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TinyOhms vs EveryCircuit
EveryCircuit is a well-loved animated schematic simulator. TinyOhms animates a breadboard instead, for people who have never read a schematic. Checked September 2026.
| TinyOhms | EveryCircuit | |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | iPhone, iPad and any browser | iPhone, iPad, Android and browser |
| Price | Free; Pro tier US$2.99/month unlocks advanced parts in the app (web Workbench is fully free) | Free with your own circuits limited to 5 parts; US$15 one-time unlock |
| Account | None to build; sign in with an email code to save | Account for saving and community |
| What you see | A pictorial breadboard — the parts look like the ones in your hand | A schematic — symbols and wires |
| Animation | Current-flow chevrons, glowing LEDs, sounding buzzers, a scope for capacitors and chips | Animated currents, voltage waveforms, oscilloscope |
| Parts | Battery, resistor, pot, capacitor, LED, 1N4001, switch, button, buzzer, piezo, motor, LDR, thermistor, NPN, 555, 4017 | A broad analog and digital library including op-amps and logic |
| Community library | Curated library of 28 circuits plus your own, shareable by link | Thousands of public community circuits |
| Learning content | Projects with the math worked out, calculators, troubleshooting pages | Circuits shared by users; learn by exploring |
| Made for | Beginners and teens learning with real parts | Students and hobbyists who already read schematics |
The real difference: schematic or breadboard
EveryCircuit draws circuits the way engineers do — symbols joined by lines. Once you can read that, it is a fast, expressive way to think. TinyOhms draws the breadboard itself: the battery pack, the striped resistor, the LED with a long leg. What you build on screen is what you will push into the plastic. For a beginner, that match matters; for someone who already reads schematics it may feel slow.
Pick EveryCircuit if…
You want op-amps, logic gates and a big community library, or you already know what a schematic is saying. Its US$15 one-time purchase is good value for that.
Pick TinyOhms if…
You are learning from zero, you want the math shown, and you want to move from the screen to a real breadboard without translating. The web Workbench needs no account and no payment; the app adds sound, offline use and cloud saving, with the advanced parts in a small monthly Pro tier.
Try it now
Open the TinyOhms Workbench → 📱 Get the iOS app
EveryCircuit facts from everycircuit.com and its App Store listing as of September 2026; EveryCircuit is a product of MuseMaze, not affiliated with TinyOhms. See also TinyOhms vs Tinkercad Circuits and free breadboard simulators compared.