too expensive
you have to buy the app then putchase everything else in the app aswell.
Abandoned App
Don’t bother. This may have been a good app but it’s been abandoned and not updated. The company doesn’t even respond to customer support calls for it. Should be removed from the App Store.
Response from developer
Thank you for your review. We just released an update today with bug fixes and new features. Thank you for your patience! Erik
Expensive , used to be free then affordable
This is a fantastic app that I have used for a long time for teaching. It literally usedtot be free an dthen about $8. Not only has it jumped up in price but it does not include scenarios or meds. those are in app purchases & there is nothing to indicate how much they cost. I will continue to use it for now but am disapointed in the way DartSim has chosen to go financially. CHarge the corporations and health districts the big $, leave us unsupported instructors with a full pkg at a reasonable cost. This isn't it.
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Bit of a scam, do your research before buying
Keep in mind this is from the perspective of a poor student, but the 29.99 price is deceiving. Every other feature in the app except squirting out a rhythm is behind a $20 or so paywall. Sorry I can’t afford to be throwing $20’s around to get a full simulator. If I wanted to pay $180 I would have just bought the windows key from your store.
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12lead and all uploads
All of the uploads should be bought
Response from developer
Thank you for your review. We just released our biggest update in 10 years! I am hoping this update will surpass your expectations. Thank you again, Erik DeAnda - CEO/Founder.
ABSOLUTELY APPALLING SUPPORT
As a teacher- I bought the complete system will all add ons- I Confirmed with the developer if I can add my own X Rays and EKGs to the simulations.
Once I had purchased the App -This feature was not enabled. The developer refused to acknowledge any email, did not respond to telephone conversations, did not reply to messages to resolve this issue.
Completely useless APP for me !!!
Buy something else
Once I had purchased the App -This feature was not enabled. The developer refused to acknowledge any email, did not respond to telephone conversations, did not reply to messages to resolve this issue.
Completely useless APP for me !!!
Buy something else
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Its the best EKG sim ever, but with some issues.
The only bug I found so far is it crashing a lot. Honestly I could’ve spent my money on something else, but it’s still worth it. It’s much better to use when it’s updated :p
Response from developer
Thank you for your review. We just released our biggest update in 10 years! I am hoping this update will surpass your expectations. Thank you again, Erik DeAnda - CEO/Founder.
Scenarios?
I bought the additional 33 scenarios. They do not match any of the published AHA scenarios from 2015 and many of them don’t even have complete information. So I tried to build my own and discovered that once built, they cannot be renamed, reordered or the sequence of the information in the scenario reordered. I am requesting a refund and researching other apps.
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Response from developer
Thank you for your review. We just released our biggest update in 10 years! I am hoping this update will surpass your expectations. Thank you again, Erik DeAnda - CEO/Founder.
Mejoras
Muy buena app, pero cuando se está utilizando se sale al menú del iPad principal.Deben mejorar eso, gracias
Keeps crashing with newest iOS 12
Keeps crashing with newest iOS 12
Response from developer
Thank you for your review. We just released our biggest update in 10 years! I am hoping this update will surpass your expectations. Thank you again, Erik DeAnda - CEO/Founder.
Crashing
Bought this app for multiple IPads. The app is constantly crashing across all of the devices (some are newer than others). It will crash before I am able to input all of the vital signs. I tried contacting DARTSim via email and got zero support. All they did were ask simple questions like, “Is your device up to date with its current software?”, and had no solution for how to fix the problems. Now I have a 25$ app on 10 iPads that is completely worthless. Spend your money somewhere else.
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Response from developer
Thank you for your review. We just released our biggest update in 10 years! I am hoping this update will surpass your expectations. Thank you again, Erik DeAnda - CEO/Founder.
Nurse Educator
Still waiting for an updated scenario version for 2015 AHA guidelines. I called tech support a year ago and they said waiting for Apple. So sad, as it’s such a great program...
Response from developer
Thank you for your review. We just released our biggest update in 10 years! I am hoping this update will surpass your expectations. Thank you again, Erik DeAnda - CEO/Founder.
Nice sim, but.....
This sim has great potential. Seems to present the AHA guidelines in a positive manner. However, expensive add ons must be purchased to make this app fully functional for classroom. I actually resisted the X-ray add on because I already spent so much for the EKG, MEDS, and scenario add on modules. Oxygen is omitted from the Med list, the most primary drug! At this point, I’ll use it as a teaching point, but won’t use it for any testing in AHA ACLS, PALS, OR ACLS EP classes. My review is based an 40 years as an AHA instructor.
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Response from developer
Thank you for your review. We just released our biggest update in 10 years! I am hoping this update will surpass your expectations. Thank you again, Erik DeAnda - CEO/Founder.
