ElectroSim vs Schematic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ElectroSim
Design, build, and test realistic electrical circuits on your mobile device. This app offers real-time simulations, guided tutorials, and a library of expert-created circuits for hands-on learning. Practice wiring safely and effectively for vocational training or self-study.
- Design and build electrical circuits
- Real-time circuit simulation
- Guided wiring tutorials
- Library of expert circuits
- Offline access
- Drag-and-drop components
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ElectroSim is an electrical wiring simulator for students, apprentices, electricians, and instructors. Build and wire realistic circuits on your phone, run real-time simulations, follow guided expert tutorials, and practice safely offline with no ads. WHY LEARN WITH ELECTROSIM • Practice electrical wiring before working on real panels • Build circuits with realistic electrical components • Connect terminals with point-to-point wiring • Run real-time circuit simulation for series, parallel, residential, and basic industrial wiring scenarios • Learn from public expert circuits shared worldwide • Follow guided wiring tutorials with narration, captions, and step-by-step playback • Use ElectroSim for demos, labs, vocational training, TVET contexts, and self-study GUIDED EXPERT CIRCUITS • Open public circuits created by experienced users • Watch how each circuit is wired step by step • Follow lecturer-style narration and on-screen captions • Rebuild circuits to practice wiring flow and troubleshooting • Study examples such as switching circuits, lamps, contactors, relays, motors, and control circuits CORE FEATURES • Build and test electrical circuits in minutes • Drag-and-drop electrical components • Snap-to-grid wiring, pan/zoom, undo/redo • Simulate open and closed paths, control states, and load behavior • Explore residential and basic industrial wiring examples • Save your work locally • Works offline • No ads PRO OPTIONS • Pro Yearly: 1 year, auto-renewable subscription • Pro Lifetime: one-time purchase • Pro unlocks unlimited local saves and Pro-only features/components SUBSCRIPTION TERMS • Price is shown in your local currency before purchase • Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation • Yearly Pro renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period • Manage or cancel anytime in Apple ID account settings ElectroSim is a learning aid for electrical wiring training. It does not grant professional certification. Always follow local electrical codes, instructor guidance, and safety procedures. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula Privacy Policy: https://electrosim.simlearningtech.com/privacy-policy
Schematic
Learn about the everyday systems you interact with, from electricity and plumbing to home appliances and engineering principles. Short, engaging lessons with visual diagrams and quick quizzes help you understand how things work.
- Short, 2-minute lessons
- Self-drawing diagrams
- On-screen captions
- Three-question quizzes
- Covers electricity, plumbing, appliances, and engineering
- No account required
- Progress saved locally
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You live surrounded by systems you can't explain. The breaker panel in the hallway. The boiler that makes a noise you've decided to ignore. The valve someone once told you to find "in case of emergency." Schematic fixes that. HOW IT WORKS Each lesson runs about two minutes. A narrator walks you through a diagram that draws itself as it goes — one card at a time, captioned on screen — and ends with three quick questions so you know it landed. Take one with your coffee, or work through a whole track in an afternoon. WHAT YOU'LL COVER • ELECTRICITY — circuits, volts, amps and ohms, grounding, the third hole in the outlet, and why the breaker trips when the kettle goes on • HOME APPLIANCES — what is actually happening inside the kettle, the fridge, the microwave, the washing machine and the vacuum • PLUMBING — water pressure, P-traps, water heaters, banging pipes, and the shut-off valve you will be glad you found early • ENGINEERING — levers, gears, pulleys, torque, why triangles hold buildings up, and why everything has a frequency it hates NO ACCOUNT NEEDED No sign-up, no profile, no setup. Open it and start. Your progress stays on your device. Schematic is educational. It is here so you understand the systems you live with and can talk about them with confidence. It is not a repair manual, and it is not a substitute for a qualified electrician, plumber or gas engineer. Privacy Policy: https://schematic-app.web.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://schematic-app.web.app/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Schematic at 4.8 against ElectroSim's 4.4. Schematic also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). ElectroSim's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. ElectroSim sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Schematic sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $69.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Schematic holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 72 and 26 respectively.
ElectroSim ships an update fortnightly, Schematic every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ElectroSim | Schematic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (72 ratings) | 4.8 (26 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 72 — better | 26 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 148 MB | 205 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Louie Juera | Pavlo Dobronos |
Customer experience
ElectroSim
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In-app purchases
ElectroSim
- ElectroSim Pro Monthly3 Days trial$0.991 Month
- ElectroSim Pro Yearly3 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Pro Access$19.99
Schematic
- Yearly7 Days trial$69.991 Year
- Yearly1 Month trial$69.991 Year









