TrueLine vs E
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TrueLine
Create professional electrical one-line diagrams on your iPhone or iPad. Utilize practical templates, input project details, and review code-referenced sizing. A one-time purchase unlocks premium features and vector PDF export.
- One-line diagram creation
- Electrical templates
- Project and equipment details
- NEC-referenced sizing
- Vector PDF export
- Offline project storage
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Build clear electrical one-line diagrams on iPhone and iPad. Start from practical electrical templates, enter project and equipment details, review NEC-referenced sizing, and edit the supported diagram scope. TrueLine Pro is a one-time purchase that unlocks premium templates, advanced project features, and professional vector PDF export. There is no subscription or recurring charge. Projects stay on your device unless you export or share them. TrueLine is a design aid for qualified electrical professionals. Always verify project conditions, equipment data, applicable code, and authority-having-jurisdiction requirements before construction or submission.
E
Learn electrical engineering by building and simulating circuits. This app offers a realistic physics engine, a vast library of industrial components, and professional-grade calculators for hands-on learning and analysis.
- Interactive circuit simulator with MNA physics engine
- 125+ industrial electrical components
- Real-time voltage, current, and power calculations
- 20 professional engineer-grade calculators
- Safe simulation of component failures
- Cross-device project syncing
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E-Light looks simple. It solves like an engineer. Learn electrical engineering by building real circuits. E-Light combines an interactive circuit simulator with professional electrical calculators into a single modern learning platform. At the heart of E-Light is a circuit simulator powered by a real Modified Nodal Analysis (MNA) physics engine. Place industrial electrical components onto the canvas, connect them terminal-to-terminal, press Run, and watch your circuit come alive with live voltage, current, and power calculations. ◆ THE SIMULATOR ◆ The heart of E-Light ▸ A real MNA physics engine solves the entire circuit on every change — series, parallel, and three-phase. ▸ 125+ real industrial components: contactors, MCBs, RCDs, overload relays, VFDs, timers, 3-phase motors, sensors, CTs, energy meters, and more. ▸ Make it fail safely: overload a breaker, and it trips; drop a phase, and the relay reacts — zero risk, zero smoke. ▸ Live readouts for voltage, current, power, and energy, like a real test bench. ▸ Practice motor-control wiring: start/stop, delay timers, and seal-in circuits. ◆ PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER-GRADE CALCULATORS ◆ When you need a fast, defensible answer, 20 are built in: • Ohm's Law • Power (1Φ / 3Φ) • Voltage Drop • Wire Size • Motor FLC • Breaker Sizing • Short Circuit • Ground Fault Loop • Relay IDMT • Power Factor Correction • VFD Speed • Earthing Conductor • Busbar Sizing • UPS Sizing • Battery Backup • Generator Sizing • Generator Fuel • Residential Load • Lighting Design Built to recognized standards. With Pro, each calculator also reveals the equation behind the result, so you can check the formula, not just the number. ◆ BUILT FOR LEARNING ◆ Designed for engineers, technicians, educators, and students who want to learn, and instructors who want a safe, zero-equipment lab in the classroom. Practice and better understand electrical systems in a safe digital environment. ◆ FREE & PRO ◆ The simulator and all 20 calculators are free to use, with 10 components to try the canvas, local project saves, and occasional ads. E-Light Pro removes ads, reveals the formula behind every calculator, and unlocks the full 125+ component library plus cloud sync — start a circuit on one device and continue on another. ◆ GROWING WITH EVERY UPDATE ◆ New simulator components, calculators, languages, and features continue to be added. ◆ WORKS ACROSS YOUR DEVICES ◆ Sign in once, and your projects sync across Mobile > Desktop > Tablet. Start a circuit on one device and continue on another. ◆ E-LIGHT PRO ◆ (auto-renewing subscription) Unlock the complete simulator component library, cloud sync, an ad-free experience, and calculator formulas. • Available as Monthly, Quarterly, or Annual plans • Prices are shown in the app and may vary by region • Payment is charged to your Apple ID upon confirmation of purchase • Renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period • Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period • Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings Terms of Use (EULA): https://elight.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://elight.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: TrueLine at none against E's shown. E's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. TrueLine sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and E sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for TrueLine against 5.0 for E. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
TrueLine ships an update every 2 months, E every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | TrueLine | E |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nicole Nalley | Mohamed Mubarak |
In-app purchases
TrueLine
- TrueLine Pro$4.991 Month
- TrueLine Pro$39.991 Year
- TrueLine Pro Unlock$9.99
E
- Pro Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Pro Quarterly3 Days trial$7.993 Months
- Pro Yearly3 Days trial$24.991 Year
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