Comparison

iOB vs Omnipod® 5 Simulator

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

Head to head
About

iOB

This app helps manage insulin doses by tracking long-acting and short-acting injections. Schedule reminders for injections and their expiration, and generate reports on average doses. It aids in understanding insulin on-board to avoid over-dosing.

Highlights
  • Track basal and bolus insulin doses
  • Schedule injection reminders
  • Set dose expiration notifications
  • Save entries to iPhone calendar
  • Generate average dose reports
  • Calculate insulin on-board
Features
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iOB was developed by a diabetic of 40 years and is a handy app for your iPhone to help you keep track of the insulin doses that you administer. Once you’ve spent a bit of time setting up your preferences and understanding the information iOB displays, we hope it’ll prove to be a valuable tool in making decisions on when and how much insulin to take. You can record both long acting (basal) and short acting (bolus) doses, and schedule notifications to remind you when the injections were taken, when they're going to expire and even schedule a dose for sometime in the future. Entries can be saved to the iPhone’s calendar and you can call up a report to show average doses that have been recorded. iOB is meant to help you work out how much insulin you have on-board and avoid stacking your insulin too much or knowing what kind of ‘top-up’ you could need. If you don’t understand insulin on-board or splitting doses please talk you your diabetic clinic or diabetes specialist nurse before using this app. ** iOB is not intended as a way to recommend how much insulin to take, only help you come to a decision. You must take insulin based on your experience, current circumstances and what you have been told by your clinic. *** iOB cannot magically tell you how much insulin is actually active in your body and is meant only for information purposes. Do not ignore how you feel!

About

Omnipod® 5 Simulator

Explore the features and benefits of an automated insulin delivery system through an interactive simulation. This app offers a demonstration of system interactions and capabilities, but is for educational purposes only and not for therapy decisions.

Highlights
  • Interactive system simulation
  • Automated insulin delivery overview
  • Feature and benefit exploration
  • Demonstration of system interactions
  • Local data processing
Features
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The Omnipod® 5 Simulator is an interactive simulation and system overview of the Omnipod® 5 Automated Insulin Delivery System. ​ It provides a simulated experience of what it’s like to interact with the system, along with overviews of the many features and benefits of automated insulin delivery with the Omnipod® 5 System. ​ ​ This application is for demonstration purposes only. It should not be used for therapy decisions. The functions demonstrated in this app are limited in scope and cannot fully depict the Omnipod 5 ​ System’s capabilities. All data is for simulation purposes only. This application does not control the Omnipod 5 System, does not deliver insulin and cannot be used for treatment.​ To learn more about the Omnipod 5 System, please visit Omnipod.com ​ Data Protection: ​ Insulet Corporation operates the Omnipod® 5 Simulator app. We do not collect any personal or device information when you use the Omnipod® 5 Simulator app. Any data processing (e.g., information you enter into the app when using the simulator or checking your device settings to serve the app in the correct format) takes place locally on your device and is not shared with us. For more information on how we process personal data when you use other Insulet products or services, please refer to our ​ Privacy Policy at: https://www.omnipod.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

iOB4 screens
Omnipod® 5 Simulator3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: iOB at 77% against Omnipod® 5 Simulator's 20%. iOB also leads on rating (3.6 vs 2.1) and chart position (#111 vs unranked). Omnipod® 5 Simulator's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and ratings volume (126 vs 10). On 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

Omnipod® 5 Simulator is free to download; iOB costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iOB holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Omnipod® 5 Simulator has 126 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of iOB's written reviews are positive against 20% of Omnipod® 5 Simulator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iOB ships an update every 2 months, Omnipod® 5 Simulator every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
iOB versus Omnipod® 5 Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriOBOmnipod® 5 Simulator
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.6 (10 ratings) — better2.1 (126 ratings)
Positive reviews76.9% of reviews — better20.3% of reviews
Number of ratings10126 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#111 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better26
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB149 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrightScreenTVInsulet Corporation

Customer experience

iOB

All ratings9 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive76.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative23.1%

Omnipod® 5 Simulator

All ratings126 ratings
Positive25.4%
Neutral4.0%
Negative70.6%
Written reviews79 reviews
Positive20.3%
Neutral3.8%
Negative75.9%

Bugs and requests

iOB

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Omnipod® 5 Simulator

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Bolus button falls off bottom of screen
  • Confirm button obscured by system font settings
  • App crashes on new iPhone models
  • Simulator doesn't accurately reflect real pump behavior
  • Insulin delivery appears faster than actual device
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  • App glitches after updates
  • Download failures
  • Insulin on board numbers not updating correctly
  • Dexcom connectivity issues

Requested features

11 requests
  • Release actual iOS app for real pump control
  • Add warm-up timer after pod changes
  • Implement internal font size override for accessibility
  • Allow carb input functionality in simulator
  • Remove pre-populated fields for better training
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  • Skip pod startup simulation in everyday use mode
  • Add family member viewing/sharing capabilities
  • Improve app onboarding and tutorials
  • Support for Omnipod Display app
  • Expand geographic availability to UK and Australia
  • Add more detailed menu navigation information

In-app purchases

None

iOB

No in-app purchases

None

Omnipod® 5 Simulator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iOB free?
iOB costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Omnipod® 5 Simulator free?
Omnipod® 5 Simulator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iOB or Omnipod® 5 Simulator?
iOB is rated higher. iOB averages 3.6 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Omnipod® 5 Simulator averages 2.1 from 126 ratings.
Do iOB or Omnipod® 5 Simulator have ads?
Neither iOB nor Omnipod® 5 Simulator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iOB or Omnipod® 5 Simulator?
iOB ships an update every 2 months, and Omnipod® 5 Simulator every 6 weeks. Most recently, iOB was updated on October 29, 2026 and Omnipod® 5 Simulator on October 24, 2026.

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