Abacus Deluxe vs Basic Electric Circuit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Abacus Deluxe
This app simulates a Chinese abacus, offering an interactive and fun way for students to learn counting, place value, and basic arithmetic. It helps develop mental math skills, potentially making users faster than with electronic calculators.
- Chinese abacus simulation
- Interactive counting and arithmetic
- Place value concept teaching
- Mental math skill development
- Fun and engaging learning tool
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Abacus Deluxe is a simulation of a real Chinese abacus with many special additional features. The abacus is one of the first machines used for calculating. With this abacus students can learn to count and do basic arithmetic in a fun interactive way. Abacus Deluxe is a great tool for teaching place value concepts to elementary students. A typical abacus is made from a wooden frame, with either bamboo or metal rods, and wooden or ceramic beads. People who master the abacus spend a great deal of time practicing the use of the device. With Abacus Deluxe students can practice math in a fun and interactive way and just like an abacus master become faster with mental math than a person using an electronic calculator. In China and other parts of Asia the abacus is still used widely to count and calculate. We designed our abacus to be a fun way to learn counting, place value and calculating both small and large numbers.
Basic Electric Circuit
Explore fundamental electrical concepts like Volts, Amps, and Ohms. This app allows you to build and visualize simple series and parallel circuits with batteries and resistors, demonstrating current flow.
- Learn Volts, Amps, and Ohms
- Simulate series and parallel circuits
- Visualize current flow
- Use batteries and resistors
- Educational tool for electrical concepts
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Learn about basic electric circuits calculations with cells or batteries and resistors in series and parallel. Learn about Volts, Amps and Ohms. Create simple circuits and see how the current flows.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Abacus Deluxe at 33% against Basic Electric Circuit's 0%. Abacus Deluxe also leads on price ($0.99 vs $3.99). On update cadence, 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
Abacus Deluxe costs $0.99 and Basic Electric Circuit $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Abacus Deluxe ships an update every 10 months, Basic Electric Circuit every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Abacus Deluxe | Basic Electric Circuit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $3.99 |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 6 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.2 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ventura Educational Systems | Willie van Schalkwyk |
Customer experience
Abacus Deluxe
Basic Electric Circuit
In-app purchases
Abacus Deluxe
No in-app purchases
Basic Electric Circuit
No in-app purchases
Questions
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