Comparison

ShockLink vs Air

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

ShockLink

This application facilitates realistic defibrillator training by allowing users to control pad placement, CPR artifact, and various heart rhythms. It supports multiple defibrillator models and offers customizable training scenarios for adult, child, and infant simulations.

Highlights
  • Live defibrillator integration
  • Control pad placement
  • CPR artifact simulation
  • Eight selectable heart rhythms
  • Customizable training scenarios
  • Measure shock energy
  • Record training time
Features
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ShockLink enables users to safely integrate live defibrillators into the training environment, creating more realistic and impactful training sessions. ShockLink is compatible with a range of defibrillator models; Philips, Zoll, Physio-Control, Corpuls, Mindray and Schiller. With the ShockLink app, users have control over ShockLink pad placement, two pre-set scenarios, CPR artifact, and eight rhythms for adult, child, and infant: VF, PEA, Brady, Asystole, VT slow, VT fast, SVT and Sinus The ShockLink app allows the user to change heart rhythms, training scenario, measure shock energy and record time.

About

Air

This utility app allows firefighters to easily update configuration settings and download data from their 3M™ Scott™ Air-Pak™ X3 Pro SCBA. It supports settings for the E-Z Flo C5 regulator and ensures compliance with the latest NFPA standards.

Highlights
  • Update SCBA configuration settings
  • Download data from SCBA
  • Supports E-Z Flo C5 regulator settings
  • Ensures NFPA 2018 Edition compliance
  • Designed for firefighter safety and comfort
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The Air-Pak X3 Pro app makes it easy to update configuration settings and download data from your 3M™ Scott™ Air-Pak™ X3 Pro SCBA, including those settings specific to the new 3M™ Scott™ E-Z Flo C5 regulator. The Air-Pak X3 Pro SCBA is built on a foundation of redundant safety features, providing unparalleled performance to protect the family of firefighters who expect the best in the most demanding conditions, with a focus on enhancing Cleanability, Comfort, and Connectivity to ensure the security and comfort of today’s firefighter. Designed for future compatibility, the Air-Pak X3 Pro SCBA is compliant to the latest NFPA 1981/1982, 2018 Edition standards. Designed using a platform approach, the Vision C5 facepiece with E-Z Flo C5 regulator incorporates the latest technology to enhance situational intelligence, while providing a customizable solution. Incorporating a wider field of view to see more and a new regulator design to breathe easier, the Vision C5 facepiece delivers the features that matter to help meet the changing needs of today’s firefighter. With the new “As Long As You Own It” Air-Pak SCBA warranty, customers will have peace of mind knowing that their most important investment is backed for their lifetime ownership of the product.

Screenshots

ShockLink3 screens
Air4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Air at 5.0 against ShockLink's 4.8. On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Air holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
ShockLink versus Air: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShockLinkAir
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size209 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLaerdal Medical AS3M Company

Customer experience

ShockLink

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Air

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ShockLink

No in-app purchases

None

Air

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ShockLink free?
ShockLink is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Air free?
Air is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ShockLink or Air?
Air is rated higher. ShockLink averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Air averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do ShockLink or Air have ads?
Neither ShockLink nor Air shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ShockLink or Air?
ShockLink ships an update every 3 months, and Air every 3 months. Most recently, ShockLink was updated on November 1, 2026 and Air on November 2, 2026.

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