DART Sim for iPhone vs FOAMfrat Studio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
FOAMfrat Studio
Access EMS and nursing courses on your iPhone and iPad. This learning management system provides a native mobile experience for current subscribers to continue their education on the go.
- Learning management system
- EMS and nursing courses
- Mobile access for subscribers
- Native iPhone and iPad experience
- On-the-go learning
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FOAMfrat Studio is a learning management system designed for EMS & nursing providers. This the official Studio experience on iPhone and iPad, allowing current subscribers to access our courses from their smartphone devices and tablets for a native experience. A current subscription with FOAMfrat Studio is required for use.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: FOAMfrat Studio at 66% against DART Sim for iPhone's 0%. FOAMfrat Studio also leads on price (Free vs $99.99) and rating (4.1 vs 3.3). DART Sim for iPhone's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.2). On 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
FOAMfrat Studio 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.
FOAMfrat Studio holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FOAMfrat Studio has 72 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of DART Sim for iPhone's written reviews are positive against 66% of FOAMfrat Studio's.
DART Sim for iPhone ships an update every 56 months, FOAMfrat Studio fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | DART Sim for iPhone | FOAMfrat Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $99.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.3 (4 ratings) | 4.1 (72 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 65.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 72 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 56 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | STAR CPR San Diego | FOAMfrat |
Customer experience
DART Sim for iPhone
FOAMfrat Studio
Bugs and requests
DART Sim for iPhone
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
FOAMfrat Studio
Reported bugs
26 issues- Audio frequently cuts out
- Video freezes in landscape mode
- App freezes when changing to landscape
- Cannot sign in, link does not work
- Unable to enter bio information, will not save
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- Black screen when using app
- Videos glitch out and restart
- Cannot rewind without starting over
- Profile link routes to web version which does not load
- Quiz won't load CEUs
- Only one video thumbnail visible, won't show video
- Self-paced section thumbnail does nothing
- Certification expiration dates not accepted
- Videos don't load
- Test does not pop up after watching video
- Unable to exit back to title menu
- Cannot access any other content
- App skips through entire lesson
- Not letting user move on to next video
- App works terribly
- Cannot move on to next video
- Completely skips through whole program
- Cannot log in for the first time
- Doesn't let you go to the next part of the course
- Cannot complete survey after tests
- Website keeps redirecting to the app
Requested features
6 requests- Upload profile picture
- 15-second rewind option
- Offline content review
- Subtitles for videos
- Learning pathway option on app
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- Ability to rotate screen to landscape for videos
In-app purchases
DART Sim for iPhone
No in-app purchases
FOAMfrat Studio
No in-app purchases
Questions
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