Comparison

DART Sim for iPhone vs PRESTAN CPR Feedback App

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

Head to head
About

DART Sim for iPhone

This educational application simulates a cardiac monitor and ECG rhythm simulator, allowing users to practice various medical procedures like defibrillation, capnography, and x-rays. It's designed for instructors and students to hone their skills using their iPhone.

Highlights
  • 26 cardiac rhythms
  • 12-lead rhythm viewing/printing
  • 18 capnography waveforms
  • 20 trauma/medical x-rays
  • ACLS, PALS, and NRP scenarios
  • Defibrillation simulation
  • Medication administration practice
Features
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Turn an iPhone into a realistic cardiac monitor and defibrillator for simulation training. DART Sim gives instructors a patient they can control, and gives learners a device that looks, sounds and behaves like the one in the room. Now completely rebuilt for the phone. WHY INSTRUCTORS CHOOSE DART SIM • Realistic from the first beat. Four waveform lanes with ECG, arterial pressure, pulse oximetry and capnography. Pulse tone that drops in pitch with saturation. Alarms that blink and sound. Values that read "--" until the patient is connected, and go flat when the rhythm is pulseless. • 37 rhythms at your fingertips. From normal sinus to VF, torsades, heart blocks, pacing capture and post-shock conversion. Choose the rhythm the patient converts to after the next shock, or keep them in arrest. • A real defibrillator workflow. Press THERAPY and the monitor becomes a defibrillator: select energy, charge, stand clear, shock. Synchronized cardioversion with sense markers that waits for the R wave. Press MONITOR to go back to the full-screen monitor. • Transcutaneous pacing you control. Demand pacing with a capture threshold you set: decide the output at which the patient captures, or make them refuse to capture at any output. Learners have to find capture on the ECG, not assume it. • AED mode. Push ANALYZE and the device talks learners through STAND CLEAR, SHOCK ADVISED or NO SHOCK ADVISED, charging, and a CPR interval with metronome, following manufacturer energy protocols. • CPR feedback. Compression rate, chest compression fraction, depth and release, with a code timer that keeps running through pauses so debriefs have numbers to point at. Pair a SimCPR chest pad over Bluetooth to see the learner's real rate and depth live. • Teach rhythm interpretation on screen. Tap the ECG for a true-scale paper grid or a printed-strip view, freeze the trace, then measure intervals with on-screen calipers and march lines. • Made for the phone. Full-width waveforms, large energy and pacer keys you can work with a thumb, and a monitor-only screen that fills the display until you call up the therapy controls. BUILT FOR THE CLASSROOM • 122 built-in scenarios covering ACLS, PALS and NRP, each stepping rhythm, vitals, capnogram and chest X-ray on a timer or at the instructor's pace. Change the rhythm by hand at any point and the scenario carries on. Build and save your own in the scenario editor. • Medication log with 38 drugs, routes and doses, plus an automatic code record of every rhythm change, shock, pacing change and NIBP reading for debriefing. Add your own medications or actions, and organize them in tabs by course. • 12-lead tracings for 26 rhythms, 20 chest X-rays, and your own photos from the camera roll attached to any rhythm. • Instructor controls that stay out of sight. A discreet gear menu, a hardware keyboard shortcut card, and the free DART Sim Remote app so you can run the patient from across the room over Bluetooth. • Built-in User Manual and keyboard shortcut card that you can read in the app, print, or share. • In English or Spanish, following the phone's language, with units by country: °F or °C, mmHg or kPa, cm or inches. • Works on any iPhone, in landscape, with no account, no subscription and no internet connection required. DART Sim is used by fire departments, EMS agencies, nursing programs and hospital education teams to run codes without a $20,000 simulator. One phone, one app, every rhythm. FOR TRAINING AND EDUCATION ONLY. DART Sim is a simulator, not a medical device. It does not measure anything from a real person and must not be used for clinical diagnosis, monitoring or treatment of patients.

About

PRESTAN CPR Feedback App

This app provides real-time, advanced CPR feedback for training purposes. It connects via Bluetooth to a specific manikin to monitor rate, depth, recoil, ventilation, and compression fraction, helping students build confidence.

Highlights
  • Real-time CPR feedback
  • Bluetooth connectivity
  • Monitors rate, depth, and recoil
  • Tracks ventilation and compression fraction
  • Builds student confidence
  • Instructor performance monitoring
Features
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Requires a PRESTAN Professional Series 2000 manikin or add-on-kit. Providing high quality, real time, advanced CPR feedback via a Bluetooth® connection with the PRESTAN Professional Adult Series 2000 Manikin. Advanced CPR feedback (includes rate, depth, recoil, ventilation, and chest compression fraction) is monitored, easily displayed and allows instructors to monitor performance and help students gain confidence during CPR training.

Screenshots

DART Sim for iPhone4 screens
PRESTAN CPR Feedback App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PRESTAN CPR Feedback App at Free against DART Sim for iPhone's $99.99. PRESTAN CPR Feedback App also leads on rating (3.8 vs 3.3) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 56 months). DART Sim for iPhone's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On ratings volume, 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

PRESTAN CPR Feedback App is free to download; DART Sim for iPhone costs $99.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PRESTAN CPR Feedback App holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of DART Sim for iPhone's written reviews are positive against 14% of PRESTAN CPR Feedback App's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DART Sim for iPhone ships an update every 56 months, PRESTAN CPR Feedback App every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
DART Sim for iPhone versus PRESTAN CPR Feedback App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDART Sim for iPhonePRESTAN CPR Feedback App
Price$99.99Free — better
Rating3.3 (4 ratings)3.8 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews14.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings46 — better
Update frequencyEvery 56 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSTAR CPR San DiegoPrestan Products LLC

Customer experience

DART Sim for iPhone

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

PRESTAN CPR Feedback App

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative85.7%

In-app purchases

None

DART Sim for iPhone

No in-app purchases

None

PRESTAN CPR Feedback App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DART Sim for iPhone free?
DART Sim for iPhone costs $99.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is PRESTAN CPR Feedback App free?
PRESTAN CPR Feedback App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DART Sim for iPhone or PRESTAN CPR Feedback App?
PRESTAN CPR Feedback App is rated higher. DART Sim for iPhone averages 3.3 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while PRESTAN CPR Feedback App averages 3.8 from 6 ratings.
Do DART Sim for iPhone or PRESTAN CPR Feedback App have ads?
Neither DART Sim for iPhone nor PRESTAN CPR Feedback App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DART Sim for iPhone or PRESTAN CPR Feedback App?
DART Sim for iPhone ships an update every 56 months, and PRESTAN CPR Feedback App every 3 months. Most recently, DART Sim for iPhone was updated on October 30, 2026 and PRESTAN CPR Feedback App on October 24, 2026.

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