DVGeo vs PLC Simulator & Automation Lab
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DVGeo
A secure social network for members, parents, clients, and employees of a specific community organization. It facilitates direct contact and information exchange within protected group areas.
- Secure social networking
- Direct contact facilitation
- Information exchange
- Individual group areas
- Protected communication
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DVGeo ist ein sicheres soziales Netzwerk, dass Mitgliedern, Eltern, Kunden sowie Beschäftigten des Ev. Gemeindediakonievereins Georgensgmünd e.V. eine direkte Kontaktaufnahme ermöglicht. Der Informationsaustausch erfolgt in geschützten Bereichen in Form von individuellen Gruppen.
PLC Simulator & Automation Lab
Build and simulate industrial automation circuits on your mobile device. Program PLCs using ladder logic and learn through interactive lessons and real-world challenges. No hardware required.
- Industrial automation circuit simulation
- Ladder logic programming
- 35+ industrial components
- Realistic power chain simulation
- Fault injection for diagnosis
- 16 interactive training lessons
- Project sharing via export/import
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PLCForge is a complete industrial automation lab in your pocket. Drag and drop components onto the canvas, wire them with real connections, program the PLC with ladder logic, and watch your circuit run in real time — no hardware required. Whether you're an automation student, an electrical technician, or an engineer, PLCForge lets you test your ideas safely and instantly. ▶ WHAT YOU CAN DO • Place, wire, pan and zoom components on an interactive canvas • Simulate a realistic power chain: 3~ AC supply → power supply → PLC → outputs • Control the circuit live by tapping buttons, sensors and the E-stop • Watch motors spin, lamps light up and contactors pull in ▶ MOTOR CONTROL CIRCUITS Build classic control circuits the way they are wired in a real panel: contactors, overload relays, timer relays, push buttons and selector switches for DOL start-stop, seal-in, forward-reverse with electrical interlock, star-delta and sequential motor starters. Wire the control circuit and the power circuit on the same panel, run it and troubleshoot it. ▶ FULL SANDBOX PLC LADDER EDITOR Tap the PLC and write your own ladder program: • Contacts: NO / NC, rising & falling edge • Coils: output, SET, RESET (latching / sealing) • Timers: TON, TOF, TP • Counters: CTU, CTD • Compare (CMP) and math: ADD, SUB, MUL, DIV, MOV • Live signal graph and input simulator ▶ RICH COMPONENT LIBRARY PLC (CPU 1214C-style) + expansion modules (DI/DO/AI/AO) • push buttons (NO/NC) • emergency stop • selector & limit switches • contactor • thermal overload relay • relay • 3-phase induction motor • PNP sensor • analog / temperature / pressure sensors • indicator lamps • buzzer • timer relay • DC power supply • 3~ AC source • VFD (variable frequency drive) • servo drive • conveyor belt • pneumatic cylinder • solenoid valve ▶ FAULT SIMULATION Inject real-world short-circuit and open-circuit faults across 27 components. The safest way to learn troubleshooting and understand how circuits behave when things go wrong. ▶ STEP-BY-STEP GUIDED COURSE An interactive curriculum of 24+ stops, from beginner to advanced: Buttons → switches → emergency stop → lamps → relays → contactors → timers → counters → sensors → protection → motors → VFD → pneumatics → PLC basics → digital I/O → ladder logic → analog I/O → compare & math → SET/RESET → capstone projects. Every stop includes interactive demos and "Try on Canvas" circuits. ▶ CHALLENGES & READY-MADE TEMPLATES • Challenge tasks ordered from easy to hard • Prebuilt circuit templates: Motor Start-Stop, Sensor-Lamp, Timed Lamp, E-Stop Protected Motor, Conveyor System, Alarm Circuit, PLC Solenoid Valve, Analog VFD Speed Control and more ▶ PROFESSIONAL TOOLS • Save / load multiple projects • Undo / redo • Snap to grid • Zoom to fit • Wire labeling and coloring • Build and save your own templates ▶ 15 LANGUAGES Full support for English, Turkish, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, Indonesian, French, Italian, Polish, Czech, Vietnamese, Thai, Japanese and Hungarian. ▶ WHO IS IT FOR? • Automation and electrical engineering students • Vocational and technical school students • Field technicians and maintenance staff • Anyone learning PLCs from scratch • Engineers who want to prototype ideas fast Experiment as much as you like — no hardware to buy, no wiring risk. With PLCForge, learning automation is safe, hands-on and fun. Download now and build your first circuit!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DVGeo at none against PLC Simulator & Automation Lab's 1. DVGeo also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. PLC Simulator & Automation Lab sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. DVGeo asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | DVGeo | PLC Simulator & Automation Lab |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.1 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Link IT isi GmbH | UGUR AKSOY |
Customer experience
DVGeo
PLC Simulator & Automation Lab
In-app purchases
DVGeo
No in-app purchases
PLC Simulator & Automation Lab
- PLCForge Premium$14.99
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