Comparison

AED Sim vs SimMon

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
Currently charting
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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

SimMon

This app provides a remotely controlled simulated patient monitor for medical training. It allows users to adjust vital signs like blood pressure and heart rate on one device, displayed on another, facilitating realistic simulation scenarios.

Highlights
  • Remote patient monitoring simulation
  • Adjustable vital signs (BP, SpO2, HR, RR)
  • WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity
  • Simple setup and operation
  • Dual-device functionality
Features
Currently charting
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SimMon is a basic remote controlled patient monitor for full scale medical simulation. Using SimMon on any pair of devices, iOS 13 or newer, gives you a simple remotely controlled simulated patient monitor. An iPad makes for an ideal multi-touch controlled remote and the big screen makes a great bedside patient monitor. Open SimMon on your two devices of choice and connect via WiFi or Bluetooth. Change the blood pressure, oxygen saturation, respiration rate or heart rate by touching the value and dragging your finger up or down. Simple setup. Easy operation. Low cost. Thank you for the amazing feedback and support - it keeps SimMon evolving!

Screenshots

AED Sim4 screens
SimMon3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: AED Sim at $2.49 against SimMon's $22.99. AED Sim also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5). SimMon's advantage is update cadence (every 5 months vs every 44 months) and review sentiment (67% vs 50%). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and chart position 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

AED Sim costs $2.49 and SimMon $22.99 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 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 13 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of AED Sim's written reviews are positive against 67% of SimMon's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AED Sim ships an update every 44 months, SimMon every 5 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
AED Sim versus SimMon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAED SimSimMon
Price$2.49 — better$22.99
Rating4.8 (4 ratings) — better4.5 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings413 — better
Update frequencyEvery 44 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#133#93 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGerry ShawCastle Andersen ApS

Customer experience

AED Sim

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

SimMon

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews69 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral11.6%
Negative21.7%

Bugs and requests

AED Sim

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

SimMon

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • VT doesn't work in stand alone mode
  • App not starting on iPad
  • App crashing on iPhone
  • App not working on iPhone
  • Traces disappeared after update
Show 9 more
  • Bluetooth connection glitches
  • Sound doesn't work consistently
  • Family sharing not working
  • App crashing on iPhone
  • App not working on iPhone
  • Traces disappeared after update
  • Bluetooth connection glitches
  • Sound doesn't work consistently
  • Family sharing not working

Requested features

86 requests
  • Add WPW Delta wave variant
  • Add sinc-cardioversion
  • Add PASP/PADP
  • Add GIF and video playback
  • Add alarm sounds and limits
Show 81 more
  • Add defibrillator option
  • Add red/yellow alarm lights
  • Add 12 lead ECG and X-rays
  • Add a small database of classic emergency problems
  • Add sync feature for cardioversions
  • Add ECG paper pattern
  • Add ability to pause
  • Add timed sequence of events programming
  • Add neonatal setting for BP
  • Add ability to display images of labs, ECGs, x-rays, or CTs
  • Add pulmonary artery pressure and CVP waveforms
  • Add more rhythms
  • Add CPR waveform option
  • Add AV block
  • Add torsade de pointe
  • Add End-tidal CO2 monitoring
  • Add anaesthetic gas monitoring
  • Add ability to make alarms occur
  • Add ability to program standard scenarios and download
  • Add more monitors/defibs emulation
  • Add CO2 number matching trace
  • Add RR timer
  • Add waveforms (EKG, Plethysmography, ADM etc.)
  • Add sounds
  • Add SpO2 and ECG traces
  • Add VF diagnosis and treatment
  • Add pulse tone that alters with heart rate
  • Add BP cuff noise
  • Add cycling BP numbers during measurement
  • Add ETCO2 trace
  • Add more cardiac rhythms (VT, 3rd degree block)
  • Add more rhythms
  • Add ability to hide rhythms with CPR waveform
  • Add more selectable rhythms
  • Add independent systole and diastole adjustment
  • Add visible etCO2 display
  • Add dark mode
  • Add advanced analytics dashboard
  • Add WPW Delta wave variant
  • Add sinc-cardioversion
  • Add PASP/PADP
  • Add GIF and video playback
  • Add alarm sounds and limits
  • Add defibrillator option
  • Add red/yellow alarm lights
  • Add 12 lead ECG and X-rays
  • Add a small database of classic emergency problems
  • Add sync feature for cardioversions
  • Add ECG paper pattern
  • Add ability to pause
  • Add timed sequence of events programming
  • Add neonatal setting for BP
  • Add ability to display images of labs, ECGs, x-rays, or CTs
  • Add pulmonary artery pressure and CVP waveforms
  • Add more rhythms
  • Add CPR waveform option
  • Add AV block
  • Add torsade de pointe
  • Add End-tidal CO2 monitoring
  • Add anaesthetic gas monitoring
  • Add ability to make alarms occur
  • Add ability to program standard scenarios and download
  • Add more monitors/defibs emulation
  • Add CO2 number matching trace
  • Add RR timer
  • Add waveforms (EKG, Plethysmography, ADM etc.)
  • Add sounds
  • Add SpO2 and ECG traces
  • Add VF diagnosis and treatment
  • Add pulse tone that alters with heart rate
  • Add BP cuff noise
  • Add cycling BP numbers during measurement
  • Add ETCO2 trace
  • Add more cardiac rhythms (VT, 3rd degree block)
  • Add more rhythms
  • Add ability to hide rhythms with CPR waveform
  • Add more selectable rhythms
  • Add independent systole and diastole adjustment
  • Add visible etCO2 display
  • Add dark mode
  • Add advanced analytics dashboard

In-app purchases

None

AED Sim

No in-app purchases

None

SimMon

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AED Sim free?
AED Sim costs $2.49, with no in-app purchases.
Is SimMon free?
SimMon costs $22.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AED Sim or SimMon?
AED Sim is rated higher. AED Sim averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while SimMon averages 4.5 from 13 ratings.
Do AED Sim or SimMon have ads?
Neither AED Sim nor SimMon shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AED Sim or SimMon?
AED Sim ships an update every 44 months, and SimMon every 5 months. Most recently, AED Sim was updated on November 6, 2026 and SimMon on November 6, 2026.
Which is more popular, AED Sim or SimMon?
AED Sim currently peaks at #133 in the App Store charts, and SimMon at #93. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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