Comparison

OhmQuest vs Circuit Design & Simulation

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

Head to head
About

OhmQuest

This app provides an interactive simulation lab for learning about electricity. It features progressive challenge levels and exam exercises to help users master concepts like current, voltage, and resistance. A free sandbox mode allows for experimentation with various components and instant parameter adjustments.

Highlights
  • Interactive circuit simulation
  • Progressive challenge levels
  • Exam exercises for practice
  • Free sandbox mode
  • Instant parameter adjustments
  • Local progress saving
Features
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OhmQuest turns abstract middle-school electricity into interactive buildable, runnable, observable simulation labs for students, parent-child study and electronics fans. 100 progressive challenge levels let you build circuits and observe phenomena to master current, voltage, resistance, heat and electromagnetism. 200 exam exercises require real circuit operation before answering, stopping rote memorization. Free sandbox mode with power supplies, meters, motors and electromagnetic parts. Adjust parameters and view formulas instantly to recreate textbook circuits anytime. No account, no ads, no data tracking; all progress saves locally. For educational use only, not professional electrical engineering. Subject to Apple’s Standard EULA. Apple Standard EULA:https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Circuit Design & Simulation

Features
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Take circuits off the page: draw them, power them up, then build them by hand. SCHEMATIC • Standard symbols: resistors, capacitors, diodes, LEDs, Zener diodes, transistors, relays, switches, motors, buzzers, sensors, logic gates, op-amps, 555 timers and more • Choose IEC or ANSI (US) symbol style • Snap-to-grid wiring; rotate, flip and swap parts in a tap; Apple Pencil support • Color themes and art styles; export crisp images of your schematic SIMULATION • Turn a schematic into a working simulation in one tap. A checklist points out missing values and wiring problems one by one • Moving green dots show current; blue numbers show the voltage at each node • Flip switches, press buttons, turn potentiometers, change light and temperature, and the circuit responds instantly • Watch capacitors charge and discharge, transistors amplify and switch, relays latch, logic gates oscillate and 555 timers count down • Oscilloscope for waveforms; record the current animation and export it as a GIF BREADBOARD • Realistic breadboard, battery box, components and chips: follow the schematic and plug them in step by step • Or build freely, picking parts from the parts list • Power it up to check your work: does the lamp light, does the motor turn? • Analog and digital multimeters measure voltage, current and resistance EXAMPLES 12 complete examples: basic circuit, capacitor charge and discharge, rectifier with filter and regulator, sensors and transistors, Darlington pair, transistor latch, three-person voting circuit, logic-gate oscillator, relay motor reversing, op-amp oscillator, 555 oscillator and 555 timer. Each comes as a schematic, a simulation and a breadboard, and you can change anything. To keep your changes, save it as your own circuit. EVERYDAY USE • Syncs between iPad and iPhone through iCloud • Share a link and anyone can open your circuit in a web browser • No sign-up, no ads, no personal data collected • English and Chinese Great for physics and technology classes, electronics hobbyists and makers, and teachers demonstrating in class. MEMBERSHIP Free forever: drawing and exporting schematics, plus everything in the 12 examples (including their simulations and breadboards). Membership unlocks: simulating circuits you draw yourself, the breadboard for your own circuits, and art styles. • Yearly membership: auto-renewing subscription, billed yearly • Lifetime membership: one-time purchase Both support Family Sharing. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel in Settings → Apple Account → Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://saviteachingassistant.cn/circuit/privacy-en.html

Screenshots

OhmQuest4 screens
Circuit Design & Simulation4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Circuit Design & Simulation at every 2 days against OhmQuest's every 10 days. OhmQuest's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. OhmQuest sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Circuit Design & Simulation sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OhmQuest ships an update every 10 days, Circuit Design & Simulation every 2 days. Both last shipped on November 13, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
OhmQuest versus Circuit Design & Simulation: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOhmQuestCircuit Design & Simulation
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer建超 崔志义 范

Customer experience

OhmQuest

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Circuit Design & Simulation

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

OhmQuest

One-time1
  • OhmQuest Full Access$1.99
2 purchases

Circuit Design & Simulation

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly Membership$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Membership$14.99

Questions

Is OhmQuest free?
OhmQuest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Circuit Design & Simulation free?
Circuit Design & Simulation is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do OhmQuest or Circuit Design & Simulation have ads?
Neither OhmQuest nor Circuit Design & Simulation shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OhmQuest or Circuit Design & Simulation?
OhmQuest ships an update every 10 days, and Circuit Design & Simulation every 2 days. Most recently, OhmQuest was updated on November 13, 2026 and Circuit Design & Simulation on November 13, 2026.

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