Rubbish
You have a person in systole with all the parameters at 500. Screen is terrible and scenarios clunky.
Waste of money.
Waste of money.
Great app but beware of extra costs
Excellent app, but very limited features with the initial purchase.
Summary - good for rhythms/monitoring, extra features like scenarios cost more. iPhone app (cost extra) can be used to control it if you have an extra person with medical knowledge.
With the initial one, you can display all observations, ECG etc as shown in the picture and choose from the 25 rhythms. The X-ray, scenarios, and drugs features are all additional costs which should be made clearer in the app description.
I use this app for practicing ALS. Adjusting the rhythm using this app during the scenario really ruins the realism so I also bought the remote app for iPhone which lets someone else control the scenario and change the rhythm and obs. This makes for a great system for ALS/monitoring purposes as long as you have an extra person available to use a remote app, bearing in mind they also need to have medical knowledge to be able to react to any treatment you give appropriately.
Not yet bought the scenario feature but may do, the ability to create your own is particularly appealing so you can make and the obs change by itself. This is less useful if the clinicians practicing don't give the treatment expected; so if they are expected to give fluid and you set the scenario to increase their BP after 5 minutes but they then don't give any, it doesn't add up. So not without its flaws.
Summary - good for rhythms/monitoring, extra features like scenarios cost more. iPhone app (cost extra) can be used to control it if you have an extra person with medical knowledge.
With the initial one, you can display all observations, ECG etc as shown in the picture and choose from the 25 rhythms. The X-ray, scenarios, and drugs features are all additional costs which should be made clearer in the app description.
I use this app for practicing ALS. Adjusting the rhythm using this app during the scenario really ruins the realism so I also bought the remote app for iPhone which lets someone else control the scenario and change the rhythm and obs. This makes for a great system for ALS/monitoring purposes as long as you have an extra person available to use a remote app, bearing in mind they also need to have medical knowledge to be able to react to any treatment you give appropriately.
Not yet bought the scenario feature but may do, the ability to create your own is particularly appealing so you can make and the obs change by itself. This is less useful if the clinicians practicing don't give the treatment expected; so if they are expected to give fluid and you set the scenario to increase their BP after 5 minutes but they then don't give any, it doesn't add up. So not without its flaws.
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Pretty good
A few suggestions for improvement...I could have done with a tutorial to learn how to use. Converting the temperature to Celsius doesn't work (keeps converting 99F to 207C). It would actually be better if it could be set permanently to Celsius without swapping back & forth. For the PALS scenarios we need the option of intramuscular epi, as well as which concentration to use, especially for the anaphylaxis scenario.
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Very useful
This really does simulate a defibrillator very well. It takes a reasonable amount of practice to get comfortable using it, but it beats the heck out of purchasing a rhythm generator/defibrillator! For ACLS/PALS classes, you'll want a monitor cable (AHA requires you verify monitor lead placement) and you'll likely want the 12 Lead and CXR in app purchases. I bought the drug option, also, which allows a complete code record but it takes me too long to enter the data; I'm old and it's easier for me to just scribble it down.
The remote app now shows only a rhythm number rather than the rhythm name, meaning I have to write the number beside each rhythm change on the mega code scenario sheet. I've been being told it will be fixed "shortly" for many months. That's why it only gets 4 instead of 5 stars.
Some tweaking would be helpful but overall it's a great app for teaching ACLS & PALS.
The remote app now shows only a rhythm number rather than the rhythm name, meaning I have to write the number beside each rhythm change on the mega code scenario sheet. I've been being told it will be fixed "shortly" for many months. That's why it only gets 4 instead of 5 stars.
Some tweaking would be helpful but overall it's a great app for teaching ACLS & PALS.
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Not good value for money
I'm afraid whilst the concept of this app is great it's not executed well and the costs start to mount up. After purchasing the rhythms and drugs separately I expected a response e.g. the rhythm to change after administration of drugs.
You are better off using your imagination than using this app - use the £20 to buy your friend a pizza and get them to test you instead.
You are better off using your imagination than using this app - use the £20 to buy your friend a pizza and get them to test you instead.
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You have to buy the add ons
This does nothing without purchasing all the add ons. You have to pay separately to use the mess, the edges and even to just get cases. I just spent way more than I planned for this software.
Response from developer
Thank you for your review. We just released our biggest update in 10 years! I am hoping this update will surpass your expectations. Thank you again, Erik DeAnda - CEO/Founder.
WARNING!!!!!!WARNING!!!!!!!WARNING
This app is a rip off!!!! £18:99 just for the app, then you have to buy ever thing extra from app perches. Useless without the extras, just a bunch of rhythms. Take my warning do not buy, you will regret it. I am trying to get my money back. No chance!
