Comparison

AED Sim vs QCPR SkillReporter

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

QCPR SkillReporter

This app provides precision training for healthcare responders practicing CPR on compatible manikins. It offers real-time feedback on ventilation and chest compressions, with detailed debriefing and saved reports for analysis.

Highlights
  • Real-time CPR feedback
  • CPR timeline view
  • Detailed ventilation metrics
  • Chest compression fraction feedback
  • Customizable feedback parameters
  • Saved results and reports
Features
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Designed and built for Healthcare Responders, the QCPR SkillReporter app offers a new level of precision training for treating babies, children, and adults in cardiac arrest. SkillReporter app connects to the following compatible manikins via Bluetooth Low Energy: - Resusci Anne QCPR (2018+ models) - Resusci Junior QCPR (2018+ models) - Resusci Baby QCPR (2020+ models) Learn how to identify an app compatible Resusci manikin model: https://laerdal.force.com/HelpCenter/s/article/How-to-identify-your-Resusci-QCPR-manikin-model? With the powerful combination of QCPR SkillReporter app and the Resusci QCPR manikins, instructors can help Healthcare Responders train to perfection through psychomotor skills acquisition, classroom efficiency, and individual objective feedback. Key features: - The CPR timeline view enables users to get real-time CPR feedback and observe trends simultaneously - Debrief with a scrollable timeline and drill down into scores to get additional data - Review ventilation metrics measured to the millimeter - Get detailed feedback on chest compression fraction – one of the most important components of high-performance CPR - Select guidelines and customize feedback parameters - Access saved results and reports, including saved CPR timelines and session information, and export for analysis outside of the app

Screenshots

AED Sim4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: QCPR SkillReporter at Free against AED Sim's $2.49. QCPR SkillReporter also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 44 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). AED Sim's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 7%) and rating (4.8 vs 2.0). 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

QCPR SkillReporter 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 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of AED Sim's written reviews are positive against 7% of QCPR SkillReporter's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AED Sim ships an update every 44 months, QCPR SkillReporter every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and August 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
AED Sim versus QCPR SkillReporter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAED SimQCPR SkillReporter
Price$2.49Free — better
Rating4.8 (4 ratings) — better2.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better7.4% of reviews
Number of ratings44
Update frequencyEvery 44 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS15.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB167 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperGerry ShawLaerdal Medical AS

Customer experience

AED Sim

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

QCPR SkillReporter

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive7.4%
Neutral3.7%
Negative88.9%

In-app purchases

None

AED Sim

No in-app purchases

None

QCPR SkillReporter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AED Sim free?
AED Sim costs $2.49, with no in-app purchases.
Is QCPR SkillReporter free?
QCPR SkillReporter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AED Sim or QCPR SkillReporter?
AED Sim is rated higher. AED Sim averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while QCPR SkillReporter averages 2.0 from 4 ratings.
Do AED Sim or QCPR SkillReporter have ads?
Neither AED Sim nor QCPR SkillReporter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AED Sim or QCPR SkillReporter?
AED Sim ships an update every 44 months, and QCPR SkillReporter every 3 months. Most recently, AED Sim was updated on September 15, 2026 and QCPR SkillReporter on August 21, 2026.

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