Comparison

AURiS vs Griffith University Library

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

About

Griffith University Library

Features
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Borrow items from our campus libraries using your mobile device. Simply scan the barcode on the items you want to borrow and you are ready to go.

Screenshots

AURiS4 screens
Griffith University Library3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Griffith University Library at fortnightly against AURiS's every 23 months. AURiS's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 11.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AURiS ships an update every 23 months, Griffith University Library fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
AURiS versus Griffith University Library: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAURiSGriffith University Library
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 23 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB106 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperiSimulate Pty LtdFE Technologies Pty Ltd

In-app purchases

None

AURiS

No in-app purchases

None

Griffith University Library

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AURiS free?
AURiS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Griffith University Library free?
Griffith University Library is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AURiS or Griffith University Library have ads?
Neither AURiS nor Griffith University Library shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AURiS or Griffith University Library?
AURiS ships an update every 23 months, and Griffith University Library fortnightly. Most recently, AURiS was updated on October 18, 2026 and Griffith University Library on October 7, 2026.

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