Comparison

Newborn Ventilation Trainer vs NeoTools

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

Head to head
About

Newborn Ventilation Trainer

Practice and improve newborn ventilation skills with a connected manikin. Get performance scores, personalized advice, and track your progress. Facilitate team training and debriefing for better resuscitation outcomes.

Highlights
  • Connects to Laerdal Newborn Ventilation Trainer Manikin
  • Measures ventilation performance
  • Provides performance scores and improvement advice
  • Tracks performance improvement over time
  • Facilitates team training scenarios
  • Supports instructor debriefing and evaluation
Features
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This app connects to the Laerdal Newborn Ventilation Trainer Manikin, and allows you as a midwife or obstetrician to practice and improve your ventilation skills for the resuscitation of newborns. It will measure how well you perform, give you a performance score, and give you advices on how to improve. The app promotes regular training, and keeps track of your performance improvement. It also facilitate team-training where a team can practice the whole scenario from birth, through resuscitation, and until the baby cries. Afterwards an instructor can use it as a tool for debrief and evaluation of the whole team performance. This app will not work without the Laerdal Newborn Ventilation Trainer Manikin.

About

NeoTools

A medical reference app for healthcare professionals caring for newborns. It offers clinical calculations, a handbook for common challenges, and detailed drug information with dosing and interactions.

Highlights
  • Clinical calculations for neonatology
  • Handbook for common newborn challenges
  • Detailed drug information and dosing
  • Diagnosis and therapy guidance
  • Links to online articles and references
Features
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NeoTools Simple and streamlined app for health care professionals involved in the care of newborns (neonatologists, pediatricians). The app is divided into several sections (tabs). Modules Everyday clinically relevant calculations • Airways (Intubation - Oxygenation - Ventilation) • Circulation (Alkalinization - Drugs - Heparin - Lines) • Metabolism (Bones - Fluids - Glucose - Insulin - Nutrition) • Neurology (Anesthesia - Pain Scoring - Seizures) • Nephrology (Hyperkalemia - Hypertension - Renal Failure) • Perinatology (Apgar - Maturity - Outcome) Handbook The most common clinical challenges • Subsections (Ventilation, Circulation, Nutrition, Hematology, General, Perinatology, Neurology) • Introduction to the problem (general overview) • Diagnosis (including Differential diagnosis) • Therapy (structured and relevant) • Link to online article at Infantools website (more detailed analysis) • References (with online links to the source) Pharmacy Commonly used drugs and medication • Subsections (Ventilation, Circulation, Nutrition, Hematology, Infection, Neurology) • Introduction to the drug (general overview) • Dosing (based on weight, gestational and postnatal age) • Adverse effects (including Contraindications and Precautions) • Pharmacology (including Drug distribution, monitoring and clearance) • Drug interactions (solution and terminal site compatibility) • References (with online links to the source)

Screenshots

Newborn Ventilation Trainer4 screens
NeoTools4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: NeoTools at 100% against Newborn Ventilation Trainer's 0%. Newborn Ventilation Trainer's advantage is price (Free vs $19.99) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 8 months). On ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Newborn Ventilation Trainer is free to download; NeoTools costs $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Newborn Ventilation Trainer ships an update every 3 months, NeoTools every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences Ā· 2 level
Newborn Ventilation Trainer versus NeoTools: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNewborn Ventilation TrainerNeoTools
PriceFree — better$19.99
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS8.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size99 MB33 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperLaerdal Medical ASInfantools

Customer experience

Newborn Ventilation Trainer

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

NeoTools

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Newborn Ventilation Trainer

No in-app purchases

None

NeoTools

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Newborn Ventilation Trainer free?
Newborn Ventilation Trainer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NeoTools free?
NeoTools costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Newborn Ventilation Trainer or NeoTools have ads?
Neither Newborn Ventilation Trainer nor NeoTools shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Newborn Ventilation Trainer or NeoTools?
Newborn Ventilation Trainer ships an update every 3 months, and NeoTools every 8 months. Most recently, Newborn Ventilation Trainer was updated on November 2, 2026 and NeoTools on November 3, 2026.

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