Engineering HandBook vs Circuitry
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Engineering HandBook
Access essential engineering formulas and concepts on the go. This app covers materials, numbers, mechanics, components, and metal cutting operations, providing accurate calculations for various engineering tasks.
- Engineering formulas and calculations
- Materials classification and properties
- Basic and trigonometric calculations
- Unit conversions
- Gear drive formulas
- Metal cutting operation calculations
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Engineering HandBook allows you to carry engineering concepts where-ever you go. Features available in Engineering handbook are: 1. Materials. 2. Numbers. 3. Mechanics. 4. Engineering Components, and 5. Metal Cutting Components. View various engineering related formulas and calculate values. Calculate accurately and access formulas while on worksite, in meetings, or during Work. Materials features: Classification of categories of ferrous metals (Steel, Iron), Non-ferrous metals and Plastics. Property details of various Elements. Calculate equal and unequal angles as per Indian Standards. Numbers features: Basic mathematical calculations. Trigonometric calculation. Pythagorean theorem. Inch to Millimeter and vice versa convertor. Units of physical quantities. Symbols, and Measures and weights. Mechanics features: Formulas for Gear drive and dimensions. Engineering Components Features: Hole to Shaft and vice versa Convertion. Metal Cutting Operation features: Calculate Folding, edging and Cold bending value. Cutting speed. Machining time. Clearance between die and punch, and Cutting force.
Circuitry
Build and simulate electronic circuits in an intuitive 3D environment. This app offers lightning-fast analysis and a user-friendly interface, making complex engineering accessible. Circuits are saved as documents for easy sharing and management across devices.
- 3D circuit building
- GPU-accelerated analysis
- Intuitive 3D interface
- Document-based circuit files
- Component placement and connection
- Resistor, voltage source, light bulb components
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Welcome to Circuitry - the world's first and only 3D circuit builder! INSANELY FAST Circuitry uses an optimized, GPU-accelerated network analysis algorithm that will blow your mind. It can calculate the voltages and currents of even the largest circuits in the blink of an eye - an insanely fast blinking eye! SUPER DUPER EASY TO USE While most circuit simulators are stuck in the stone age when it comes to usability, Circuitry takes you on a time-travel journey to the future. Its' 3D interface and intuitive controls will instantly feel familiar - no lengthy tutorials required. DOCUMENT-BASED Every circuit you build in Circuitry is a file. That way, they integrate perfectly into your existing files and can be used exactly the same way: you can duplicate and modify them, share them, and they are available to you on all your devices. HOW TO USE: 1. Place components by dragging from the toolkit to the canvas. 2. Connect components by tapping the sides of the components in cabling mode. 3. Delete or modify components by long pressing on them. AVAILABLE COMPONENTS: - Resistor - Voltage source - Light bulb
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Engineering HandBook at every 2 weeks against Circuitry's every 4 months. Engineering HandBook also leads on iOS requirement (6.0 vs 12.0). Circuitry's advantage is ratings volume (155 vs 4). On price, rating, ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for Engineering HandBook against 3.9 for Circuitry. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Circuitry has 155 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Engineering HandBook ships an update every 2 weeks, Circuitry every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Engineering HandBook | Circuitry |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better | 3.9 (155 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 51.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 155 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Raghu Srinivas | Raffael Kaehn |
Customer experience
Engineering HandBook
Circuitry
Bugs and requests
Engineering HandBook
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Circuitry
Reported bugs
6 issues- App crashes on launch
- App doesn't work after download
- Blank white screen on opening
- App won't open, only shows a folder
- Lights won't turn on
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- Cannot close circuits properly
Requested features
14 requests- Add more components (diodes, transistors, capacitors, inductors, speakers, microphones, resistors, switches, LEDs, displays, transformers)
- Add labels/names for components
- Add intensity and voltage for cables
- Add undo/redo buttons
- Add tutorials or guidance videos
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- Allow moving placed components
- Add polarity for components
- Add graphical representation of current flow
- Add export of 2D schematic
- Support DC and AC circuits
- Allow use of virtual meters
- Add oscilloscope function (graph vs time)
- Improve UI intuitiveness
- Add sample circuits
In-app purchases
Engineering HandBook
No in-app purchases
Circuitry
No in-app purchases
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