Comparison

JRCALC PLUS vs VenTrainer

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

Head to head
About

JRCALC PLUS

Access up-to-date national and regional prehospital care guidelines for UK professionals. This app provides essential clinical information, including medicines tables and algorithms, for registered trust members. It works offline, ensuring access to critical guidance even without a signal.

Highlights
  • Complete JRCALC Guidelines
  • Regional and local guidance
  • Clinical Notices for trusts
  • Medicines tables, algorithms, and advice
  • Offline functionality
Features
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JRCALC Plus JRCALC Plus provides up to date national and regional guidance for prehospital professionals across the UK relevant to their local trust. In order to gain access to JRCALC Plus, you must be part of a registered trust. Trusts maintain authority over the allocation of subscriptions to their staff. Eligibility criteria varies between trusts, so please confirm with your directorate if you are unsure whether you are eligible for access. Developed by Class Professional Publishing, key features of the app are: - Contains the complete JRCALC Guidelines - Contains regional and local guidance - Contains Clinical Notices for registered trusts - Includes all medicines tables, algorithms and advice - Works offline: No signal? No problem! Visit www.classprofessional.co.uk/app-reset to set your password. ------------------------------------------ Class Professional are the exclusive publisher of the JRCALC Clinical Practice Guidelines and have developed JRCALC Plus, a unique app, so clinicians can access local and national guidelines all in one place. Class Publishing have exclusive licence to publish and distribute the national guidelines, which are authored by both the Joint Royal Colleges of Ambulance Liaison Committee and the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives. National guidelines complement local guidelines on conveyance, Emergency Departments and other health services.

About

VenTrainer

This app provides a virtual training environment for healthcare professionals to learn and practice mechanical ventilation techniques. It simulates ventilator interfaces and patient physiology, allowing users to experiment with different strategies and observe real-time outcomes in a safe, controlled setting.

Highlights
  • Interactive 360° ventilator exploration
  • Physiologic patient model for real-time outcome monitoring
  • Simulate real-life ventilation with a GUI
  • Adjustable patient model with different lung conditions
  • ABG analysis to support ventilation strategy
  • Interactive 3D animation of ventilator models
Features
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EXPLORE, EXPERIMENT, LEARN. VIRTUAL TRAINING FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS Advance your ventilation knowledge with VenTrainer, the free virtual training app for clinicians. Dive into an immersive, easy‑to‑set up learning experience and: - Explore our ventilators and their features with an interactive 360° animation - Use the app to enhance the training experience for you or one of your team members - Monitor how your ventilation strategy affects the patient outcome in real time, thanks to the physiologic patient model - Simulate real‑life ventilation with a GUI that displays real‑time monitoring values A VENTILATOR SIMULATOR IN YOUR POCKET. WITH A COMPLETE USER INTERFACE The VenTrainer App is like a ventilator simulator. It provides you with the unique opportunity to simulate the entire ventilator user interface on your mobile device or computer. Explore all the functions and familiarize yourself with operating your ventilator. Learn how to change the graphics, where to set the alarm limits, how to adjust the parameters, and how to use the tools. THE PATIENT MIGHT BE VIRTUAL. BUT YOUR LEARNINGS ARE REAL VenTrainer allows you to see direct outcomes from the decisions you make. This enables you to develop your skills and knowledge in a safe and controlled environment, while staying up to date with the latest methods in patient ventilation. - Adjustable patient model with different lung conditions to choose from - Pre‑configured patient conditions such as ARDS with recruitable properties - ABG analysis to support your ventilation strategy - Real‑time monitoring values for oxygenation and ventilation - Realistic alarms FROM ALL ANGLES. OUR VIRTUAL SHOWROOM An interactive 3D animation allows you to explore all our ventilator models from every angle and learn about their functions and features through detailed tooltips. All at the touch of a finger. INTERACTIVE LEARNING. MODERN TOOLS FOR EDUCATORS If you are teaching mechanical ventilation, VenTrainer is an ideal tool to help create an immersive, easy‑to‑set up, time‑ and cost‑effective experience that enhances training for all your students. With VenTrainer, your students can enjoy a virtual hands‑on learning experience, while following along as you demonstrate and explain ventilation techniques. The free app works on most desktop and mobile devices: no extra equipment is needed, and each student can directly experiment on their device. - Easy‑to‑set up - Time and cost effective - For class settings or individual learning HAMILTON VENTILATOR SIMULATOR. NEW AND IMPROVED VenTrainer was developed on the learnings and experiences accumulated with the Hamilton ventilator simulator and the HAMILTON-C6 simulation. The app is their latest evolution. For those familiar with the HAMILTON-G5 simulator or HAMILTON-T1 simulator, VenTrainer offers a sense of familiarity and an exciting new experience with the convenience of a modern application. DISCLAIMER The VenTrainer App is designed as a supplementary tool to assist the training of clinical personnel on the operation and handling of Hamilton Medical ventilators. Please note that the app may not perfectly simulate all the functions and features of the actual ventilators. Some deviations and inaccuracies may occur. IMPORTANT NOTE The VenTrainer App must not be used as the sole training resource for operating Hamilton Medical ventilators. The use of the app does not replace the necessary practical training and instruction on the actual devices. Users are obliged to undergo comprehensive and practical training provided by certified experts on the actual devices before using them in clinical practice. Hamilton Medical accepts no liability for damage or operating errors resulting from the exclusive use of the VenTrainer App for training.

Screenshots

JRCALC PLUS4 screens
VenTrainer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: VenTrainer at 33% against JRCALC PLUS's 23%. 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

JRCALC PLUS ships an update every 2 months, VenTrainer every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
JRCALC PLUS versus VenTrainer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJRCALC PLUSVenTrainer
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.3 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews23.1% of reviews33.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size270 MB270 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperClass Publishing LtdHamilton Medical

Customer experience

JRCALC PLUS

Written reviews26 reviews
Positive23.1%
Neutral26.9%
Negative50.0%

VenTrainer

All ratings12 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative41.7%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

JRCALC PLUS

No in-app purchases

None

VenTrainer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is JRCALC PLUS free?
JRCALC PLUS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is VenTrainer free?
VenTrainer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do JRCALC PLUS or VenTrainer have ads?
Neither JRCALC PLUS nor VenTrainer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, JRCALC PLUS or VenTrainer?
JRCALC PLUS ships an update every 2 months, and VenTrainer every 4 months. Most recently, JRCALC PLUS was updated on September 28, 2026 and VenTrainer on September 11, 2026.

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