Node vs Breadpad
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Node
This tool allows users to connect hardware devices, APIs, and online services through a browser-based editor. It simplifies the creation of custom workflows for various applications by providing a palette of pre-installed nodes.
- Browser-based editor
- Connect hardware devices
- Integrate APIs and services
- Pre-installed nodes
- Single-tap deployment
- iOS device node
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A programming tool for wiring together hardware devices, APIs and online services in new and interesting ways. It provides a browser-based editor that makes it easy to wire together flows using the wide range of nodes in the palette that can be deployed to its runtime in a single-tap. Node-PAD is a port of Node-RED for iPhone/iPad. Node-RED is a trademark of OpenJS Foundation and the author of this port is not affiliated with or endorsed by them. Pre-installed nodes: dashboard, email, ios-device
Breadpad
Design and simulate electronic circuits on an interactive digital breadboard. Analyze designs with virtual oscilloscopes and logic analyzers, and perform precise SPICE netlist simulations. Offers a free tier with core features and a premium subscription for advanced analysis and export.
- Interactive digital breadboard
- SPICE netlist simulation
- Virtual oscilloscope and logic analyzer
- Extensive component library
- Custom component creation
- Circuit snapshotting
- Cloud collaboration
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Breadpad is your go-to analog/digital electronics lab, featuring an interactive breadboard and advanced SPICE simulation. Easily add components, wire them up, and analyze your circuits with a virtual oscilloscope and logic analyzer. Execute full SPICE netlists for unparalleled precision. Choose from a vast library of ready-to-use parts or create your own custom elements. Dive in for free or upgrade to unlock powerful data export capabilities and superior simulation features. Free Features: - Effortlessly wire up components on a digital breadboard - Choose from over 400 integrated circuits or craft your custom chips using SPICE - Insert resistors, capacitors, inductors, transistors, and diodes with accurate models - Instantly see how changes affect your circuit with quick-rendering graphs - Take snapshots of your breadboard setups for easy inclusion in documents or online - Import PSPICE and LTSpice netlists for comprehensive simulations (.spice and .cir files) - Work together using iCloud, iMessage, Airdrop, email, Google Drive, OneDrive, and Dropbox - Explore a wide selection of pre-configured diodes and transistors with numerous tweakable settings - Open any .breadpad file at no cost, even those from Premium users - Experience your designs in 3D with Apple Vision Pro Premium subscription unlocks: - Infinite vector plotting from your SPICE simulations - Conduct temperature sensitivity analysis to assess environmental impacts on circuits - Access five extra voltage sources, including piecewise and frequency-modulated options - Export your simulation results to CSV for analysis in tools like Excel, MATLAB, or Python - Directly modify the SPICE netlist for any component on your breadboard - Fine-tune component tolerances using six-sigma gaussian distributions - Analyze manufacturing variance effects with dynamic Monte Carlo simulations Whether you're a student, hobbyist, or professional engineer, Breadpad is the perfect tool for brainstorming, designing, and refining your circuit ideas. Explore new principles, experiment with designs, and optimize existing systems. Get Breadpad today and elevate your circuit simulation experience. Exclusively on iPad, iPhone, Mac, and Vision Pro. Privacy policy: https://breadpad.com/privacy/ Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Breadpad at Free against Node's $1.99. Breadpad also leads on ratings volume (161 vs 6). Node's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and rating (4.3 vs 3.9). On update cadence, ads, chart position 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
Breadpad is free to download; Node costs $1.99 up front. Breadpad sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Node asks for nothing beyond the download.
Node holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Breadpad has 161 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Node's written reviews are positive against 33% of Breadpad's.
Node ships an update every 3 weeks, Breadpad fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Node | Breadpad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (6 ratings) — better | 3.9 (161 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 161 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Freemium — better |
| Best chart rank | #90 | #82 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 223 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michael Angelo Ruta | FreshBizOpps, LLC |
Customer experience
Node
Breadpad
Bugs and requests
Node
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Breadpad
Reported bugs
15 issues- App crashes on startup or when creating new breadboard
- App crashes when placing components
- App crashes when using oscilloscope
- App crashes when adding capacitors
- Circuits don't save between sessions
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- SPICE models don't save
- Black screen or blank window on launch
- Breadboard displays then disappears
- Component inventory disappeared after update
- Cannot access components on iPhone
- Oscilloscope shows false resistor value errors
- Chips take a long time to load
- Cannot exit summary after requesting chips
- visionOS version crashes immediately
- File becomes unopenable after oscilloscope crash
Requested features
17 requests- LEDs and LED indicators
- Push buttons and switches
- 555 timer IC
- Comparators in chip library
- Op-amps and more analog components
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- H-bridges
- Motors
- Multimeter functionality
- In-app tutorials and documentation
- Electronics handbook with basic circuits
- Custom chip creation tutorial using SPICE
- Prebuilt circuit templates
- Better component library organization
- One-time purchase option instead of subscription
- Online video demonstrations
- AR experience features
- Physics engine integration
In-app purchases
Node
No in-app purchases
Breadpad
- Monthly Breadpad Subscription7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Annual Breadpad Subscription1 Month trial$39.991 Year
- Lifetime Premium$139.99
