# ControlsLab

> Education

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6763078520](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6763078520)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id6763078520`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Pedro Resto
- **Category:** Education
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (2 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-26
- **First published:** 2026-04-26
- **Size:** 605 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-03
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/controlslab/id6763078520)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://sites.google.com/view/controls-lab-privacy-policy](https://sites.google.com/view/controls-lab-privacy-policy)

## Description

The controls engineering simulator that fits in your pocket. Tune PID gains, visualize poles, explore time responses and Bode plots — all in real time.

ControlsLab is a professional-grade system dynamics and controls simulator designed for engineering students, educators, and practicing engineers.

Simulate a mass-spring-damper system in real time. Adjust parameters with intuitive sliders and instantly see how the system responds - no coding required, no MATLAB license needed.

FREE FEATURES

SYSTEM SIMULATION
- Mass, damping, and spring parameter control
- Step, ramp, parabolic, and sinusoidal inputs
- Adjustable initial conditions x(0) and dx(0)
- Input signal overlay on time response plot

VISUALIZATION
- Live time-domain response plot
- S-plane pole visualization
- System stability classification
- Overdamped, underdamped, critically damped detection

ANALYSIS MODES
- Open-loop mode: plant driven directly by input
- Closed-loop mode: negative feedback with configurable setpoint

PRO FEATURES - $4.99
One-time purchase, no subscription

PID CONTROLLER
- Full negative feedback implementation
- P, PI, PD, and PID controller types
- Live Kp, Ki, Kd gain tuning with instant response
- Adjustable reference setpoint

FREQUENCY DOMAIN
- Bode plot: magnitude (dB) and phase (degrees)
- Logarithmic frequency axis
- Natural frequency, damping ratio, and bandwidth readouts

WHO IS THIS FOR?

- Undergraduate engineering students studying dynamic systems and feedback control
- Graduate students reviewing control theory
- Professors and educators demonstrating system behavior in lectures
- Practicing engineers doing quick back-of-envelope system analysis
- Anyone curious about how control systems work

ControlsLab turns abstract differential equations into visual, interactive experiences. Move a slider and watch poles migrate across the S-plane. Toggle a controller and see overshoot disappear in real time.

No prior programming experience required.

## Rankings

- #656,362 — Overall

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