Components In Electronics Mag vs Semiconductor Chips
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Components In Electronics Mag
This digital magazine provides in-depth analysis of trends and new technological developments in the electronics industry. It covers circuit components, semiconductors, power electronics, wireless technology, and more, offering news, features, whitepapers, and interviews for electronics design professionals.
- In-depth industry analysis
- Coverage of circuit components
- Semiconductor and power electronics features
- Wireless technology updates
- News, whitepapers, and interviews
- Regularly updated content
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Components In Electronics magazine Now in its 25th year, Components In Electronics (CIE) magazine continues to offer high quality editorial, from features covering every aspect of today's electronics industry, to comment and analysis from key players, to the latest products and innovations. CIE's aim is to provide a valuable source of up-to-date information for those involved in electronic design engineering or electronic design management. Driven by a focus on high-quality editorial, CIE's ongoing success is founded on its ability to provide in-depth analysis of trends and new technological developments that its readers - electronics design engineers, specifiers and buyers - need to know and understand in order to do their jobs effectively. The magazine's focused editorial programme offers regular sections such as: Circuit Components, Distribution, EDA & Development, ICs & Semiconductors, Interconnection, Power Electronics, Sub-Assemblies and Wireless technology - covering every key aspect of the design cycle - as well as assessing the ever changing landscape of the electronics industry. Now in its new i-Mag App form, CIE will provide more news, features and content from whitepapers and educative videos to more high profile interviews.
Semiconductor Chips
This global mobile platform connects the semiconductor community. Share and discover posts, podcasts, videos, and Q&As about industry topics. Engage in live events and multimedia content sharing.
- Community posts, podcasts, videos, Q&A
- Multimedia content sharing
- Livestream events
- Industry news and job opportunities
- Collaboration tools
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Welcome to Chips! Available on Apple phones and tablets, Chips is a global mobile platform for the Semiconductor community. Catch up and collaborate on posts, podcasts, videos and questions / answers on Semiconductors (devices, tools, materials, manufacturing, jobs, etc.), post your own multimedia content to interact with the broader semiconductor community, use the livestream feature to either lead and/or participate in the semiconductor events ranging from product announcements to training, etc. Here is the link to the Privacy Policy: https://www.chips-hub.com/Home/Eula?id=1
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Components In Electronics Mag at none against Semiconductor Chips's 2. Components In Electronics Mag also leads on ads (none vs shown). Semiconductor Chips's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 9 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and monetization model 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. Semiconductor Chips sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Components In Electronics Mag asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Components In Electronics Mag against 5.0 for Semiconductor Chips. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Components In Electronics Mag ships an update every 9 months, Semiconductor Chips every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Components In Electronics Mag | Semiconductor Chips |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Datateam Business Media Ltd | SILICON OPERATIONS INC |
Customer experience
Components In Electronics Mag
Semiconductor Chips
In-app purchases
Components In Electronics Mag
No in-app purchases
Semiconductor Chips
- Chips Premium Subscription1 Month trial$19.991 Month
- Chips Sponsored Content$9.99
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