LoCAD vs Studiary
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LoCAD
Design and simulate digital logic circuits with an emphasis on simple creation and graphical visualization. Easily wire elements, observe current flow, and understand state changes to improve comprehension and fault detection. Create custom integrated circuits for complex, organized designs.
- Digital circuit design
- Logic simulation
- Graphical visualization
- Simple element wiring
- Custom IC creation
- State change observation
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LoCAD is a software for designing and simulating digital circuits. Special emphasis is given to simple creation and graphical visualization of a circuit's functioning. The inputs and outputs of the elements can be wired quite simply. Usually, two touches are sufficient. The system searches a convenient way by itself. In the simulation, you can watch the current flow and thus follow the cycle of state changes. This way, your understanding of a circuit's functioning is enhanced, and your perception of circuit faults is improved. It is possible to produce your own elements (ICs) with discretionary levels of nesting. Like this, you can build big and complex circuits in a clearly arranged way. During the simulation, you can watch the state changes in all ICs. A detailed introduction facilitates your familiarisation with the software.
Studiary
This app helps students track their study time by subject and topic. It features an exam countdown with optional reminders and allows manual time entry. All data is stored locally on your device.
- Study time tracking by subject
- Topic breakdown within subjects
- Exam countdown with reminders
- Manual time entry
- Local data storage
- Honest study statistics
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Studiary times your studying, keeps it per subject, and counts down to the exam. That is the whole app. It was built for a student who wanted something simpler than everything else on the shelf, and it is deliberately small. No streaks to protect, no leaderboard, no character to feed. Just an honest record of where your hours went. A TIMER THAT SURVIVES YOUR POCKET Studiary records when you started and works the rest out from the clock. Lock your phone, switch apps, or close it entirely - not a second is lost. SUBJECTS, AND TOPICS INSIDE THEM Track Organic Chemistry, then break it down into stereochemistry, mechanisms and spectroscopy. Topics are free on every plan. EXAM COUNTDOWNS Set the date once and every screen tells you how long is left. Optional reminders arrive a week out, three days out, and the morning of. FORGOT TO HIT START? Add the time by hand. It counts exactly the same, because an app you cannot correct is one you stop trusting. HONEST NUMBERS Today, this week, all time. Which subject is eating your evenings, how long your average session really is, and the hours of the day you actually get work done. NOTHING LEAVES YOUR PHONE No account. No sign-up. No servers. Studiary has no way to see your study data, because it never sends it anywhere. WHAT IT COSTS Free: three subjects, unlimited topics, and history that never expires or locks. One payment: unlimited subjects, eight colour themes, ninety days of patterns, and export everything as a spreadsheet. No subscription. No ads. Not now, not later.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Studiary at Free against LoCAD's $1.99. Studiary also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (100% vs 71%). On ratings volume, update cadence, 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
Studiary is free to download; LoCAD costs $1.99 up front. LoCAD sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Studiary sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Studiary holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of LoCAD's written reviews are positive against 100% of Studiary's.
LoCAD ships an update fortnightly, Studiary every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LoCAD | Studiary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Karl-Heinz Loch | MATTHEW JOSEPH BRICKHAUS |
Customer experience
LoCAD
Studiary
In-app purchases
LoCAD
- Full version$2.99
Studiary
- Unlock everything$9.99









