Comparison

iCircuit vs Digital Gate Circuit Simulator

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

Head to head
About

iCircuit

Design and simulate analog and digital electronic circuits in real-time. This app offers a comprehensive component library, built-in test equipment, and the ability to create custom elements. It's ideal for learning, prototyping, and validating designs without physical components.

Highlights
  • Real-time circuit simulation
  • Extensive component library (300+)
  • Built-in test equipment (multimeter, oscilloscope)
  • Programmable Arduino and PIC microcontroller support
  • Custom element creation and sharing
  • Audio simulation
Features
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iCircuit is the premier iPhone and iPad app for designing, simulating, and learning analog and digital electronics. Its advanced simulation engine provides real-time, always-on analysis so your circuits stay powered and live, just like working with real components. Use it like a CAD tool: add components, wire them up, and set their properties. But iCircuit is unlike typical CAD apps because it is always simulating. You do not stop to take a measurement or spend time configuring reports. Instead, you just play with the circuit as you normally would, with the power on. Build circuits with over 300 components, from simple resistors and LEDs to programmable Arduinos (Uno, Nano, Mega, ESP8266, ESP32), Raspberry Pi Pico boards running real MicroPython and CircuitPython, PIC microcontrollers, and 60 4000/7400-series digital ICs (more available with Pro). Connect elements, adjust values, and instantly see the results. BUILT-IN TEST EQUIPMENT • Multimeter: Probe any point to read voltage, current, and power • Oscilloscope: Track multiple signals with touch-controlled time scale, stacked/unstacked views, FFT analysis, and Bode plots • Gauges: Visualize voltages, currents, and frequencies directly in your circuit • Signal generators and configurable sources EXTENSIVE COMPONENT LIBRARY • Raspberry Pi Pico and Pico 2 running genuine MicroPython and CircuitPython firmware • Programmable Arduinos (Uno, Nano, Mega, ESP8266, ESP32) • Programmable PIC microcontrollers (assembly and HEX files, more available with Pro) • Power: Voltage regulators (78xx, LM317), sources, dependent sources, power jacks, and simulated antennas • Analog: Resistors, capacitors, inductors, diodes, BJTs, MOSFETs, thermistors, triodes, and tetrodes • Digital: Logic gates (AND, OR, NAND, NOR, XOR), JK and D flip-flops, and 60 4000/7400-series ICs (180+ available with Pro) • ADCs and DACs • Sensors and displays: LEDs, 7-segment, NeoPixels, matrix displays, thermistors • Electromechanical: Motors, servos, SPST/SPDT and DPST/DPDT switches, push buttons, relays, and speakers SPICE, VERILOG, AND VHDL Import vendor SPICE models and subcircuits and use them as components. Write Verilog or VHDL in the HDL element and wire it to the rest of your circuit. CREATE CUSTOM ELEMENTS Build sub-circuits and custom elements to componentize your designs and create reusable modules. Share your custom elements with others via the iCircuit Gallery. AUDIO SIMULATION Hear your circuits. Speakers, buzzers, and microphones produce real audio output. Perfect for students learning electronics, hobbyists prototyping projects, and engineers validating designs, all without burning out a single component. ABOUT ICIRCUIT PRO (OPTIONAL) iCircuit is a complete app with a one-time purchase. iCircuit Pro is optional and adds extra components (including more PICs and a larger 4000/7400 IC library) and helps fund ongoing development. Pro is not required for core simulation or everyday circuit design. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Digital Gate Circuit Simulator

This app helps students learn logic design and digital engineering principles by allowing them to create and simulate real-time digital circuits. It provides a flexible workspace with various logic gates and tools for building complex systems, ideal for understanding how computers function.

