Comparison

SAM4 Online vs C.A.R.E. SimPace

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

Head to head
About

SAM4 Online

This interactive platform offers extensive simulated sound libraries and lesson guides for over 60 medical conditions. It provides students with easy access to class materials, quizzes, tests, and a virtual manikin for auscultation training.

Highlights
  • Simulated sounds library
  • Lesson guides for 60+ conditions
  • Virtual manikin simulator
  • Access to class materials
  • Quizzes and tests
  • Control physical manikin
Features
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SAM4 Online is an interactive auscultation training platform that gives users access to an extensive simulated sounds library and lesson guides for over 60 conditions The SAM4 Online app gives students easy access to the SAM4 Online platform from their own device. It includes access to class materials including readings, quizzes, case studies, tests and assignments, as well as an easy to use virtual manikin and auscultation simulator. The SAM4 Online App can also be used to control the SAM4 Auscultation Manikin by Cardionics.

About

C.A.R.E. SimPace

Features
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C.A.R.E. SimPace is a two-device training simulator for temporary transcutaneous and transvenous pacemaker management — built for nursing, paramedic, and critical care education. HOW IT WORKS Pair two devices over your local network: an iPad becomes the bedside — a realistic vitals monitor with live ECG and pleth waveforms, paired with a full-function pacemaker generator (rate, output, sensitivity, AV delay, mode selection). An iPhone becomes the instructor console, where you load scenarios, set the underlying rhythm, and inject faults in real time. REALISTIC SCENARIOS - Failure to Capture — spikes with no response; learners must increase output - Undersensing — the pacer competes with the native rhythm; learners must adjust sensitivity - R-on-T → V-Fib Arrest — an unsensed spike lands on the T wave, inducing V-Fib if not caught in time - Baseline Competency — set up DDD pacing correctly on a post-op 3° AV block - Atrial Flutter — RAP — terminate re-entrant flutter with rapid atrial burst pacing A live physiology engine drives every rhythm — normal sinus, sinus bradycardia, 3° AV block, junctional, atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, V-tach, V-fib, and asystole — with clinically accurate capture thresholds, sensing behavior, and alarm conditions. BUILT FOR THE CLASSROOM Instructors get full live control: load a scenario, watch the learner respond in real time, and inject faults (failure to capture, undersensing, oversensing, lead fracture, battery depletion, loss of output, runaway pacemaker, PMT) on demand. An event log timestamps every action for debrief. Works solo on a single device too — no pairing required to practice independently. Training simulator only — not a medical device. All patient data is synthetic. SUBSCRIPTION C.A.R.E. SimPace offers a free trial, then a monthly or annual subscription for full access. See in-app purchase details before subscribing. Terms of Use (EULA): https://legal.csu-als.org/simpace/#terms Privacy Policy: https://legal.csu-als.org/simpace/#privacy

Screenshots

SAM4 Online4 screens
C.A.R.E. SimPace4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: SAM4 Online at 12.2 against C.A.R.E. SimPace's 16.4. 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. SAM4 Online sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and C.A.R.E. SimPace sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
SAM4 Online versus C.A.R.E. SimPace: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSAM4 OnlineC.A.R.E. SimPace
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.2 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB60 MB
Age rating12+4+
Developer3B ScientificCardiac Advanced Resuscitation Education

In-app purchases

1 purchases

SAM4 Online

One-time1
  • Personal User - Full Content$19.99
2 purchases

C.A.R.E. SimPace

Subscriptions2
  • Full Access3 Days trial$8.991 Month
  • Full Access3 Days trial$89.991 Year

Questions

Is SAM4 Online free?
SAM4 Online is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is C.A.R.E. SimPace free?
C.A.R.E. SimPace is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SAM4 Online or C.A.R.E. SimPace have ads?
Neither SAM4 Online nor C.A.R.E. SimPace shows ads.

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