Comparison

ShockLink vs Education Is KEY

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

Education Is KEY

This tool provides firefighters with essential hose data and calculations, including friction loss, GPM, and nozzle pressure. It also serves as a product catalog for hose specifications and helps locate local product experts.

Highlights
  • Friction loss calculator
  • GPM and nozzle pressure reference
  • Key Hose product catalog
  • Local product expert finder
  • Fire service interface
Features
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Education Is KEY – Friction Loss Calculator & Hose Resource Tool Firefighting demands precision. The Education Is KEY app delivers it. Designed for firefighters, instructors, and procurement teams alike, this powerful tool puts essential hose data and calculations right in your pocket. From the fireground to the classroom, you can quickly and accurately calculate friction loss, GPM, and nozzle pressure. But this app does more than math—it’s also a complete resource for Key Hose product specs, a searchable product catalog, and even a tool to help you find your local product expert. Key Features: • Easy-to-use friction loss calculator • Quick reference for GPM and nozzle pressure • Full Key Hose product catalog with specs and details • Instantly find your local product expert • Clean interface, built for real-world fire service use Whether you're flowing water or just flowing through training, Education Is KEY helps you work smarter, train better, and make confident, informed decisions. Train with it. Work with it. Rely on it. Because when knowledge matters most—Education Is KEY.

Screenshots

ShockLink3 screens
Education Is KEY4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ShockLink at 100% against Education Is KEY's 0%. ShockLink also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.0) and device support (3 vs 1). 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

ShockLink holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of ShockLink's written reviews are positive against 0% of Education Is KEY's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ShockLink ships an update every 3 months, Education Is KEY every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ShockLink versus Education Is KEY: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShockLinkEducation Is KEY
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5 ratings) — better4.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size209 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLaerdal Medical ASKFH Industries, INC

Customer experience

ShockLink

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

Education Is KEY

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

ShockLink

No in-app purchases

None

Education Is KEY

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ShockLink free?
ShockLink is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Education Is KEY free?
Education Is KEY is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ShockLink or Education Is KEY?
ShockLink is rated higher. ShockLink averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Education Is KEY averages 4.0 from 3 ratings.
Do ShockLink or Education Is KEY have ads?
Neither ShockLink nor Education Is KEY shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ShockLink or Education Is KEY?
ShockLink ships an update every 3 months, and Education Is KEY every 5 months. Most recently, ShockLink was updated on October 16, 2026 and Education Is KEY on October 10, 2026.

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