iCircuit
| Category | Price | Seller | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| Productivity | $9.99 | Krueger Systems, Inc. | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
You use it as you would any CAD program: you add elements, connect them together, and set their properties.
But iCircuit is unlike other CAD programs because it is always simulating. It's just like working with the real circuit. You do not stop to take a measurement or spend a lot of time configuring reports. Instead, you just play with the circuit as you normally would, with the power on!
There are over 30 elements you can use to build your circuits. The app has everything from simple resistors, to switches, to MOSFETS, to digital gates.
The app features a multimeter that you use to probe around the circuit to instantly read voltages and currents. If you want to see how a value changes over time, then you can add values to the built-in oscilloscope. The scope can simultaneously track many signals over time and features a touch interface to control the total time displayed and stacked and unstacked modes to easily compare signals.
Supported elements include:
• Signal generators, Voltage sources, Current sources, and Dependent sources
• Resistors, Capacitors, and Inductors
• Manual SPST/SPDT Switches, Push buttons, and Relays
• Diodes, BJ Transistors, and MOSFETs
• Speakers, Microphones, Buzzers, DC Motors, and LEDs
• ADCs, and DACs
• Logic gates: AND, OR, NAND, NOR, XOR
• JK and D Flip-flops
• 38 7400 series digital parts
• 7-segment display and driver
• Antenna with simulated AM and FM signals
You can also create sub circuits to introduce new elements and componentize your designs.
No matter your skill set, you'll be playing with circuits in no time with iCircuit.
Reviews
I’ve never seen nothing like it.
Bryanjj078
I’m a radio amateur and been designing my own equipment for almost 20 years and this takes most of the work out of getting the exact circuit values and designing a transceiver circuit by circuit. Well worth the money. Hats off to the developer, you are a genius.
REALLY wish I had this in college
Shadowlink66
Rarely am I compelled to write a review, but I really wanted to say that this is honestly such an amazing app. I really wish I could've had this during college, as this would've saved me so much time designing circuits and getting waveform characteristics and voltage/current values. One thing that especially blew me away was how you can write code for the Arduino component. It's missing certain IC chips as you'd expect, but what you get for the price tag is some truly revolutionary stuff. I'd give this thing 6 stars if I could.
too many bugs
V. Shugaev
I would love to use this app, but too many bugs makes it hard. Disappointing quality for a paid application.
Much better. UI for placement is hard to use sometimes.
nzc
UI is sometimes hard to use ... pushbuttons are hard to orient and i cant figure out how to get diagonal wires. They just happen sometimes.
Too many bugs - not worth it
protestContest
Could be understandable for a free app, but for $10? UI interaction is inconsistent, I find myself accidentally moving and deleting components all the time.
Mostly Great
Suchir Kavi
sometimes circuits with dependent sources don’t converge properly. Like they’ll shoot off to infinite voltage or something when they shouldn’t. Sometimes this can be fixed by toggling the circuit on and off. Sometimes you just have to be lucky.
How can I delete the annoying useless subcircuits?
SUBCIRCUITS!
Feels bad, man! They just keep staying there and I can do nothing
Super !
schematteeks
There’s one bug that i hope krueger systems will fix: in dark mode, most of the components are difficult to see. They appear to be greyed-out. Seems to be a contrast thing.
