iCircuit App Reviews

The "live" tool its a nice feature, but Ill not miss it if instead of real time computation I could have more setting for each component. I know that complexity will rise, but without some parameters my simulation loses reliability... If adding options could make the app too heavy for iPads computational engine, it comes necessary to release some documentation on which parameters are given as default and which values do they have. A good spice simulator in Google play is EveryCircuit, has a lot less components but provided with more customization. Anyway, you did a good job, dont stop working on it!

Nice application...really well done. I wish it included support for bode plots/ frequency response analysis. That would make it a 5 star :)

An excellent learning tool. I use it alongside Arduino and textbooks. Rich content. Interface usability can be improved, especially rearranging, autoarranging and settings changes.

It is very user friendly, I use it both for simulating and teaching.

The scope is still bugged. The app still crashes... It should be updated for iOS8.

The present 1.8 version crashes frequently at the point that it is unusable, do not buy it unless there is a new release. I do not understand why it seems quite difficult for the developers to have their application accepted on the Apple Store, but then Apple does not even check if the application crashes. I suggest to Apple to be a little bit more vigilant at least from the point of view of application stability, this is not the only application on the Apple Store with big stability problems.

Im having the same issue with deleting components. Very aggravating.

Been using this App on both the iPad and a MAC for several years. There have been numerous updates that have greatly improved the App. Overall iCircuits does a very good job of simulating digital and analog circuits. There are a fair number of basic analog and digital components. Its a good App to try basic circuit ideas before building them up on a bread board. Have upgraded to iPad Pro allowing the use of a stylus. This had made inputing circuit elements much easier as is with the MAC version. That said the functionality of both versions is the same. Overall iCircuits is well worth the money.

I made a few circuits for some practical effects in a show, and as a lighting designer and master electrician its very helpful to make them on the go, send them off, and have the practical test ready when I get in. However, in sharing a folder out, I lost everything in it on the first try. It was only a few schematics, but I have to now make them again. Trying to load the circuit file into the app didnt work, and none of the schematics I made came up as visible (just blank pages). So, while its nice to make these on the go, its a little useless if I cant send them to anyone. I would say this would be well worth $10, if you could share the folders successfully. Otherwise, its very useless organizationally. (Also, you cant save anything as a PDF to iCloud Drive, which is just weird).

Excellent for circuit simulation and helps a lot with my course. However, the UI is a little bit inconvenient.

Crashes on iOS 10 on startup, if iCloud saving is used. Crashes in variety of ways if iCloud is not used.

I am not an electrical engineer by any means but a know enough to get around. I enjoy using this app to make circuits & test before building them. I do keep running into issues of not having some what I thought were common components such as a LM317 voltage regulator or being able to drag a bridge rectifier into the circuit w/o having to use 4 separate diodes. I have a simple circuit Im designing right now that needs a LM317 but cant finish it w/o this component in iCircuit. An annoyance is the selecting of components or to delete them can be frustrating at times but may just be a price of convenience of having a good app like this on an iPad. Thanks, -Kevin

Moving components around results in crazy wiring that takes lots of effort to clean up, often in a loop somewhere stopping the simulator. It also sometimes ceases to be able to delete things as the context options dont show up until you restart it. It also has problems for complex components, like a 555 timer, where by default it hides the ground, as it seems to crash if you connect the ground pin to ground. Lastly, many basic components are hard limited to certain ranges, for example the diode. To represent a component that is not in the system, I need arbitrary voltage control on the diode. But maxing out at 25 limits you and it crashes if you chain diodes. As others mention, it lacks some basic compound components too, like a full bridge rectifier. Dont expect to prototype anything more than basic concepts with this.

If you want to see how stuff works electrically this is the app. Been working great since my 5s and now my 6+ make this app a valuable tool that you should not be without. Support was fast, friendly and responsive, sorry I havent needed support in a while. Nice job!

Would be nice to have frequency and DC analyses and not just a scope.

Ive been using this app for years and its been kind of mediocre. However this new update makes it so much better. Definitely worth the money.

Intuitive interface and powerful functionality. Well worth the money!

Kudos! This is so awesome, I have been able to learn about transistor oscillators, and much more. If the developer sees this review, please add quartz crystal resonators, and maybe to add a crystal oscillator. I need help learning about them. :)

This app will visual display whats happening in a circuit. Its a great app for everything from HW to hobby calculations. The only improvement this app could see is the ability to display multiple voltages or currents on the schematic during simulation!

The examples are great, but they should be in a "toolbox" similar to the components available at the bottom. To that point something like a buck converter circuit may show some gaps.