Electro Sim vs Learn Electronics & Arduino
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Electro Sim
Learn and teach basic electronics with an intuitive circuit simulator. Drag, wire, and combine components on a real-time canvas to visualize current flow and understand DC circuit concepts.
- Intuitive drag-and-drop canvas
- Real-time DC simulation with current visualization
- Extensive component library with search
- Build and reuse custom components
- Save, load, and export circuits
- Undo/redo functionality
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Build a circuit. See current flow. Understand how it works. Electro Sim turns electronics into something you can explore on your iPhone or iPad. Place components, connect wires, and run a simulation to see how your circuit responds. Whether you are learning the basics, preparing a classroom demonstration, or testing an idea, start with a working example or build your own. BUILD ON A CANVAS OR A BREADBOARD Create schematic circuits with drag-and-drop components and flexible wiring, or try a virtual breadboard with components and jumper wires. Zoom in to make connections, rotate parts, and use undo and redo as you experiment. SEE WHAT CHANGES WHEN YOU CHANGE THE CIRCUIT Follow animated current flow, inspect voltage and current readings, and use a virtual multimeter to explore circuit behavior. Adjust component values, toggle switches, or advance the simulation one step at a time to connect cause and effect. LEARN THROUGH WORKING EXAMPLES Explore LED circuits, capacitor charging, logic gates, adders, counters, seven-segment displays, and traffic lights. Selected examples include guided steps that help you investigate the circuit and check your understanding. FIND THE PARTS YOU NEED Browse a searchable component library with resistors, capacitors, inductors, diodes, LEDs, transistors, switches, buzzers, logic gates, and signal sources. Component descriptions and pin information help you decide what to use and how to connect it. TURN CIRCUIT BLOCKS INTO REUSABLE MODULES With Pro, create custom components from circuit blocks, define their pins, and reuse them in new projects. Build up a collection of modules as your ideas grow. Custom component creation and use require an active Pro subscription. SAVE AND SHARE YOUR WORK Save projects to revisit later, exchange circuit files in JSON format, and export circuit snapshots or PDF reports with readings and notes for learning and discussion. Designed for iPhone and iPad, with light and dark appearances and English, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese interfaces. Start with one LED, then see where your curiosity takes you.
Learn Electronics & Arduino
Learn electronics and Arduino programming through interactive lessons and simulations on your phone. Build real projects with no prior experience or hardware needed. Covers fundamentals to advanced projects with guided labs and quizzes.
- Interactive 3D circuit simulations
- Built-in Arduino sketch editor and interpreter
- 124 lessons across 4 learning worlds
- 52 hands-on guided labs
- Offline functionality
- Multi-language support
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Learn Electronics & Arduino takes you from absolute zero to building real Arduino, ESP32 and Raspberry Pi projects: no prior experience and no hardware required. It is electronics for beginners that keeps going long after the basics: try every idea before you buy an Arduino starter kit, or practice with the kit you already have. Everything runs on your phone. Write real Arduino sketches in the built-in code editor and watch them run on an interactive 3D board that reacts live: blink LEDs, read sensors, drive servos and motors, and play tones, all simulated on-device. WHAT YOU GET • Step-by-step lessons that start with basic electronics and grow into complete Arduino projects • Hands-on labs, each with a guided task and a model solution • A built-in Arduino simulator that runs your code instantly: no compiler, no cables • A circuit builder Playground to wire up components and experiment CIRCUIT SIMULATOR AND PLAYGROUND Drag parts onto a virtual breadboard, wire them up and press Run. Resistors, LEDs, buttons, potentiometers, sensors, servos and motors behave the way they would on your desk, and a wiring check and power budget point out mistakes as you build. ESP32 AND RASPBERRY PI Switch the Playground to an ESP32 board (Pro), shown in 3D with its own pins, PWM, analog inputs, touch and a simulated radio. Or open the Pi Playground: an empty Raspberry Pi that is all yours. Wire parts, write Python, and find your build saved next time. BENCH: 33 TOOLS FOR REAL BUILDS • Calculators: resistor color code, Ohm's law, LED resistor, voltage divider, capacitor code, RC time, 555 timer, PWM and more • Design helpers: regulator, op-amp gain, filter, transistor and MOSFET switch, PCB trace width • Reference: Arduino and IC pinouts, component pinouts, SMD codes, logic gates, wire gauge, unit converter • Code snippets and an Arduino function reference Resistor color code, Ohm's law, LED resistor, pinouts and snippets are free; Pro unlocks the full Bench. TOPICS YOU WILL COVER • Basic electronics: voltage, current, resistance, Ohm's law, voltage dividers, series and parallel circuits • Components: resistors, capacitors, diodes, LEDs and RGB LEDs, transistors, MOSFETs, relays and buzzers • Measuring: how to read a circuit with a multimeter and find what is wrong • Arduino programming: digital and analog pins, PWM, timing, the serial monitor and debugging • Sensors and input: buttons, potentiometers, joysticks, ultrasonic distance and temperature sensors • Motion: servos, DC motors with an H-bridge, stepper motors and encoders • Displays and buses: LCD screens and I²C • Digital electronics: logic gates and how a microcontroller makes decisions • Making it real: breadboard layout, power, and soldering basics PROJECTS, CHALLENGES AND THE FAULT BENCH Follow story projects that turn lessons into things you would actually build, take on daily challenges, and track down broken circuits on the Fault Bench, the fastest way to learn how to debug. SHARE WITH OTHER MAKERS Share the circuits you build, open circuits other makers made, press Run and make them yours. CERTIFICATE (PRO) Pass the exam and earn a certificate anyone can verify with a link, ready for your CV or LinkedIn. FOR EVERYONE Whether you are a complete beginner, a hobbyist, an electrical engineering or physics student, a teacher looking for a hands-on classroom tool, or a maker brushing up the fundamentals, the lessons meet you where you are and grow with you. 10 LANGUAGES Available in English, Turkish, German, Spanish, French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian and Chinese. Learn Electronics & Arduino Pro unlocks every world, lab, the ESP32 board and the full Bench. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period; manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://coddykit.com/terms/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Electro Sim at none against Learn Electronics & Arduino's shown. Learn Electronics & Arduino's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 4 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Electro Sim sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Learn Electronics & Arduino sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Learn Electronics & Arduino holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Learn Electronics & Arduino has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Electro Sim ships an update every 4 months, Learn Electronics & Arduino every 6 days. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.
| Parameter | Electro Sim | Learn Electronics & Arduino |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 4.4 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 剑龙 刘 | MEHMET CANKER (TR) |
Customer experience
Electro Sim
Learn Electronics & Arduino
In-app purchases
Electro Sim
- Monthly$0.99
- Yearly$3.99
Learn Electronics & Arduino
- Electronics Pro - Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Electronics Pro - Yearly3 Days trial$14.991 Year
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