AURiS vs RVTS Online
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AURiS
This app enhances medical training by simulating realistic heart, lung, and bowel sounds. It pairs with a special stethoscope for in-situ learning, allowing educators to create and edit custom scenarios for students to practice and be assessed on.
- Simulates heart, lung, and bowel sounds
- Pairs with AURiS stethoscope for realistic feedback
- Create, save, and edit custom training scenarios
- Adjustable sound volumes for different experience levels
- Enhances OSCE and simulation-based education
- Supports manikin and standardized patient use
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AURiS provides the ability to add heart, lung and bowel sounds to your simulations. Pairing the AURiS app with the AURiS stethoscope makes it ideal for in-situ training. The simplicity of AURiS provides facilitators with a great tool for training and learners an incredibly realistic platform to learn from. AURiS allows simulation and scenario based education to be delivered quickly, easily and intuitively. AURiS can be used on a manikin and it can be used with standardised patients. Using innovative sensor technology, the student only hears sounds when the AURiS stethoscope is on the patient. AURiS allows the trainer to create, save and edit scenarios making it ideal for use in training and assessment. Teaching • Educates by allowing students to see, listen and do • Assists students with understanding the different sounds • Volume of individual sounds can be adjusted to account for student experience. • Makes it easy for faculty to use in the anywhere with minimal setup Assessment • Increases the level of fidelity • Works in real time • Enhances the OSCE experience 22 Heart Sounds • Single S1 S2 (M, Su,B) • Split S1 (M, Su,B) • Mid-Systolic Click – Mitral Valve Prolapse (M, Su, B) • Early Systolic Murmur – Acute Mitral Regurgitation (M, Su, B) • Mid Systolic Murmur – Mitral Regurgitation due to CAD (M, Su, B) • Late Systolic Murmur – Mitral Regurgitation due to MVP (M, Su, B) • Late Systolic Murmur – Classic Mitral Regurgitation or Ventricular Septal Defect when heard along the left sternal border (M, Su, B) • S4 Gallop – Left Ventricular Hypertrophy (M, LLD, B) • S3 Gallop – Both Normal and Cardiomyopathy (M, LLD, B) • Systolic Click with Late Systolic Murmur – Ischaemic Cardiomyopathy with Mitral Regurgitation (M, LLD, B) • S4 and Mid Systolic Murmur – Ischaemic Cardiomyopathy (M, LLD, B) • S3 and Holosystolic Murmur – Dilated Cardiomyopathy with Mitral Regurgitation (M, LLD, B) • Mitral Opening Snap and Diastolic Murmur – Mitral Stenosis (M, LLD, B) S1 S2 (A, Si, B) • Systolic Murmur with Absent S2 – Severe Aortic Stenosis (A, Si, B) • Early Diastolic Murmur – Aortic Regurgitation (A, Si, B) • Systolic and Diastolic Murmurs Combined – Aortic Stenosis and Regurgitation (A, Si, B) • Single S2 – Normal in Elderly (P, Su, D) • Split S2 Persistent – Complete RBBB (P, Su, D) • Split S2 Transient (P, Su, D) • Ejection Systolic Murmur with Transient Splitting S2 – Innocent Murmur (P, Su, D) • Ejection Systolic Murmur with Persistent Split S2 and Ejection, Systolic Murmur – Arterial Septal Defect (P, Su, D) • Ejection Systolic Murmur with Single S2 and Ejection Click – Pulmonary Valve Stenosis (P, Su, D) 13 Lung Sounds • Bronchial • Bronchial Vesicular • Crackles A • Crackles B • Crackles C • Grunting • Squawk • Stridor • Tracheal • Vesicular • Wheezing A • Wheezing B • Wheezing C Bowel Sounds • Bowel 1
RVTS Online
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The official RVTS Online app. Remote Vocational Training Scheme registrars should use this app to enhance the experience in using RVTS Online. The RVTS Online app will allow you to: - Receive instant notifications - Download content to access whilst offline - Study whilst on the go - Communicate with peers - View your progress
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: RVTS Online at every 9 months against AURiS's every 23 months. AURiS's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
AURiS ships an update every 23 months, RVTS Online every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AURiS | RVTS Online |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 23 months | Every 9 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | iSimulate Pty Ltd | Remote Vocational Training Scheme Ltd |
In-app purchases
AURiS
No in-app purchases
RVTS Online
No in-app purchases









