Comparison

Q vs SQQuantum

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

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Q

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Q-Bridge — A quantum workbench for Apple platforms. New in v10.2.2 — Real-time job monitoring. Submit a circuit and watch it move from queued to running to done in real time; your job list updates the moment status changes, and finished simulator jobs return real measurement counts you can open right away. Seven major quantum hardware providers ship seven different physical platforms — superconducting qubits, trapped ions, neutral atoms, tunable couplers, photonics. Each one is good at different circuits. Q-Bridge gives you a single, native Apple app to design circuits, run them on the cloud simulator, compare backend characteristics, and submit jobs across all of them. Built for quantum researchers, Apple platform developers, and people learning quantum algorithms. What's in the app (all wired up in v10.2.2) 1. Multi-Vendor Quantum Gateway — Browse and submit to 7 hardware providers from one unified app surface. 2. Circuit Architect — A visual quantum circuit designer with on-screen gate palette and inline OpenQASM preview. 3. Qubit Health Predictor — Visualize T₁/T₂ coherence and gate fidelity per qubit across the topology. 4. Noise-Bug Discriminator — Pattern-based diagnostic that flags noisy qubits and crosstalk hotspots. 5. BB Code Decoder — Decode Bivariate Bicycle quantum LDPC codes directly on your device. 6. QEC Simulator — Surface code distance 3 through 7 with three decoder choices (MWPM, Union-Find, Lookup). 7. OpenQASM Editor — Syntax-highlighted editor with backend-compatible gate set hints. 8. BridgeAdvisor AI — Apple Foundation Models running on-device suggest backend choices based on your circuit shape. No cloud calls. No data uploaded. Also included: QIR Pipeline · Bloch Sphere · Nighthawk Topology Map · Distributed Topology · Entanglement Schemes · Smart Error Budget · Crosstalk Map · Qubit Reuse · Erasure Simulator · Providence Mode (live vendor weather vane). Apple-native: SwiftUI, Liquid Glass design system, Universal Purchase (one purchase covers iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Vision Pro), seven-language localization (English / 한국어 / 日本語 / 中文 / Deutsch / Français / Español), full keyboard navigation on Mac, App Intents for Siri. Privacy: AI inference runs on-device. Your circuit code (QASM) is never uploaded for AI suggestions. API keys are kept in iOS Keychain. Authentication uses short-lived tokens. Free tier works without an account. 4-Tier Subscription Free $0 — Cloud simulator (8 qubits), basic visualization tools, daily job quota. Pro $24.99/mo (or $159.99/yr) — Larger cloud simulator (20 qubits), Pro tools (Circuit Architect, Qubit Health, Noise-Bug, BB Code Decoder, OpenQASM Editor, BridgeAdvisor AI), expanded vendor selection. Team $69.99/mo (or $549.99/yr) — Team-tier tools (Smart Error Budget, Crosstalk Map, QEC Simulator, QIR Pipeline, Distributed Topology); shared team workspace rolling out. Enterprise (Contact Sales) — All 18 tools unlocked, all 7 vendors, Entanglement Schemes, Qubit Reuse / Erasure simulators. Trademark Notice: IBM Quantum™, IonQ™, Rigetti™, Quantinuum™, PASQAL™, QuEra™, Amazon Braket™ and AWS® are trademarks of their respective owners. Q-Bridge is an independent third-party application and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by these companies. Trademarks are used solely for identification of the hardware providers your circuits can target. Made by SwiftQuantum Technologies, LLC. Terms of Use: https://swiftquantum.tech/terms/ · Privacy Policy: https://swiftquantum.tech/privacy/

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SQQuantum

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SQQuantum Studio: The Universe in Your Hands Welcome to SQQuantum by Sapiens Qualia—a breathtaking leap in mobile scientific computing. SQQuantum bridges the gap between high-end desktop tensor analysis and accessible mobile education, putting a fully functional, lightning-fast quantum circuit simulator directly onto your iPhone and iPad. Whether you are a university physics student learning the fundamental mechanics of entanglement, a software engineer transitioning into quantum logic, or a researcher testing state-vector mathematics on the go, SQQuantum provides a flawless, professional-grade Integrated Development Environment (IDE) optimized specifically for the Apple ecosystem. OPTIMIZED FOR APPLE SILICON SQQuantum is an engineering masterpiece. Under the hood, it is powered by a custom-written, native C++ state-vector engine utilizing the heavy-duty Eigen mathematical framework. By bridging Swift directly to C++ and compiling natively for Apple’s A-Series and M-Series processors, the app achieves zero-latency, real-time matrix multiplications entirely offline. It natively projects complex quantum physics calculations onto a beautifully fluid, hardware-accelerated SwiftUI canvas without dropping a single frame. POWERFUL FUNCTIONALITY • Dynamic Circuit Canvas: Build complex quantum circuits using multiple qubits. Apply fundamental quantum logic gates including Hadamard (H), Pauli (X, Y, Z), Parametric Phase Shifts (Rx), Controlled-NOT (CX), and Measurement operations. • Interactive 3D Bloch Sphere: Visualize the invisible. Utilizing Apple’s native SceneKit framework, our 3D projector allows you to touch, drag, and rotate the Bloch sphere to intuitively understand qubit vector phases and superpositions in real-time. • Live Probability Distributions: As you build your circuit or drag parameters, the simulator instantly calculates the wave function and renders the exact probability distribution of your quantum states in a vibrant, responsive UI. • Hardware Noise Simulation (NISQ): Experience the reality of modern hardware. Use the dynamic noise slider to inject probabilistic decoherence and environmental noise into your gates, simulating how physical quantum computers actually behave. • Live OpenQASM 3.0 Generation: SQQuantum acts as a true developer tool. As you visually construct your circuit, the app simultaneously compiles industry-standard OpenQASM 3.0 code in a dedicated terminal pane. Copy it with one tap to export and run your exact circuit on real IBM or AWS quantum mainframes. • Instant Entanglement: Instantly load complex quantum phenomena like the Bell State (Quantum Entanglement) and GHZ State with a single tap. PRO iPadOS ARCHITECTURE SQQuantum intelligently adapts to your hardware. On the iPhone, it provides a sleek, highly readable, vertically scrollable interface. On the iPad, the UI transforms into a gorgeous, split-pane professional IDE—featuring a sprawling mathematical workspace on the left, a dedicated hardware inspector on the right, and a full-width code terminal pinned to the bottom. 100% PRIVATE & OFFLINE Science requires focus, not tracking. SQQuantum is 100% offline. It requires zero account sign-ups, utilizes zero cloud processing, contains no advertisements, and collects absolutely zero user data. Your algorithms belong to you. Step into the mathematical fabric of the universe. Download SQQuantum Studio today and start building the future.

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SQQuantum at none against Q's 4. SQQuantum also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, 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. Q sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $24.99 per month. SQQuantum asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Q ships an update every 2 weeks, SQQuantum every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on August 30, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Q versus SQQuantum: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQSQQuantum
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEUNMIN PARKMenelaos Malaxianakis

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Q

Subscriptions4
  • Q-Bridge Pro Monthly$24.991 Month
  • Q-Bridge Team Monthly$69.991 Month
  • Q-Bridge Pro Yearly$159.991 Year
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  • Q-Bridge Team Yearly$549.991 Year
None

SQQuantum

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Q free?
Q is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SQQuantum free?
SQQuantum is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Q or SQQuantum have ads?
Neither Q nor SQQuantum shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Q or SQQuantum?
Q ships an update every 2 weeks, and SQQuantum every 2 days. Most recently, Q was updated on August 30, 2026 and SQQuantum on September 26, 2026.

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