Newborn Ventilation Trainer vs UPDATE SIM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
UPDATE SIM
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Carry a simulated patient monitor, defibrillator, and transcutaneous pacer on your iPhone or iPad. UPDATE SIM helps instructors, universities, and simulation centers run ACLS, PALS, and emergency scenarios with a portable, bilingual tool that works without an internet connection. IDEAL FOR • Resuscitation and emergency instructors • Clinical simulation centers • Universities and healthcare programs • Hospital and prehospital teams KEY FEATURES • Vital signs monitor with ECG, SpO₂, blood pressure, and capnography • 38 cardiac rhythms for varied clinical scenarios • Defibrillation, synchronized cardioversion, and transcutaneous pacing • More than 100 preconfigured scenarios, including ACLS, PALS, PREHOSP, MAVACRIT, OBSTACRIT, EPC, and AEROCRIT • More than 50 medications with simulated physiological effects • Chest compressions with visual feedback • Spanish and English interface • Works without an internet connection • Layouts adapted for iPhone and iPad A PORTABLE TOOL FOR TEACHING AND TRAINING Organize scenarios, change vital signs, and use defibrillation and pacing functions from a single app. UPDATE SIM is designed to support practical, repeatable educational sessions. Download UPDATE SIM and bring clinical simulation to your next training room. For education and simulation only. Not a medical device and not intended to diagnose, monitor, or treat real patients. UPDATE SIM does not claim official affiliation with or certification by AHA, NAEMT, or other organizations.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Newborn Ventilation Trainer at Free against UPDATE SIM's $49.99. Newborn Ventilation Trainer also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.0). UPDATE SIM's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 3 months). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Newborn Ventilation Trainer is free to download; UPDATE SIM costs $49.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Newborn Ventilation Trainer ships an update every 3 months, UPDATE SIM daily. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Newborn Ventilation Trainer | UPDATE SIM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $49.99 |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 99 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Laerdal Medical AS | Osvaldo Campos Carvajal |
In-app purchases
Newborn Ventilation Trainer
No in-app purchases
UPDATE SIM
No in-app purchases





