boards in augmented reality AR and see them like you have never seen them before. It's often said, when you're looking to make a project, be sure to use the right tool for the job - this applies as much to woodworking as it does to a high-powered electronics endeavor. With that in mind, this guide is designed to help you find the perfect brain for your creation. We've gathered and listed the specs of nearly all the latest and greatest boards available now, including microcontrollers, single board computers, and FPGAs. From robotics to AI to IoT, you'll find what you need here. Dig in!

About

Electronic Component Pinouts

Access an extensive offline database of over 80,000 electronic component pinouts, including chips, transistors, and microcontrollers. Quickly find information and equivalents without needing an internet connection. Users can also request new pinouts to be added.

Highlights
  • Offline database
  • 80,000+ pinouts
  • Transistors, diodes, chips
  • Microcontrollers & Arduino
  • Fast search
  • Component equivalents
Features
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This application provides a offline database with more than 80000 electronic component pinouts. Chips, Transistors, Diodes, Triacs, Microprocessors and a lot more. If you don't have a chip pinout, please send a feedback and we can add to our database. This app have information on transistors, triacs, diodes, memory chips, microcontrollers, Arduino Boards, shields and more! Component Pinouts is fast and does not require internet access to search. More than 23000 distinct pinouts with a lot of equivalents.

Screenshots

Digi1 screens
Electronic Component Pinouts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Digi at Free against Electronic Component Pinouts's $4.99. Digi also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). Electronic Component Pinouts's advantage is rating (4.0 vs 3.4). On review sentiment, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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

Digi is free to download; Electronic Component Pinouts costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Electronic Component Pinouts holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 7 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 40% and 40% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Digi ships an update every 5 weeks, Electronic Component Pinouts every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Digi versus Electronic Component Pinouts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDigiElectronic Component Pinouts
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating3.4 (5 ratings)4.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings57 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size146 MB37 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperDigi-Key CorporationAdriano Moutinho

Customer experience

Digi

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%

Electronic Component Pinouts

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative40.0%

In-app purchases

None

Digi

No in-app purchases

None

Electronic Component Pinouts

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Digi free?
Digi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Electronic Component Pinouts free?
Electronic Component Pinouts costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Digi or Electronic Component Pinouts?
Electronic Component Pinouts is rated higher. Digi averages 3.4 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Electronic Component Pinouts averages 4.0 from 7 ratings.
Do Digi or Electronic Component Pinouts have ads?
Neither Digi nor Electronic Component Pinouts shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Digi or Electronic Component Pinouts?
Digi ships an update every 5 weeks, and Electronic Component Pinouts every 3 weeks. Most recently, Digi was updated on October 12, 2026 and Electronic Component Pinouts on October 9, 2026.

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