Comparison

555 Timer & Oscillators Guide vs Pico Projects

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

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About

555 Timer & Oscillators Guide

Features
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Master the design of oscillators and waveform generators using 555 timer integrated circuits, digital logic integrated circuits, operational amplifiers, and transistors. The application provides a comprehensive collection of over 130 tutorials and circuit diagrams, covering 555 timer circuits and practical applications, CMOS 4000 series logic oscillators, TTL 74LS and 74HC series oscillators, operational amplifier–based waveform generators, and transistor multivibrators. Designed for electronics beginners, students, hobbyists, and professional engineers, the app serves as a complete reference and learning tool for designing, understanding, and building oscillators, multivibrators, pulse generators, and waveform circuits commonly used in both analog and digital electronics. In addition to tutorials and schematics, the app includes built-in calculators for frequency, timing, duty cycle, and component value estimation, helping users quickly calculate and adjust circuit parameters. All topics are presented with clear circuit diagrams and detailed explanations. Available in 14 Languages: • English, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Turkish, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese — study in your native language! Covered Topics: • 555 Timer IC Series • Astable, monostable, and bistable modes • Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) • Voltage conversion circuits • Sensor and external module interfacing • CMOS Logic Oscillators • CMOS 4000 series circuits • Astable, monostable, and bistable modes • Gated CMOS oscillators • TTL / HC Logic Oscillators • TTL 74LS series circuits • 74HC series logic oscillators • Astable and monostable modes • Operational Amplifier Oscillators • Sine wave generators • Square-wave pulse generators • Triangle wave generators • Transistor-Based Oscillators • Transistor-Based Astable multivibrators • Transistor-Based Monostable multivibrators The content is regularly updated and expanded with each new release, ensuring the latest tutorials and circuit examples are always available.

About

Pico Projects

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Pico Projects is an app for those who are learning Raspberry Pi Pico. It contains useful Raspberry Pi Pico projects in MicroPython and circuit diagrams. Also, it provides datasheet documents with details.

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555 Timer & Oscillators Guide4 screens
Pico Projects4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Pico Projects at none against 555 Timer & Oscillators Guide's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
555 Timer & Oscillators Guide versus Pico Projects: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter555 Timer & Oscillators GuidePico Projects
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB37 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperALG Software LabZaw Win Myat

In-app purchases

None

555 Timer & Oscillators Guide

No in-app purchases

None

Pico Projects

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 555 Timer & Oscillators Guide free?
555 Timer & Oscillators Guide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pico Projects free?
Pico Projects is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do 555 Timer & Oscillators Guide or Pico Projects have ads?
555 Timer & Oscillators Guide shows ads; Pico Projects does not.

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