BPSim™ vs Ember by Firefly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BPSim™
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BPSim™ facilitates controlled practice to achieve high competency in detecting and measuring blood pressure. The realistic manual blood pressure simulator can be used with standardized patients and manikin simulators. The BPSim™ is managed from your mobile device and can be programmed for any range of blood pressure: Hypo-tension, Normal, Pre-hypertension, Hypertension (Stages 1 & 2) and Hypertensive Crisis.
Ember by Firefly
This platform centralizes safety operations, streamlining daily tasks and emergency response. It offers a comprehensive solution for managing all aspects of your safety protocols.
- Cloud-native platform
- Streamlined daily operations
- Enhanced emergency response
- Integrated safety management
- Powerful operational tools
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Ember by Firefly brings your sites, cameras, and incident response together in one mobile app. Stay informed during daily operations and find the information you need when an incident happens. SITES AND INDOOR MAPS Move between sites and explore indoor floor plans with your assets, cameras, and incidents in context. CAMERAS AND RECORDINGS View live camera feeds, browse recordings, and access saved clips and snapshots. INCIDENT RESPONSE Follow active incidents, review their timelines, and see who is responding. ALERTS AND LIVE ACTIVITIES Receive notifications about activity at your sites. Critical Alerts support urgent incident notifications, and Live Activities keep active incident information on your iPhone Lock Screen. Ember requires an account provided by an organization using Firefly. Available features depend on your organization’s setup and your account permissions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Ember by Firefly at every 3 days against BPSim™'s every 25 months. BPSim™'s advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BPSim™ ships an update every 25 months, Ember by Firefly every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BPSim™ | Ember by Firefly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 25 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 16.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 151 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KbPort | Firefly Technology Inc. |
In-app purchases
BPSim™
No in-app purchases
Ember by Firefly
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is BPSim™ free?
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Do BPSim™ or Ember by Firefly have ads?
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