Comparison

Nuts & Volts Magazine vs Learning transistor

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

Head to head
About

Nuts & Volts Magazine

Access a comprehensive library of electronics projects, tutorials, and magazine issues. Stay updated with the latest news, product reviews, and community discussions in the electronics world, all within a mobile-friendly format.

Highlights
  • Current and past magazine issues
  • Offline reading
  • Searchable archive
  • Bookmarking
  • Real-time website updates
  • Tech forum access
Features
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Enjoy Nuts & Volts Magazine in a format that’s as mobile as you are! The Nuts & Volts App is your entry portal for electronics projects, information, tutorials, and more! Packed with the latest complete issues of Nuts & Volts magazine, plus current info from our Tech Forum and blogs, you’ll have all the access you need to the electronics community, on the go and at your fingertips! MAGAZINE FEATURES: – Current and past issues of Nuts & Volts Magazine. – Brilliant replica format, just like the print edition you know and love. – Text-formatted articles designed for maximum mobile readability. – Download each issue, then return any time for offline reading. – Search the archive of available issues. – Bookmark your favorite articles. – Share your comments with other readers. New issues will be available for download monthly. You’ll also receive real-time updates from the NutsVolts website: – News Stories – Videos – Product Reviews – Interesting Projects – Latest Happenings All in one app! This application is powered by GTxcel, a leader in digital publishing technology, provider of hundreds of online digital publications and mobile magazine apps. 1 year subscription for $19.99 or a single issue for $3.99. Subscriptions will start from the most current eCommerce enabled issue going forward for one year from the date of purchase. Your subscription will automatically renew via your iTunes account 24-hours prior to the end of your subscription at the rate of $19.99 for one year. You can turn off the auto-renew feature up to 24-hours before the end of your subscription by going to your Account Settings after purchase. Subscriptions cannot be cancelled during the active subscription period. Privacy Policy- http://www.GTxcel.com/privacy

About

Learning transistor

Features
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How does a computer actually compute? Not metaphorically — physically. Learning Transistor answers that question in 14 interactive screens, starting from a single transistor and ending at a working one-bit computer you can step through with your finger. Every screen is a live circuit. Current flows as moving dots, voltage glows on the wires, and every input is yours to flip. Nothing is a video, and nothing is a quiz — you learn by turning things on and off and watching what the electrons do. THE JOURNEY - Meet Transistor Man — the classic mental model of how a transistor keeps its collector current exactly 100 times the base current, and what happens when it can't - The transistor switch: how 9.4 mA of base current lights a 100 mA lamp - The NOT gate: how a resistor and a transistor turn voltage into logic — and why "1" costs no current at all - NAND and NOR at the transistor level: series vs parallel, and why these two gates can build everything else - The symbol language: the D-shape, the pointed shape, and the little circle that flips every answer - Building with gates: AND from NANDs — abstraction you can tap to open and see the transistors still working inside - The SR latch: two crossed gates that remember one bit after your finger leaves the screen - XOR and the half adder: the moment logic becomes arithmetic, and 1 + 1 becomes 10 - The finale: memory + adder + feedback + a STEP clock — a one-bit computer, with every layer tappable all the way down to the silicon FREE TO START The first two screens — Transistor Man and the transistor switch — are free. A single purchase unlocks the rest of the journey. No subscriptions, no ads, no accounts, no data collection. Inspired by the classic figures of The Art of Electronics. Made for curious minds who want to know what is really happening inside the machine they are holding.

Screenshots

Nuts & Volts Magazine4 screens
Learning transistor3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Nuts & Volts Magazine at 3 against Learning transistor's 1. Nuts & Volts Magazine also leads on iOS requirement (10.2 vs 17.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Nuts & Volts Magazine sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year and Learning transistor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Nuts & Volts Magazine versus Learning transistor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNuts & Volts MagazineLearning transistor
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.8 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 12 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS10.2 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperT&L Publications IncSungjun Kim

In-app purchases

15 purchases

Nuts & Volts Magazine

Subscriptions1
  • Nuts & Volts Magazine - Subscription$19.991 Year
One-time14
  • Nuts & Volts - March 2014$1.99
  • Nuts & Volts - October 2012$3.99
  • Nuts & Volts - November 2012$3.99
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  • Nuts & Volts - December 2012$3.99
  • Nuts & Volts - January 2013$3.99
  • Nuts & Volts - February 2013$3.99
  • Nuts & Volts - March 2013$3.99
  • Nuts & Volts - April 2013$3.99
  • Nuts & Volts - May 2013$3.99
  • Nuts & Volts - June 2013$3.99
  • Nuts & Volts - January 2014$3.99
  • Nuts & Volts - February 2014$3.99
  • Nuts and Volts: 20150121142600$3.99
  • Nuts and Volts: 20150121142607$3.99
1 purchases

Learning transistor

One-time1
  • Full Access$4.99

Questions

Is Nuts & Volts Magazine free?
Nuts & Volts Magazine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Learning transistor free?
Learning transistor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Nuts & Volts Magazine or Learning transistor have ads?
Neither Nuts & Volts Magazine nor Learning transistor shows ads.

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