Comparison

TruMonitor vs Dr ECG

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

Head to head
About

TruMonitor

This app offers realistic medical simulation training for healthcare professionals and students. It allows for the creation of complex patient scenarios and real-time monitoring of vital signs, serving as a valuable revision tool for exams and teaching.

Highlights
  • Realistic medical simulation
  • Vital sign monitoring
  • Scenario creation
  • Bluetooth/Wi-Fi connectivity
  • Patient parameter alteration
  • ECG rhythm changes
  • Capnography options
Features
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Medical Simulation on the iPhone and iPad. Excellent learning tool for doctors, medical students, nurses and paramedics/EMS. Undertake realistic medical simulation training without the need for expensive/high-fidelity mannequins. Perfect revision aid for life support courses, OSCE exam preparation or ad hoc teaching. Verbally create a scenario as simple or as complex as the teacher wishes. If the student has a 2nd device, connect via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi and the 2nd device becomes a realistic monitor. If the student initiates appropriate management for the simulated patient, the teacher can improve the patient’s vital signs. If not... the patient can deteriorate and eventually suffer cardiac arrest. The teacher can alter multiple patient parameters as the scenario evolves: - ECG - BP - Arterial Line - SpO2 - Resp Rate - Temperature - Fingerprick Glucose - Capnography (once intubated) - End-Tidal CO2 - Lab results - Haematology/Biochemistry/Blood gases Change ECG rhythms instantly or via defibrillation/CPR cycle. Choose from an extensive list of ECG rhythms (In App Purchase required to access advanced waveforms) •Normal Sinus Rhythm •VF •VT •Asystole •Various AV conduction defects •AF •AF with digoxin effect •Torsades de Pointes •Atrial Flutter •Flutter Pause •Bigeminy •Electrical Alternans •Mild / Severe hyperkalaemia •Junctional Escape •Long QT •Multiple Ectopics •Pacemaker with and without capture •Pre-Excited AF •ST elevation / depression •SVT •Wolf Parkinson White Once intubated, multiple capnography options are available (In App Purchase Required to access advanced waveforms) •Normal Breathing •Rebreathing •Obstructive Breathing •Apnoea •Breathing System Disconnection •Malignant Hyperpyrexia •Inadequate Paralysis •Acute Loss of Cardiac Output

About

Dr ECG

An interactive ECG teaching application developed by cardiologists for medical professionals and students. It features case-based examples, quizzes, and practical tips to enhance ECG interpretation skills. Endorsed by major cardiology societies.

Highlights
  • Interactive ECG teaching
  • Case-based examples
  • Quizzes
  • Tips and tricks
  • Endorsed by cardiology societies
Features
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This is an interactive ECG teaching app designed by cardiologists to help teach the clinical pearls of ECG interpretation to doctors, healthcare professionals and students. This app includes many case-based examples, quizzes and tips and tricks that will help in the learning process. This app has been endorsed by several major cardiology societies.

Screenshots

TruMonitor4 screens
Dr ECG3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: TruMonitor at 3.7 against Dr ECG's 3.0. TruMonitor also leads on review sentiment (34% vs 0%) and ratings volume (49 vs 2). Dr ECG's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15). 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

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

TruMonitor holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TruMonitor has 49 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 34% of TruMonitor's written reviews are positive against 0% of Dr ECG's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TruMonitor ships an update monthly, Dr ECG every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
TruMonitor versus Dr ECG: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTruMonitorDr ECG
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (49 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews34.5% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings49 — better2
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS1512.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size148 MB86 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperTrucorp LtdSingapore Health Services (SingHealth)

Customer experience

TruMonitor

All ratings49 ratings
Positive69.4%
Neutral2.0%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive34.5%
Neutral10.3%
Negative55.2%

Dr ECG

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

TruMonitor

No in-app purchases

None

Dr ECG

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TruMonitor free?
TruMonitor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dr ECG free?
Dr ECG is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TruMonitor or Dr ECG?
TruMonitor is rated higher. TruMonitor averages 3.7 out of 5 from 49 ratings, while Dr ECG averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do TruMonitor or Dr ECG have ads?
Neither TruMonitor nor Dr ECG shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TruMonitor or Dr ECG?
TruMonitor ships an update monthly, and Dr ECG every 6 weeks. Most recently, TruMonitor was updated on November 6, 2026 and Dr ECG on November 2, 2026.

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