ShockLink vs DART Sim Pro Remote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Live defibrillator integration
- Control pad placement
- CPR artifact simulation
- Eight selectable heart rhythms
- Customizable training scenarios
- Measure shock energy
- Record training time
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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.
DART Sim Pro Remote
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Transform your medical training sessions with full remote control. This app is designed for instructors and students using ECG and defibrillator simulators. It provides seamless control over critical training functions directly from your iOS device, making simulation management faster, easier, and more interactive. Key Features - Scenario Control: Start, stop, resume, reset, and navigate scenarios with Next/Previous. - Rhythm Keypad: Instantly switch between cardiac rhythms for dynamic training. - 12-Lead Panel: Access and manage detailed ECG views remotely. - Meds Panel: Administer medications within scenarios for realistic practice. - CPR Control: Monitor and adjust CPR feedback during sessions. - Media Control: Play, pause, and manage training media (audio, video, trauma images). Benefits - Hands-Free Training: Control simulations without being tied to the main device. - Instructor-Friendly: Focus on teaching while managing scenarios effortlessly. - Student Engagement: Create dynamic, interactive learning environments.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: ShockLink at 13.0 against DART Sim Pro Remote's 15.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
ShockLink ships an update every 3 months, DART Sim Pro Remote every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 15, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ShockLink | DART Sim Pro Remote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 209 MB | 105 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Laerdal Medical AS | STAR CPR San Diego |
In-app purchases
ShockLink
No in-app purchases
DART Sim Pro Remote
No in-app purchases








