AED Sim vs PPP Agency
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
PPP Agency
This medical reference app offers quick offline access to select field treatment protocols for paramedics. It features indexed lookup, search functionality, and customizable notes for easy access to essential information.
- Quick indexed lookup
- Search titles and text
- Favorites tab
- Regularly updated content
- Customizable notes
- Offline access
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For the standard version of Paramedic Protocol Provider with over 350 available protocols, please visit http://itunes.apple.com/app/paramedic-protocol-provider/id323130614?mt=8 PPP Agency is a sponsored version of Paramedic Protocol Provider that provides quick offline access to select field treatment protocols. For a list of all currently available protocols please visit https://www.acidremap.com Features include: •Quick indexed lookup of content in a matter of seconds •Search titles and text •Favorites tab for quick access of what's important to you •Updated regularly, ensuring content is up-to-date •Customizable notes for each individual entry •Always with you as long as you have your device and never fades or tears
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: PPP Agency at Free against AED Sim's $2.49. PPP Agency also leads on update cadence (every 5 months vs every 44 months) and ratings volume (22 vs 4). AED Sim's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 2.6) and review sentiment (50% vs 29%). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
PPP Agency is free to download; AED Sim costs $2.49 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
AED Sim holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PPP Agency has 22 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of AED Sim's written reviews are positive against 29% of PPP Agency's.
AED Sim ships an update every 44 months, PPP Agency every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AED Sim | PPP Agency |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.49 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better | 2.6 (22 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 28.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 22 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 44 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #195 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Gerry Shaw | Acid Remap LLC |
Customer experience
AED Sim
PPP Agency
In-app purchases
AED Sim
No in-app purchases
PPP Agency
No in-app purchases
