BYB Backpack vs Neuronify
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BYB Backpack
This application allows users to remotely control a two-channel signal generator for TTL signals. It enables the generation of square-wave pulses with adjustable frequency, pulse width, and duration, ideal for electronics projects.
- Remote TTL signal generation
- Control two independent square-wave pulses
- Adjustable frequency
- Adjustable pulse width
- Adjustable duration
- Requires BYB remote signal generator hardware
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BYB Backpack is an educational wireless stimulus generator developed by Backyard Brains. Connect to a BYB Backpack board over Bluetooth, choose a preset frequency, or configure frequency, pulse width, duration, gain, and random mode. A compatible board is required. Original device development was supported by the National Institute of Mental Health, NIH (award R43MH093334).
Neuronify
Explore the behavior of neurons and neural networks by combining different cells and connections. This educational tool allows you to observe how changes in individual neurons impact larger network behaviors. Build and experiment with your own simulations or use pre-made examples.
- Combine neurons with different connections
- Observe behavioral changes in networks
- Drag neurons and measurement devices
- Explore pre-made simulations
- Create custom neural network models
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Version 1.0 is finally released! Neuronify is an educational tool meant to create intuition for how neurons and neural networks behave. You can use it to combine neurons with different connections, just like the ones we have in our brain, and explore how changes on single cells lead to behavioral changes in important networks. To build and explore neural networks, you drag neurons and measurement devices onto the screen. In addition, the app comes with several ready-made simulations for inspiration. If you like Neuronify, please leave a review :)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Neuronify at 4.9 against BYB Backpack's 3.0. Neuronify also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 11 months) and ratings volume (13 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Neuronify holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Neuronify has 13 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
BYB Backpack ships an update every 11 months, Neuronify every 4 weeks. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | BYB Backpack | Neuronify |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.9 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.1 | 6.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Backyard Brains | Anders Hafreager |
Customer experience
BYB Backpack
Neuronify
In-app purchases
BYB Backpack
No in-app purchases
Neuronify
No in-app purchases
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