Comparison

Logic vs PatternLab

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

Head to head
About

Logic

Design, analyze, and simplify logic gate networks. Generate truth tables, find minimized boolean expressions, and optimize circuits. Supports forward and reverse engineering with beautiful, shareable diagrams. Includes a study tab for boolean algebra.

Highlights
  • Design logic gate networks
  • Analyze and simplify boolean expressions
  • Generate truth tables
  • Simulate logic circuits
  • Forward and reverse engineering
  • Generate waveform diagrams
  • Boolean algebra study tab
Features
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The LogicGateDesign is a feature rich app designed by an engineer. This app allows the creative smart people like you to design, draw, analyse and simplify logic gate networks. You can draw logic gate networks and share it with others. You can generate truth table and find simplified/minimized boolean expression that represents the network. You can optimize and reverse engineer a boolean expression to draw a ladder logic diagram. It performs both forward engineering (boolean expression to logic circuit) and reverse engineering (logic circuit to boolean expression). There can be multiple groups of network and each group can have multiple outputs. Truth table is generated for all the outputs. You can simplify a boolean expression, and find the truth table and share it. Show truth table along with different types of boolean expression (simplified, Sum-of-products, Product-of-sums) The simplified expressions also gives you the number of gates required. You also get the alternate expressions for the same output with the gates required for that. You can generate a truth table, simplified boolean expression using input-output waveforms. You can generate a output waveforms, simplified boolean expression using truth table and input waveforms. You can generate a grey codes and grey code encoder wheel and share it. Do you have a truth table for your network and want to find the simplified/minimized boolean expression? This app has you covered. You can simulate your network by changing one input at a time or toggeling all inputs at once. This app generates beautiful diagrams (logic gate diagram or waveform diagram) that you can share with others or save it locally. It automatically saves your hard work locally on your device so you can come back and pick up from where you left off as your great effort will not be lost. There is also a page to help you study. This study tab teaches you some very important boolean algebra theorems. This is a perfect app for a creative smart individual like you. This is an app for all student groups. From high school to college to university students. Be creative. Enjoy the app!

About

PatternLab

Features
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Discover the beauty of patterns. PatternLab is a creative sandbox for exploring cellular automata β€” simple rules that give rise to endless complexity. Inspired by Conway’s Game of Life, PatternLab lets you draw, experiment, and watch living patterns unfold in real time. Whether you’re curious about math, love puzzles, or just want to relax and watch mesmerizing shapes evolve, PatternLab makes science playful and accessible. Features: β€’ Multiple rule sets: Conway, Seeds, Maze, Day & Night β€’ Pre-built patterns: Glider, Blinker, Pulsar, and more β€’ Custom drawing tools to create your own designs β€’ Adjustable grid size and simulation speed β€’ Color themes including high contrast & accessibility modes β€’ Undo/redo support for fast experimentation Why you’ll love it: β€’ Relax and watch infinite patterns evolve β€’ Spark creativity with mathematical art β€’ Learn about complex systems in a hands-on way PatternLab is perfect for students, creators, and anyone who enjoys interactive experiments. Dive in, play with rules, and see how small changes create surprising results.

Screenshots

Logic4 screens
PatternLab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PatternLab at Free against Logic's $5.99. Logic's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.4). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

PatternLab is free to download; Logic costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 6 level
Logic versus PatternLab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLogicPatternLab
Price$5.99Free β€” better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 β€” better18.4
Further details β€” not scored
Size31 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOm Prakash ChapagainCARLOS ANTONIO MURRIETA STEINMAN

In-app purchases

None

Logic

No in-app purchases

None

PatternLab

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Logic free?
Logic costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is PatternLab free?
PatternLab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Logic or PatternLab have ads?
Neither Logic nor PatternLab shows ads.

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