Comparison

Aether Circuit vs Cirquanta

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

Head to head
About

Aether Circuit

Features
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Aether Circuit is a sleek, intuitive digital logic circuit simulator that teaches you how computers think - one gate at a time. BUILD real circuits. LEARN real logic. MASTER digital design. FEATURES - Drag-and-drop logic gates: AND, OR, NOT, NAND, NOR, XOR, XNOR - Interactive switches and LED outputs - Real-time circuit evaluation - Wire snap-to-port with visual feedback - Truth table verification for every challenge - 30 hand-crafted levels from beginner to expert - Sandbox mode for free-form experimentation - Show Answer to learn from working solutions - Blueprint dark theme with glowing wire animations - Universal: iPhone and iPad CHALLENGE LEVELS Progress through 30 increasingly complex puzzles: - Easy (1-5): Basic gates - AND, OR, NOT, XOR - Medium (6-10): NAND, NOR, XNOR, half adder - Hard (11-15): Majority vote, decoder, MUX, universal gates - Expert (16-30): Full adder, comparator, encoder, BCD validator LEARN DIGITAL LOGIC Aether Circuit bridges the gap between abstract theory and hands-on understanding. Perfect for students, hobbyists, and anyone curious about how processors work at the gate level. PRO PACK Unlock all 10 advanced Pro levels and remove ads with a one-time purchase. Privacy Policy: https://www.neuralworkshk.com/privacy.html

About

Cirquanta

Visualize digital logic with a native circuit simulator. Build schematics, connect components, and observe real-time signal reactions. Ideal for learning, teaching, or prototyping digital systems offline.

Highlights
  • Build schematics on canvas
  • Real-time simulation
  • 40+ components library
  • 30-level learning campaign
  • Offline functionality
  • Private iCloud sync
Features
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Make digital logic visible. Cirquanta is a native circuit simulator for iPhone and iPad. Build clear schematics, connect components directly on the canvas, and watch every logical signal react in real time. Whether you are learning Boolean logic, teaching digital electronics, or sketching a design before HDL or firmware, Cirquanta gives you a focused workspace that works offline. DESIGN ON THE CANVAS • Choose and place 60+ components from an organized library • Move, wire, rotate, duplicate, and configure elements with undo and redo • Select several parts at once, then move, duplicate, copy, or cut the whole sub-circuit and paste it into any circuit, wiring included • Organize larger designs with buses, zones, sticky notes, zoom, full screen, and curved or right-angle wires SIMULATE IN REAL TIME • Toggle switches and inputs directly on your circuit • Run, pause, advance step by step, or reset the simulation • Follow color-coded signals with deterministic four-state logic: 0, 1, unknown X, and high-impedance Z LEARN WITH CHALLENGES • Work through a 30-level campaign, from a single wire to a state machine • Follow a clear objective, with optional hints and step-by-step guidance • Earn up to three stars per challenge, graded on correctness and efficiency • Play the first six challenges free; unlock the whole campaign with Pro GO FROM GATES TO SEQUENTIAL LOGIC Start with AND, OR, NOT, NAND, NOR, XOR, and XNOR gates. Then explore multiplexers, demultiplexers, decoders, encoders, adders, latches, D/JK/T flip-flops, registers, counters, buses, clocks, LEDs, probes, and displays. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account and no sign-up: just open the app and start building • Works fully offline; your circuits are saved locally on the device • No ads, and your data is never sold; your designs stay yours • Optional private iCloud sync between your own devices with the same Apple Account (iCloud is never required) KEEP CONTROL OF YOUR PROJECTS • Start from a blank canvas or a built-in example • Search, sort, favorite, and archive your circuits • Export a portable backup to save or share your work Free to start with room for 3 circuits and up to 24 components each, plus six free challenges. Unlock Cirquanta Pro once for unlimited circuits and components and the full challenge campaign, with no subscription. Cirquanta is made for students, teachers, makers, and developers who want to understand or prototype digital systems. It simulates digital logic only; it is not an analog or SPICE simulator.

Screenshots

Aether Circuit3 screens
Cirquanta4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Cirquanta at none against Aether Circuit's shown. Cirquanta also leads on update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). On price, in-app purchases, 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. Aether Circuit sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Cirquanta sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Aether Circuit ships an update fortnightly, Cirquanta weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Aether Circuit versus Cirquanta: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAether CircuitCirquanta
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSui Fai LawMewey

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Aether Circuit

One-time1
  • Pro Pack$4.99
1 purchases

Cirquanta

One-time1
  • Cirquanta Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Aether Circuit free?
Aether Circuit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cirquanta free?
Cirquanta is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Aether Circuit or Cirquanta have ads?
Aether Circuit shows ads; Cirquanta does not.
Which is updated more often, Aether Circuit or Cirquanta?
Aether Circuit ships an update fortnightly, and Cirquanta weekly. Most recently, Aether Circuit was updated on September 21, 2026 and Cirquanta on September 18, 2026.

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