Comparison

AED Sim vs qubeCONTROL by SKILLQUBE

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

Head to head
About

AED Sim

This realistic simulator offers an authentic AED training experience with customizable prompts, sounds, and scenarios. It adheres to current CPR guidelines and provides an inexpensive way to practice using a defibrillator.

Highlights
  • Authentic AED simulation
  • Realistic voice prompts and sound effects
  • CPR metronome at 100-110 BPM
  • Customizable scenario editor
  • User-provided backgrounds and sound effects
  • Adheres to 2020 CPR Guidelines
Features
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Realistic AED simulator for CPR training. Built for iPhone and iPad. No ads. No tracking. ## Features - Authentic simulation of an AED (Automatic External Defibrillator). Realistic voice prompts, button clicks, sound effects, graphics, animations and flashing lights. - LED displaying instructions, number of shocks, and CPR countdown timer. CPR metronome provides beats at 100, 105, or 110 BPM (beats per minute). This ensures CPR compressions at the correct frequency. - Scenario editor allows for custom or random scenarios. - All prompts, messages, timing, and voices are customizable. You can change any message or voice prompt to match any AED. - Allows for user provided backgrounds, sound effects, and even metronomes. Drop an MP3 of Staying Alive into the Metronomes directory to do compressions to the Bee Gees. - Adheres to 2020 CPR Guidelines. - Universal app supports iPad. - Great price. ## Details An AED is a device used to provide a shock of electricity to somebody in cardiac arrest (having a heart attack). Defibrillation is the definitive treatment. Knowing how to use an AED is an important skill for firefighters, EMTs, paramedics, nurses, doctors and general public. AED Sim gives people a chance to see, hear and interact with an AED. If you have ever been curious about how one operates now is your chance. The built-in scenario editor lets you create a custom scenario or it can generate a random scenario for you. Combine an iPhone or iPad and AED Sim and youʼve got an inexpensive realistic training environment for practicing CPR. No costly AED trainers needed. Designed and built by a former Canadian paramedic with 20 years of software development experience.

About

qubeCONTROL by SKILLQUBE

This application allows trainers to control and modify medical training scenarios in real-time. It integrates with a cloud platform for scenario management and includes a training logbook with export options. CPR and ventilation feedback are available with compatible hardware.

Highlights
  • Real-time scenario control
  • Modify vital signs
  • Adjust simulation values
  • Training logbook with export
  • Scenario synchronization
  • CPR/ventilation feedback
  • Create lab reports
Features
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Our qubeCONTROL is a comprehensive control unit for the trainer, allowing real-time adjustments within your scenario. Through integration with qubeCLOUD, pre-designed scenarios can be downloaded and played. If something doesn’t go as planned, the trainer can intervene spontaneously. Features: - Control your scenario, whether pre-designed or free - Activate/deactivate and modify vital signs - Adjust and change qubeASSESS values - Training logbook with export capability - Synchronization with qubeCLOUD enables synchronization of scenarios, and device-specific settings - CPR and ventilation feedback (requires additional hardware) - Create and share individual lab reports - Event documentation qubeCONTROL is compatible with all qubeSERIE ECG and ventilator simulation monitors from SKILLQUBE.

Screenshots

AED Sim4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: qubeCONTROL by SKILLQUBE at Free against AED Sim's $2.49. qubeCONTROL by SKILLQUBE also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 44 months). AED Sim's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 1.7) and review sentiment (50% vs 17%). On ratings volume, 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

qubeCONTROL by SKILLQUBE is free to download; AED Sim costs $2.49 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AED Sim holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of AED Sim's written reviews are positive against 17% of qubeCONTROL by SKILLQUBE's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AED Sim ships an update every 44 months, qubeCONTROL by SKILLQUBE monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
AED Sim versus qubeCONTROL by SKILLQUBE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAED SimqubeCONTROL by SKILLQUBE
Price$2.49Free — better
Rating4.8 (4 ratings) — better1.7 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better16.7% of reviews
Number of ratings46 — better
Update frequencyEvery 44 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.5
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB135 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGerry ShawSKILLQUBE GmbH

Customer experience

AED Sim

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral15.4%
Negative34.6%

qubeCONTROL by SKILLQUBE

All ratings6 ratings
Positive16.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative83.3%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative83.3%

In-app purchases

None

AED Sim

No in-app purchases

None

qubeCONTROL by SKILLQUBE

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AED Sim free?
AED Sim costs $2.49, with no in-app purchases.
Is qubeCONTROL by SKILLQUBE free?
qubeCONTROL by SKILLQUBE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AED Sim or qubeCONTROL by SKILLQUBE?
AED Sim is rated higher. AED Sim averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while qubeCONTROL by SKILLQUBE averages 1.7 from 6 ratings.
Do AED Sim or qubeCONTROL by SKILLQUBE have ads?
Neither AED Sim nor qubeCONTROL by SKILLQUBE shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AED Sim or qubeCONTROL by SKILLQUBE?
AED Sim ships an update every 44 months, and qubeCONTROL by SKILLQUBE monthly. Most recently, AED Sim was updated on October 30, 2026 and qubeCONTROL by SKILLQUBE on October 24, 2026.

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