Comparison

Newborn Ventilation Trainer vs Respiratory Notes

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

Respiratory Notes

This app provides a comprehensive, procedure-based reference for respiratory therapy information. It includes illustrations, forms, and algorithms to aid in study and practice, with content organized around protocols and new pulmonary disease tabs. An in-app purchase unlocks all content, and a subscription offers continuous updates.

Highlights
  • Procedure-based format
  • Supporting illustrations and tables
  • Fill-in-the-blank forms
  • Algorithms based on AARC Guidelines
  • SmartSearch technology
  • Offline content access
Features
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"Try before you buy"" - Download the FREE App, which includes sample content. An in-App purchase is required to unlock all content.   Procedure-based format, all the respiratory therapy information you need at your fingertips. Respiratory Notes: Respiratory Therapist's Pocket Guide a quick-reference tool that put all the respiratory therapy information you need at your fingertips. The procedure-based format includes supporting illustrations, fill-in-the-blank forms, and algorithms to help you study and guide you in practice. Key Features * Bullet-point reviews guide you through procedures. * Quick-scan illustrations and tables summarize data. * Algorithms are based on AARC Clinical Practice Guidelines. * Key forms allow you to gather data at the bedside, and then transcribe to conventional charts New to this Edition * NEW! Pulmonary Disease and Airway/Ventilation Tabs * NEW! Comprehensive index * UPDATED! Procedures now organized around protocols No internet connection is required to access the content after the initial download. Find information quickly using powerful SmartSearch technology. Search part of term for those hard to spell medical terms. Content licensed from printed ISBN 10: 0803629222 Content licensed from printed ISBN 13: 9780803629226 SUBSCRIPTION : Please choose an auto renewable subscription plan to receive content access & continuous updates. Your subscription automatically renews as per your plan, so you always have the latest content.   Yearly auto-renewing payments - $29.99   Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscription may be managed by the user & auto-renewal can be disabled at any time by going to your device “Settings” and tapping “iTunes & App Store”. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription, where applicable.   If you have any questions or comments, email us any time: customersupport@skyscape.com or call 508-299-30000   Privacy Policy-https://www.skyscape.com/terms-of-service/privacypolicy.aspx Terms and Conditions-https://www.skyscape.com/terms-of-service/licenseagreement.aspx   Editor(s):  Gary C. White MEd RRT RPFT Publisher: F. A. Davis Company

Screenshots

Newborn Ventilation Trainer4 screens
Respiratory Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Newborn Ventilation Trainer at none against Respiratory Notes's 1. Newborn Ventilation Trainer also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On price, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Respiratory Notes sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $39.99 per year. Newborn Ventilation Trainer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Newborn Ventilation Trainer ships an update every 3 months, Respiratory Notes every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and August 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Newborn Ventilation Trainer versus Respiratory Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNewborn Ventilation TrainerRespiratory Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size99 MB47 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperLaerdal Medical ASSkyscape Medpresso Inc

Customer experience

Newborn Ventilation Trainer

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

Respiratory Notes

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

Newborn Ventilation Trainer

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Respiratory Notes

Subscriptions1
  • Respiratory Notes$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Newborn Ventilation Trainer free?
Newborn Ventilation Trainer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Respiratory Notes free?
Respiratory Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Newborn Ventilation Trainer or Respiratory Notes have ads?
Respiratory Notes shows ads; Newborn Ventilation Trainer does not.
Which is updated more often, Newborn Ventilation Trainer or Respiratory Notes?
Newborn Ventilation Trainer ships an update every 3 months, and Respiratory Notes every 6 months. Most recently, Newborn Ventilation Trainer was updated on September 20, 2026 and Respiratory Notes on August 19, 2026.

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