LadderTouch vs LispPad Go
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LadderTouch
Learn and practice ladder logic, a graphical programming language. Explore sample programs, test your knowledge with quizzes, and build your own functional ladder logic circuits with various elements like timers and counters.
- Learn ladder logic basics
- Execute sample programs
- Test understanding with quizzes
- Create and execute custom ladders
- Timer and counter functions
- Intuitive touch-based interface
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LadderTouch is an app to learn the basics of ladder logic, which is a graphical programming language. This app has three functions. You can learn about that mechanism by executing some of the prepared samples. You can check your understanding with questions. In addition, you can create and execute your own ladder. Ladder functions of the timer, counter, and logical inverse are provided. The user interface is designed to be easy to operate. The lines are written by tracing the screen. You can set an element by tapping a cell at which you want to add it. ---------------ELEMENTS--------------- Input(yellow) Up to 5 elements. You can control the input signal by tapping the buttons at the bottom of the display. Virtual output(red) Up to 5 elements. Internal memory(gray) Up to 20 elements. Virtual output(red) and internal memory(gray) are the same for logical behavior. But the difference is in usage. The virtual output is the last element in the ladder logic chain. The Internal memory is for the processing element of the ladder logic chain. These are an imitation of the actual ladder logic with the output devices. Timer(blue) Up to 5 elements. The timer can be set from 0.1 seconds to 10.0 seconds. The setting unit is 0.1 second. The timer works only 'on delay'. This app does not include 'off delay'. On Delay. ---++++++++++ source -------++++++ destination Off Delay. +++---------- source ++++++++----- destination + ON - OFF Time flows from left to right Counter(green) Up to 5 elements. You can set from 1 to 50. There is no counter reset element in this app. Many other ladder logic software has it. The way to reset the counter is to stop running the ladder. All elements can be inverse in the source area. However, timers and counters cannot do it in the destination area. It is difficult to understand the inverse logic of a timer and counter in the destination area. ---------------EDIT--------------- You can edit ladders only with the paid version. How to write elements or lines Select the pencil icon. To add an element: Tap where you want to set the element and select the element. To draw a line: Draw where you want to write a line. How to delete elements or lines Select the eraser icon. Tap where you want to delete the element. How to scroll Select the scroll icon, then you can scroll. How to remove useless spaces Select the order icon. Tap order icon to remove useless spaces. Line color Green with complete ladder logic. Red with something wrong. --------------Other-------------- There is no function that connects to outer devices.
LispPad Go
This app is a lightweight development environment for writing and running Scheme code on iOS. It features a Scheme interpreter, a console for interaction, and a text editor with syntax highlighting and smart indentation. It supports R7RS standard Scheme with a wide range of libraries, including iOS-specific ones.
- Integrated Scheme interpreter
- Read-eval-print loop console
- Syntax highlighting text editor
- R7RS standard Scheme support
- iOS-specific libraries
- Hygienic macros
- Full numerical tower support
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LispPad Go is a simple, lightweight, integrated development environment for developing and running Scheme code on iOS. The language supported by LispPad Go is based on the R7RS standard of the Scheme programming language. LispPad Go provides the following components: • A fully integrated Scheme interpreter • A console with a read-eval-print loop to interact with the interpreter • A text editor for writing Scheme code, supporting syntax highlighting, smart indentation, parenthesis matching, etc. • A large range of libraries, including iOS-specific libraries e.g. for networking, graphics, audio, databases, archival, text processing, etc. • Support for the Shortcuts app, allowing the execution of LispPad programs as standalone applications The Scheme dialect supported by LispPad Go provides the following features: • R7RS-compliant libraries • Hygienic macros based on syntax-rules • First-class environments • call/cc, dynamic-wind and exceptions • Dynamically-scoped parameters • Multiple return values • Delayed execution via promises and streams • Support for the full numerical tower consisting of arbitrary size integers, rationals, real numbers, and inexact complex numbers. • Unicode strings and characters • Vectors and bytevectors • Text and binary ports • R7RS-compliant extensible records • R6RS-compliant hashtables and enumerations • Threads
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: LispPad Go at Free against LadderTouch's $3.99. LispPad Go also leads on review sentiment (96% vs 74%) and rating (4.9 vs 4.6). LadderTouch's advantage is chart position (#59 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.6). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads 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
LispPad Go is free to download; LadderTouch costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
LispPad Go holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 91 and 37 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of LadderTouch's written reviews are positive against 96% of LispPad Go's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LadderTouch | LispPad Go |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (91 ratings) | 4.9 (37 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.0% of reviews | 96.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 91 — better | 37 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #59 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 128 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Motonari Hibi | Matthias Zenger |
Customer experience
LadderTouch
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In-app purchases
LadderTouch
No in-app purchases
LispPad Go
No in-app purchases
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