Comparison

Arduino Pocket Reference vs Electronic Component Pinouts

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

Head to head
About

Arduino Pocket Reference

This app provides a comprehensive reference for Arduino programming, covering core libraries, syntax, operators, and various hardware shields. It includes examples for common functionalities like mouse control, GSM communication, and LCD displays, making it a valuable tool for makers and developers.

Highlights
  • Arduino core libraries list
  • Mouse and Keyboard control examples
  • GSM communication examples
  • LiquidCrystal library functions
  • Syntax, operators, and data types
  • Various Arduino board guides
  • IO and math functions
Features
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Arduino is a tool for making computers that can sense and control more of the physical world than your desktop computer. It's an open-source physical computing platform based on a simple microcontroller board, and a development environment for writing software for the board. Our App have a list of Arduino core libraries. SOME OF THE APP CONTENTS INCLUDE Mouse ButtonMouseControl JoystickMouseControl Added Robot Library Compass JDisco Bot JHello User JInputs JLine Following JLogo JPicture Browser JRemote Control JRescue JRunaway Robot JWheel Calibration JoystickMouseControl Added GSM Library GSM Examples Make Voice Call Receive SMS Receive Voice Call Send SMS Web Client Web Server Xively Client String Xively Client GSM Tools Band Management. GSM Scan Networks. Pin Management. Test GPRS. Test Modem. Test Web Server. LiquidCrystal Library Autoscroll Blink Cursor Display Hello World Scroll Serial input SetCursor TextDirection Arduino Due Arduino Ethernet Shield Arduino Fio Programming Arduino Pro Mini Arduino Pro Arduino WiFI Shield Arduino Wireless Shield with the XBee 802.15.4 modules ArduinoBT Getting started with Arduino Esplora Guide to the Arduino Leonardo and Micro Guide to the Arduino Mini Guide to the Arduino Nano Guide to the LilyPad Arduino USB Guide to the LilyPad ArduinoEEPROM Library Ethernet library Firmata Library LiquidCrystal Library Mouse and Keyboard libraries SD Servo library Bridge Library EEPROM Library Software Serial Example Two Port Receive Software Serial Library Arithmetic Operators Bitwise Operators Boolean Operators Comparison Operators Compound Operators constants Control Structures Conversion Data Types Further Syntax Operators Pointer Access Operators Utilities Variable Scope & Qualifiers Advanced IO Analog IO Bits and Bytes Communication Digital IO Due & Zero only External Interrupts Interrupts Math Random Numbers Time Trigonometry AND MANY MORE.... Download and enjoy ! PLEASE DON'T FORGET TO RATE THE APP AND LEAVE YOUR VALUABLE COMMENTS.'

About

Electronic Component Pinouts

Access an extensive offline database of over 80,000 electronic component pinouts, including chips, transistors, and microcontrollers. Quickly find information and equivalents without needing an internet connection. Users can also request new pinouts to be added.

Highlights
  • Offline database
  • 80,000+ pinouts
  • Transistors, diodes, chips
  • Microcontrollers & Arduino
  • Fast search
  • Component equivalents
Features
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This application provides a offline database with more than 80000 electronic component pinouts. Chips, Transistors, Diodes, Triacs, Microprocessors and a lot more. If you don't have a chip pinout, please send a feedback and we can add to our database. This app have information on transistors, triacs, diodes, memory chips, microcontrollers, Arduino Boards, shields and more! Component Pinouts is fast and does not require internet access to search. More than 23000 distinct pinouts with a lot of equivalents.

Screenshots

Arduino Pocket Reference4 screens
Electronic Component Pinouts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Arduino Pocket Reference at Free against Electronic Component Pinouts's $4.99. Electronic Component Pinouts's advantage is rating (4.0 vs 2.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ratings volume, device support and iOS requirement 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

Arduino Pocket Reference is free to download; Electronic Component Pinouts costs $4.99 up front. Arduino Pocket Reference sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Electronic Component Pinouts asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Electronic Component Pinouts holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 12% of Arduino Pocket Reference's written reviews are positive against 40% of Electronic Component Pinouts's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Arduino Pocket Reference ships an update every 5 months, Electronic Component Pinouts every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Arduino Pocket Reference versus Electronic Component Pinouts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArduino Pocket ReferenceElectronic Component Pinouts
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating2.3 (18 ratings)4.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews11.5% of reviews40.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings18 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB37 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperVipin NairAdriano Moutinho

Customer experience

Arduino Pocket Reference

All ratings17 ratings
Positive35.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative64.7%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive11.5%
Neutral3.8%
Negative84.6%

Electronic Component Pinouts

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative40.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Arduino Pocket Reference

One-time1
  • Remove Advertisements$0.99
None

Electronic Component Pinouts

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Arduino Pocket Reference free?
Arduino Pocket Reference is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Electronic Component Pinouts free?
Electronic Component Pinouts costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Arduino Pocket Reference or Electronic Component Pinouts?
Electronic Component Pinouts is rated higher. Arduino Pocket Reference averages 2.3 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while Electronic Component Pinouts averages 4.0 from 7 ratings.
Do Arduino Pocket Reference or Electronic Component Pinouts have ads?
Arduino Pocket Reference shows ads; Electronic Component Pinouts does not.
Which is updated more often, Arduino Pocket Reference or Electronic Component Pinouts?
Arduino Pocket Reference ships an update every 5 months, and Electronic Component Pinouts every 3 weeks. Most recently, Arduino Pocket Reference was updated on October 21, 2026 and Electronic Component Pinouts on October 9, 2026.

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