Highlights
  • Logic gate simulation (AND, OR, NOT, etc.)
  • Virtual linking and wiring tools
  • Live circuit operation and analysis
  • Save, load, and share circuit designs
  • Circuit examples library
  • Undo functionality
Features
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DigicalSim (formerly: iLogicDesigner) is a full featured app which assists students in logic design, digital engineering, computer science and mathematics. The app based on basic digital building blocks, logic gates. No knowledge of logic gates or digital circuits is required. It offers the basic building blocks, wiring tools and a flexible plane to create live real-time digital circuits, ideal for anyone who wants to learn the basic principles of how computers work - especially students of digital engineering, learn how to create simple logic gates, latches, flip-flops, adders, shift registers and counters. it can help them perform complete lab experiments. ► Features: - AND, NAND, OR, NOR, XOR, XNOR, Buffer, NOT, J-K Flip-Flop, D Flip-Flop, T Flip-Flop, Switch, Clock, Vcc, GND, VLink-Out, VLink-In, LED, 7-Segment Hex Display, 8-LED Stack Bar, Buzzer, and Label. - Flood gates (3 & 4) inputs for the gates (AND, NAND, OR, NOR, XOR, XNOR). - Optional Tri-State pin for the gates (Buffer, NOT), with Pull-up & Pull-down. - Optional Clock pin for J-K Flip-Flop. - Optional Clear pin for D and T Flip-Flops. - Multi-Color smooth curved wires. - Ability to add Virtual Links for tidy circuits. - Unlimited scrollable plane space, for extra large projects. - Run mode for clean circuit look, while operating live. - Circuit Lock, for safe Run. - Two switch operation modes (Toggle or Pulse). - Switchable synchronized digital waveform clock generators. with adjustable frequency. - Switches can be linked to work exclusively together. - Both Positive edge & Negative edge triggering supported for flip-flops, with indicator. - Configurable LED light color. - Live value indicators at each leg, for easy analysis. - Customizable tag for elements. - Customizable labels can be added anywhere. - Design-Time snap grid for easier alignment and cleaner look. - Zoom in & out, Also can be automatically zoomed to Show Circuit extents. - Persistent Circuit, it saves current circuit automatically to be completed later. - Save and load circuits using file manager. - A library of ready made circuit examples for quick jump start. - Circuits Can be shared and printed. - Re-assignable circuit diagram origin. - Append another circuit to the current circuit. - Highlight the gate wirings while dragged. - Select, deselect, duplicate, move & delete gates in groups. - Groups of elements can have distinctive Color and Label with customizable font and font color. - Auto scroll the plane when reach the edged while wiring, dragging or selecting. - Elastic selection rectangle to easily select elements. - Undo functionality, with 10 steps backward. - Direct wiring to use with Apple Pen. - Support to Pick'n Drop. - Boolean function viewer for each Gates & LED, while in run mode. - Live Timeline Viewer.

Screenshots

iCircuit4 screens
Digital Gate Circuit Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Digital Gate Circuit Simulator at none against iCircuit's 2. Digital Gate Circuit Simulator also leads on price ($7.99 vs $12.99) and update cadence (weekly vs every 4 weeks). iCircuit's advantage is rating (3.9 vs 3.6) and ratings volume (146 vs 11). On ads, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

iCircuit costs $12.99 and Digital Gate Circuit Simulator $7.99 up front. iCircuit sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Digital Gate Circuit Simulator asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iCircuit holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iCircuit has 146 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 61% of iCircuit's written reviews are positive against 69% of Digital Gate Circuit Simulator's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iCircuit ships an update every 4 weeks, Digital Gate Circuit Simulator weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
iCircuit versus Digital Gate Circuit Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriCircuitDigital Gate Circuit Simulator
Price$12.99$7.99 — better
Rating3.9 (146 ratings) — better3.6 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews61.1% of reviews69.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings146 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.07.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size179 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKrueger Systems, Inc.Amran AlQasmi

Customer experience

iCircuit

All ratings135 ratings
Positive68.1%
Neutral4.4%
Negative27.4%
Written reviews682 reviews
Positive61.1%
Neutral12.6%
Negative26.2%

Digital Gate Circuit Simulator

All ratings11 ratings
Positive63.6%
Neutral9.1%
Negative27.3%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive69.2%
Neutral15.4%
Negative15.4%

Bugs and requests

iCircuit

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Oscilloscope and meter functions not working properly
  • Saving and loading circuits can be unreliable
  • Inconsistent behavior when rotating/flipping components
  • Crashes when working with larger or more complex circuits

Requested features

5 requests
  • More components (e.g. transformers, triodes, MOSFETs)
  • Ability to create custom components
  • Frequency domain analysis (Bode plots, FFT)
  • Improved wiring and component placement controls
  • Better support for AC circuits and motors

Digital Gate Circuit Simulator

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

iCircuit

Subscriptions2
  • iCircuit Pro (Monthly)$1.991 Month
  • iCircuit Pro (Yearly)$14.991 Year
None

Digital Gate Circuit Simulator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iCircuit free?
iCircuit costs $12.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Digital Gate Circuit Simulator free?
Digital Gate Circuit Simulator costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iCircuit or Digital Gate Circuit Simulator?
iCircuit is rated higher. iCircuit averages 3.9 out of 5 from 146 ratings, while Digital Gate Circuit Simulator averages 3.6 from 11 ratings.
Do iCircuit or Digital Gate Circuit Simulator have ads?
Neither iCircuit nor Digital Gate Circuit Simulator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iCircuit or Digital Gate Circuit Simulator?
iCircuit ships an update every 4 weeks, and Digital Gate Circuit Simulator weekly. Most recently, iCircuit was updated on November 1, 2026 and Digital Gate Circuit Simulator on October 24, 2026.

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