Comparison

Arlektra Mini vs Digital Electronics Guide

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

Head to head
About

Arlektra Mini

Learn electronics and circuits through interactive augmented reality. Visualize complex theories, build circuits with step-by-step instructions, and explore electrical components in 3D.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality 3D instructions
  • Real-time visualizations
  • Step-by-step circuit building
  • Detailed 3D component views
  • Digital multimeter basics
  • Interactive learning
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Arlektra Mini™ teaches electronics and circuits hands-on, while using real-time Augmented Reality 3D instructions and animations through your phone or tablet. Now you easily learn, build and see the world of electronics and circuits like never before!

When using the complete Arlektra Mini learning kit, or the demo Arlektra Mini image target, learners will:

 SEE THEORY 
Arlektra Mini will allow you to easily visualize and comprehend the most difficult electrical concepts and theories, as they come alive right before your very eyes. You'll finally understand the unseen complexities of electrical theory, with vision and insight beyond your imagination.

 BUILD CIRCUITS
 Using step-by-step Visual (3D), Audio and Text instructions, Arlektra Mini will teach you to build electrical circuits, with ease. You’ll learn to build various types of circuits, while using different electrical parts to do so - all without any assistance.

 EXPLORE PARTS 
Arlektra Mini will allow you to see real electrical parts in detailed 3D exploded and 360 views - while you look through your mobile device. You'll learn about their inner workings and operation, and how they connect and work together in electrical circuits. 

LEARN TOOLS 
Arlektra Mini will teach you the basics of a Digital Multimeter. You'll learn a multimeters functions, and how tests and basic electrical troubleshooting procedures are performed.

 Arlektra Mini comes with everything you want and need. No other app in the universe can teach you electronics and circuits like Arlektra Mini. It will inspire and prepare you for the future, beyond your imagination! Requirements:
 *Camera Permissions: Needed by the Arlektra Mini app to produce the Augmented Reality experience through your rear camera

 *Guest Menu Lessons: To use these lessons, you must first download and print the required Arlektra Mini Image Target from: https://arstemlabs.com/pages/arlektra-mini-demo

About

Digital Electronics Guide

This app serves as a comprehensive reference for digital electronics, covering essential theory and practical guides. It's designed for students, engineers, and hobbyists to learn and prototype digital circuits with ease. Features include detailed information on logic gates, IC families, and various digital components.

Highlights
  • Logic gate tutorials
  • IC reference data (TTL 7400, CMOS 4000)
  • Digital circuit design and prototyping
  • Covers counters, flip-flops, and more
  • Available in 14 languages
  • Detailed tutorials and references
Features
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Digital Electronics Guide is a powerful reference tool for electronics students, engineers, and hobbyists. Whether you're just starting out or already experienced, this app helps you design, learn, and prototype with ease. It combines essential theory with practical guides and covers key digital electronics topics, including logic gates, counters, flip-flops, and IC reference data. The app also features detailed information on popular digital IC families such as TTL 7400 and CMOS 4000 series. Perfect for quick learning or as a companion for working on electronic circuits and digital systems. Available in 14 Languages: • English, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Turkish, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese — study in your native language! The app includes detailed tutorials and references for: • Basic logic • Families of digital chips • Universal logic elements • Elements with Schmitt trigger • Buffer elements • Flip-flops • Registers • Counters • Adders • Multiplexers • Decoders and demultiplexers • 7-segment LED drivers • Encryptors • Digital comparators • Astable CMOS Oscillators • Monostable CMOS Oscillators • Bistable CMOS Oscillators • Gated CMOS Oscillators • TTL Oscillators • 7400 series ICs • 4000 series ICs Whether you're learning, teaching, or building real-world digital circuits, Digital Electronics Pro is your trusted companion every step of the way.

Screenshots

Arlektra Mini4 screens
Digital Electronics Guide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Arlektra Mini at none against Digital Electronics Guide's shown. Arlektra Mini also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Digital Electronics Guide's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 17 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Arlektra Mini against 5.0 for Digital Electronics Guide. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Arlektra Mini's written reviews are positive against 100% of Digital Electronics Guide's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Arlektra Mini ships an update every 17 months, Digital Electronics Guide every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 1, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Arlektra Mini versus Digital Electronics Guide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArlektra MiniDigital Electronics Guide
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 17 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size274 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAR STEM LABSALG Software Lab

Customer experience

Arlektra Mini

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Digital Electronics Guide

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Arlektra Mini

No in-app purchases

None

Digital Electronics Guide

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Arlektra Mini free?
Arlektra Mini is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Digital Electronics Guide free?
Digital Electronics Guide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Arlektra Mini or Digital Electronics Guide?
Arlektra Mini and Digital Electronics Guide are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Arlektra Mini or Digital Electronics Guide have ads?
Digital Electronics Guide shows ads; Arlektra Mini does not.
Which is updated more often, Arlektra Mini or Digital Electronics Guide?
Arlektra Mini ships an update every 17 months, and Digital Electronics Guide every 5 weeks. Most recently, Arlektra Mini was updated on October 1, 2026 and Digital Electronics Guide on October 1, 2026.

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