Breadpad vs SimpleBugTracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Breadpad
Design and simulate electronic circuits on an interactive digital breadboard. Analyze designs with virtual oscilloscopes and logic analyzers, and perform precise SPICE netlist simulations. Offers a free tier with core features and a premium subscription for advanced analysis and export.
- Interactive digital breadboard
- SPICE netlist simulation
- Virtual oscilloscope and logic analyzer
- Extensive component library
- Custom component creation
- Circuit snapshotting
- Cloud collaboration
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Breadpad is your go-to analog/digital electronics lab, featuring an interactive breadboard and advanced SPICE simulation. Easily add components, wire them up, and analyze your circuits with a virtual oscilloscope and logic analyzer. Execute full SPICE netlists for unparalleled precision. Choose from a vast library of ready-to-use parts or create your own custom elements. Dive in for free or upgrade to unlock powerful data export capabilities and superior simulation features. Free Features: - Effortlessly wire up components on a digital breadboard - Choose from over 400 integrated circuits or craft your custom chips using SPICE - Insert resistors, capacitors, inductors, transistors, and diodes with accurate models - Instantly see how changes affect your circuit with quick-rendering graphs - Take snapshots of your breadboard setups for easy inclusion in documents or online - Import PSPICE and LTSpice netlists for comprehensive simulations (.spice and .cir files) - Work together using iCloud, iMessage, Airdrop, email, Google Drive, OneDrive, and Dropbox - Explore a wide selection of pre-configured diodes and transistors with numerous tweakable settings - Open any .breadpad file at no cost, even those from Premium users - Experience your designs in 3D with Apple Vision Pro Premium subscription unlocks: - Infinite vector plotting from your SPICE simulations - Conduct temperature sensitivity analysis to assess environmental impacts on circuits - Access five extra voltage sources, including piecewise and frequency-modulated options - Export your simulation results to CSV for analysis in tools like Excel, MATLAB, or Python - Directly modify the SPICE netlist for any component on your breadboard - Fine-tune component tolerances using six-sigma gaussian distributions - Analyze manufacturing variance effects with dynamic Monte Carlo simulations Whether you're a student, hobbyist, or professional engineer, Breadpad is the perfect tool for brainstorming, designing, and refining your circuit ideas. Explore new principles, experiment with designs, and optimize existing systems. Get Breadpad today and elevate your circuit simulation experience. Exclusively on iPad, iPhone, Mac, and Vision Pro. Privacy policy: https://breadpad.com/privacy/ Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
SimpleBugTracker
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Manage your issues on multiple Apple devices (macOS, iOS) and keep data in sync: - Your data is saved on your device and your iCloud account only - Manage multiple products which individual issue categories and product versions - Add attachments to issues - Add information for release notes (fix version, release note text) - Send mail to reporter and delegated person directly from app Pro version features (in-app purchase): - Import and export all issues as CSV file with attachments and use with other tools - Auto-export all issues on startup as daily backup (optional) - Issue statistics with filter for products, categories and status - Configurable status report as CSV file or e-mail attachment - Generate fixed issue list for release notes
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Breadpad at fortnightly against SimpleBugTracker's every 6 weeks. Breadpad also leads on chart position (#180 vs unranked). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Breadpad sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and SimpleBugTracker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Breadpad ships an update fortnightly, SimpleBugTracker every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Breadpad | SimpleBugTracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (161 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 161 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Best chart rank | #180 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FreshBizOpps, LLC | Matthias Santer |
Bugs and requests
Breadpad
Reported bugs
15 issues- App crashes on startup or when creating new breadboard
- App crashes when placing components
- App crashes when using oscilloscope
- App crashes when adding capacitors
- Circuits don't save between sessions
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- SPICE models don't save
- Black screen or blank window on launch
- Breadboard displays then disappears
- Component inventory disappeared after update
- Cannot access components on iPhone
- Oscilloscope shows false resistor value errors
- Chips take a long time to load
- Cannot exit summary after requesting chips
- visionOS version crashes immediately
- File becomes unopenable after oscilloscope crash
Requested features
17 requests- LEDs and LED indicators
- Push buttons and switches
- 555 timer IC
- Comparators in chip library
- Op-amps and more analog components
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- H-bridges
- Motors
- Multimeter functionality
- In-app tutorials and documentation
- Electronics handbook with basic circuits
- Custom chip creation tutorial using SPICE
- Prebuilt circuit templates
- Better component library organization
- One-time purchase option instead of subscription
- Online video demonstrations
- AR experience features
- Physics engine integration
SimpleBugTracker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Breadpad
- Monthly Breadpad Subscription7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Annual Breadpad Subscription1 Month trial$39.991 Year
- Lifetime Premium$139.99
SimpleBugTracker
- Pro Version$8.99
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