Circuit Simulator vs Benchbuilt
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Circuit Simulator
Design and simulate electronic and digital circuits in real-time. Visualize voltage and current flow, and analyze circuit behavior with tools like oscilloscopes and multimeters. Offers a user-friendly experience for circuit design and digital electronic analysis.
- Real-time electronic circuit simulation
- Digital circuit simulation
- Voltage and current analysis
- Multichannel oscilloscope
- Multimeter tools
- Circuit design and tuning
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VoltSim is a realtime electronic circuit simulator like Multisim, SPICE, LTspice, Altium or Proto for circuit design with a better user experience. VoltSim is a complete circuit app in which you can design circuits with various components and simulate an electric or digital circuit. During simulation you can check voltage, current and many other variables. Check signals on multichannel oscilloscope or multimeter and tune your circuit in real time! You can also use VoltSim as logic circuit simulator and perform digital electronic analysis! This app will help you visualize how the voltage varies across the circuit and how current flows through it. T&C: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Benchbuilt
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Benchbuilt turns vehicle engineering into a hands-on learning lab. Start with a production-inspired body, choose an engine, configure the drivetrain and chassis, then shape the body and test the result. Every choice feeds a physics-based estimate using real units and understandable explanations. Compare power, mass, frontal area, drag coefficient, traction, gearing, braking, and engine packaging without needing an engineering degree. BUILD YOUR VEHICLE • Choose from compact, fastback, roadster, sports sedan, and open-engine hot rod body packages • Install engines ranging from an efficient four-cylinder to high-output V8 packages • See whether the engine fits beneath the body or protrudes into the airflow • Configure transmission, tires, brakes, suspension, chassis weight, and fuel • Shape independent body control points to explore smooth profiles, wedges, and experimental designs TEST AND LEARN • Estimate top speed and 0–60 mph acceleration • Measure quarter-mile time and trap speed • Compare standing-mile speed, lateral grip, braking distance, and cruise range • Run road and wind-tunnel tests • Understand why drag, weight, power, traction, and gearing changed each result • Save builds for side-by-side engineering comparisons Designed for curious builders, students, classrooms, and anyone who has wondered why one car shape performs better than another. Benchbuilt works on iPhone and includes a spacious iPad workbench for classroom use. Benchbuilt provides educational physics estimates and is not intended for real-world vehicle certification or safety decisions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Benchbuilt at none against Circuit Simulator's 8. Circuit Simulator's advantage is iOS requirement (15.3 vs 17.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Circuit Simulator sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Benchbuilt asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Circuit Simulator | Benchbuilt |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (93 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 76.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 93 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.3 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sindhu Gopi | Jason Stables |
In-app purchases
Circuit Simulator
- Extensions Subscription$0.991 Month
- Sensors Extension$0.99
- Custom Chips Extension$1.99
- Instruments extension$2.99
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- Analog Extension$3.99
- Misc Extension$3.99
- Digital Extension$3.99
- Extension Pack$12.99
Benchbuilt
No in-app purchases
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