Comparison

Smith Chart Touch vs AI Triangle Console

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

Head to head
About

Smith Chart Touch

Features
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Smith Chart Touch is the essential Smith chart tool for RF and microwave engineers, students, and hobbyists. Design and analyze impedance matching networks interactively โ€” directly on your device. Build your circuit by adding components one by one and watch the matching path update on the Smith chart in real time. Tap any component to edit its value, drag on the chart to tune it visually, or type exact numbers โ€” the chart and inputs stay in sync at all times. Circuit Components: Series resistor, inductor, and capacitor Parallel resistor, inductor, and capacitor Transmission line (length in wavelengths) Open and short stub (parallel) Smith Chart Modes: Impedance (Z) chart Admittance (Y) chart Immittance (ZY) combined chart Key Features: Fully interactive: drag on the chart or type values โ€” both update each other instantly Multiple projects with custom names and colors per circuit path Example circuits included to get started quickly Clean, dark UI optimized for readability Who is it for? Smith Chart Touch is built for electrical engineers working with RF circuits, antenna design, amplifier matching, and transmission line theory. It is also a great learning companion for students studying microwave engineering.

About

AI Triangle Console

Features
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AI Triangle Console is an interactive instrument panel for thinking about intelligent interfaces, based on the Sentient Triangle framework. Move across a triangle whose three corners are the traits of machine intelligence: Grounded, Interoperable, and Radically Adaptive. Turn the dials or drag the puck, and the app names the nearest of 14 experience patterns and describes the posture your design is taking: Tool, Agent, Chat, or Copilot. It is a hands-on companion for exploring the Sentient Triangle framework from the book Sentient Design: Crafting Intelligent Interfaces with AI by Josh Clark and Veronika Kindred (Rosenfeld Media, 2026), with thanks to Matt Webb. This app is an independent tribute, made to help others explore their framework. - Three axes that always balance to 100 - Four postures and fourteen experience patterns - A tactile, offline, single-screen instrument Learn more: bigmedium.com/ideas/shape-of-sentient-design.html

Screenshots

Smith Chart Touch3 screens
AI Triangle Console3 screens

Verdict

The call

Smith Chart Touch and AI Triangle Console are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Smith Chart Touch versus AI Triangle Console: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmith Chart TouchAI Triangle Console
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size22 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSthefano Schiavonjohn manicke

In-app purchases

None

Smith Chart Touch

No in-app purchases

None

AI Triangle Console

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Smith Chart Touch free?
Smith Chart Touch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AI Triangle Console free?
AI Triangle Console is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Smith Chart Touch or AI Triangle Console have ads?
Neither Smith Chart Touch nor AI Triangle Console shows ads.

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