Circuitry vs CircuitLab Designer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Circuitry
Build and simulate electronic circuits in an intuitive 3D environment. This app offers lightning-fast analysis and a user-friendly interface, making complex engineering accessible. Circuits are saved as documents for easy sharing and management across devices.
- 3D circuit building
- GPU-accelerated analysis
- Intuitive 3D interface
- Document-based circuit files
- Component placement and connection
- Resistor, voltage source, light bulb components
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Welcome to Circuitry - the world's first and only 3D circuit builder! INSANELY FAST Circuitry uses an optimized, GPU-accelerated network analysis algorithm that will blow your mind. It can calculate the voltages and currents of even the largest circuits in the blink of an eye - an insanely fast blinking eye! SUPER DUPER EASY TO USE While most circuit simulators are stuck in the stone age when it comes to usability, Circuitry takes you on a time-travel journey to the future. Its' 3D interface and intuitive controls will instantly feel familiar - no lengthy tutorials required. DOCUMENT-BASED Every circuit you build in Circuitry is a file. That way, they integrate perfectly into your existing files and can be used exactly the same way: you can duplicate and modify them, share them, and they are available to you on all your devices. HOW TO USE: 1. Place components by dragging from the toolkit to the canvas. 2. Connect components by tapping the sides of the components in cabling mode. 3. Delete or modify components by long pressing on them. AVAILABLE COMPONENTS: - Resistor - Voltage source - Light bulb
CircuitLab Designer
Learn electrical circuits through interactive building challenges. Instantly visualize current flow and understand concepts like series and parallel connections. This app offers a clean, offline experience with no ads or tracking.
- Interactive circuit-building challenges
- Real-time visual feedback
- Learn series and parallel connections
- Understand circuit logic
- Offline functionality
- No ads or tracking
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CircuitLab Designer is an interactive educational app for learning electrical circuits through hands-on challenges. Build circuits, connect components, toggle switches, and instantly see how current flows. Each level presents a clear goal that helps you understand core concepts like series and parallel connections, switches, and circuit logic. Features: • Interactive circuit-building challenges • Real-time visual feedback • Clean and intuitive interface • No accounts, no tracking, no ads • Works fully offline Designed for students, hobbyists, and anyone curious about how electrical circuits work.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Circuitry at Free against CircuitLab Designer's $2.99. Circuitry also leads on rating (3.9 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (156 vs 1). CircuitLab Designer's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 4 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
Circuitry is free to download; CircuitLab Designer costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Circuitry holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Circuitry has 156 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Circuitry ships an update every 4 months, CircuitLab Designer weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Circuitry | CircuitLab Designer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 3.9 (156 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 51.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 156 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Raffael Kaehn | KRASMIROV KANEV |
Customer experience
Circuitry
CircuitLab Designer
Bugs and requests
Circuitry
Reported bugs
6 issues- App crashes on launch
- App doesn't work after download
- Blank white screen on opening
- App won't open, only shows a folder
- Lights won't turn on
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- Cannot close circuits properly
Requested features
14 requests- Add more components (diodes, transistors, capacitors, inductors, speakers, microphones, resistors, switches, LEDs, displays, transformers)
- Add labels/names for components
- Add intensity and voltage for cables
- Add undo/redo buttons
- Add tutorials or guidance videos
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- Allow moving placed components
- Add polarity for components
- Add graphical representation of current flow
- Add export of 2D schematic
- Support DC and AC circuits
- Allow use of virtual meters
- Add oscilloscope function (graph vs time)
- Improve UI intuitiveness
- Add sample circuits
CircuitLab Designer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Circuitry
No in-app purchases
CircuitLab Designer
No in-app purchases
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