Comparison

WireSketch vs CircuitWalk

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

Head to head
About

WireSketch

Design electrical layouts for home renovations or job sites. Plan entire homes, add fixtures, and generate detailed PDF reports for electricians. Includes material estimates and regional safety zone compliance.

Highlights
  • Photo-based wall planning
  • Dimension input in cm
  • Fixture placement
  • PDF, PNG, CSV export
  • Whole-home planning
  • Circuit panel layout (Pro)
  • Renovation Brief PDF (Pro)
Features
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Design your electrical layout on a photo of your actual wall: sockets, switches, lights, EV charger. Hand your electrician a plan they can price. Scan, safety zones, panels, solar. HOW IT WORKS Photo your wall, start on a blank canvas, or scan the room. Set dimensions in cm and your region's zones and heights appear. Place fixtures. Export to PDF, PNG or CSV, as an annotated photo or a clean IEC 60617 schematic. SCAN YOUR ROOM (Pro) Pan a LiDAR iPhone or iPad once around the room. Every wall becomes a measured canvas with doors and windows at true size and position. Review the measurements before the plan is created. ROOM SKETCH SHARING Export a project as a calibrated Room Sketch: photo plus scale, in an open format PipeSketch reads, so plumbing starts from the same room. HOMES: GROUP ROOMS UNDER ONE ROOF Group rooms under a House, Flat, Garage or Commercial property. GPS resolves the electrical region; every room shares one code. CIRCUIT PANELS (Pro) Lay out every breaker with label, amps and curve. The wand fills the panel from your fixtures: appliances get dedicated circuits, EV chargers the right amperage. Live warnings flag overloads. Main and sub panels, plus a Panel Report PDF. THE RENOVATION BRIEF (Pro) The full PDF for your electrician: cover, wall sketches, materials list, and a "Questions for my electrician" checklist. 50+ FIXTURE TYPES Sockets, switches, dimmers, lights, Cat6/TV outlets, floor heating, kitchen appliances, outdoor sockets, EV chargers, smoke detectors, RCD/GFCI, distribution boards. SAFETY ZONES BY REGION Four standards, named by the standard, not the region: DIN 18015 with VDE 0100 (DE, a start for AT and NL), BS 7671 (UK, 18th edition, no amendment modeled), NEC base (US planning reference, not jurisdiction compliant), AS/NZS 3000 (AU, NZ). Wet rooms apply IEC 60364 Zone 0/1/2. Outdoor: IP65/IP67 and 60 cm burial. Limits we don't hide. France (NF C 15-100), Spain, Italy, Belgium, Switzerland and Canada aren't separate selectors. Layout planning only. NEC state amendments and AFCI rules are out of scope. A licensed electrician must verify before installation. ROOM TYPES AND TEMPLATES (Pro) Dry room, wet room, kitchen and outdoor, each with heights and installation rules. 17 layouts, home to commercial. CABLE AND MATERIAL ESTIMATE Per circuit cable type and size (NYM-J for EU, Twin & Earth for UK, NM-B for US, TPS for AUS), total length, conduit, plus material and labor costs. KNOWLEDGE BASE 36 cited entries on standards, symbols and formulas. Browse the library and read the core articles free. The full set and four converters (Watts to Amps, AWG to mm², voltage drop, solar yield) are Pro. SOLAR PLANNER (separate purchase) Plan your solar system from a satellite snapshot: panel packing, yearly yield, inverter and battery sizing. ELECTRICIAN MODE (Business) Turn a planned property into a branded customer offer with your logo, letterhead, and materials and labor priced from the plan. Business includes everything in Pro. WIRESKETCH PRO Free: up to 2 projects, 5 fixtures each. Homes, core Knowledge Base articles and the daily highlight are free. Pro is a one time purchase: room scanning, iCloud Sync, Renovation Brief PDF, Circuit Panels with Panel Report PDF, unlimited projects and fixtures, multi wall, templates, perspective correction, full Knowledge Base. Solar Planner and Business are separate. Legacy pack buyers keep everything. 9 LANGUAGES: EN, DE, FR, NL, TR, ES, IT, PL, PT. PRIVACY. Your planning data stays on your device. iCloud Sync (Pro) stays off until you switch it on in About. It syncs through your private iCloud account, which we can't read, and you can export or delete it any time. No WireSketch account. The free version is ad supported. Any purchase removes ads. WireSketch is a planning tool. All electrical work must be carried out by a qualified electrician per local regulations. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

CircuitWalk

Map your home's electrical panels and breaker circuits by adding rooms and devices. Record changes during a guided breaker walk and save device-to-breaker mappings. Supports multiple panels and manual assignments.

Highlights
  • Map electrical panels and circuits
  • Add rooms and devices
  • Guided breaker walk recording
  • Save device-to-breaker mappings
  • Support for multiple panels
  • Manual assignment options
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CircuitWalk helps you build a clear record of your home's electrical panels and breaker circuits. Add rooms and devices, choose a breaker, and record what changed during a guided breaker walk. Review the result before saving device-to-breaker mappings. CircuitWalk also supports multiple panels, subpanels, copied panel labels, manual assignments, and mappings that need review after related information changes. Your CircuitWalk records stay in the app's local container on your iPhone. No account or app-managed cloud sync is required. CircuitWalk is an observation notebook. It does not measure electricity, detect faults, verify that power is off, confirm code compliance, or make electrical work safe. Keep electrical equipment closed and contact a licensed electrician for inspection, diagnosis, or repair.

Screenshots

WireSketch4 screens
CircuitWalk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CircuitWalk at none against WireSketch's 8. CircuitWalk also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.0 vs 3.7). WireSketch's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, 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. WireSketch sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. CircuitWalk asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CircuitWalk holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
WireSketch versus CircuitWalk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWireSketchCircuitWalk
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)4.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAydin Can Polatkan铮昊 贾

In-app purchases

8 purchases

WireSketch

Subscriptions2
  • Business – Monthly$8.991 Month
  • Business – Annual$59.991 Year
One-time6
  • Multi-Wall$3.99
  • Pro Measurements$3.99
  • Pro Bundle$6.99
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  • Solar Planner$7.99
  • WireSketch Pro$14.99
  • Business – Lifetime$129.99
None

CircuitWalk

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WireSketch free?
WireSketch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CircuitWalk free?
CircuitWalk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, WireSketch or CircuitWalk?
CircuitWalk is rated higher. WireSketch averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while CircuitWalk averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do WireSketch or CircuitWalk have ads?
WireSketch shows ads; CircuitWalk does not.

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