Comparison

Breadpad vs Tersa

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Interactive digital breadboard
  • SPICE netlist simulation
  • Virtual oscilloscope and logic analyzer
  • Extensive component library
  • Custom component creation
  • Circuit snapshotting
  • Cloud collaboration
Features
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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/

About

Tersa

Design and analyze analog, digital, and RF circuits directly on your iPhone or iPad. Explore circuit behavior with various simulations and visualize results on clear plots. Supports SPICE model import and local project exploration.

Highlights
  • Schematic building
  • DC operating point analysis
  • AC and transient analyses
  • S-parameter analysis
  • Smith chart visualization
  • SPICE model import
  • Local simulation
Features
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Tersa is a touch-first workspace for learning, reviewing, and tuning small analog and RF circuits on iPhone and iPad. Build editable schematics, configure DC operating point, DC sweep, AC and transient analyses, and inspect measurements on clear plots. For linear two-port work, review S11, S12, S21 and S22, return and insertion loss, and raw complex data on a Smith chart. Use local sample projects to explore RC and LC filters. Change supported component values with the tuner and run the analysis again without rebuilding the project. Import supported SPICE model cards and subcircuits when a circuit needs them. Simulation runs locally on the device. Results depend on the circuit, models, and numerical settings and must be independently verified before fabrication or safety-related use.

Screenshots

Breadpad4 screens
Tersa4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tersa at 100% against Breadpad's 33%. Tersa also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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

Both are free to download. Breadpad sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Tersa asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Breadpad ships an update fortnightly, Tersa every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 15, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Breadpad versus Tersa: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBreadpadTersa
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (166 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings166 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB122 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFreshBizOpps, LLCDenis Kosov

Customer experience

Breadpad

All ratings166 ratings
Positive69.9%
Neutral7.8%
Negative22.3%
Written reviews81 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral13.6%
Negative53.1%

Tersa

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Tersa

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Breadpad

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Breadpad Subscription7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Annual Breadpad Subscription1 Month trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$139.99
None

Tersa

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Breadpad free?
Breadpad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tersa free?
Tersa is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Breadpad or Tersa have ads?
Neither Breadpad nor Tersa shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Breadpad or Tersa?
Breadpad ships an update fortnightly, and Tersa every 2 weeks. Most recently, Breadpad was updated on October 15, 2026 and Tersa on October 15, 2026.

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