Comparison

AED Sim vs Rapid Vent Calculator

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

Rapid Vent Calculator

This medical app assists healthcare professionals in calculating essential ventilator settings and medication dosages for critical care. It provides rapid, accurate results for paramedics, respiratory therapists, nurses, and doctors, streamlining patient management.

Highlights
  • Effortless ventilator settings calculation
  • Rapid results for quick decision-making
  • RSI medication dosage assistant
  • User-friendly interface for medical professionals
  • Accurate patient parameter input
Features
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Rapid Vent Calculator is a clinician-focused field guide and reference tool for adult ventilator setting calculations, RSI medication dosing, and quick respiratory care references. Designed for paramedics, EMS clinicians, respiratory therapists, nurses, physicians, transport teams, ER teams, ICU clinicians, and hospital-based critical care providers, Rapid Vent Calculator helps organize common ventilator and airway calculations into a fast, practical workflow. Enter patient sex, height, weight, selected mL/kg, and metabolic acidosis status to generate adult starting-point ventilator values including respiratory rate, tidal volume, and minute ventilation. Calculations use ideal body weight and lung-protective ventilation principles for adult ventilator management. Rapid Vent Calculator also includes RSI medication dosing estimates, normal ventilator values, ABG/VBG blood gas reference charts, RASS reference guidance, dark and light mode, recent session resume, and shareable result snapshots. Whether used by EMS in the field, paramedics during transport, nurses and respiratory therapists in the ER, physicians in the hospital, or ICU clinicians managing ventilators, Rapid Vent Calculator is built to keep key adult ventilation references organized and easy to access. Key features: • Adult ventilator setting calculator • Ideal body weight-based tidal volume estimates • Lung-protective mL/kg selector • Respiratory rate, tidal volume, and minute ventilation results • Metabolic acidosis ventilation mode • RSI medication dosing estimates • Normal ventilator values reference • ABG/VBG blood gas reference charts • RASS reference guide • Shareable results snapshot • Dark and light mode • Clinician-focused workflow for EMS, transport, ER, ICU, hospital, and respiratory care use Rapid Vent Calculator is intended as a clinical reference and calculation aid for licensed healthcare professionals caring for adult patients. It is not a protocol, diagnosis tool, treatment directive, or substitute for clinical judgment. All values are starting-point estimates and must be verified against the patient’s condition, local protocols, institutional policy, and clinician scope of practice.

Screenshots

AED Sim4 screens
Rapid Vent Calculator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Rapid Vent Calculator at 100% against AED Sim's 50%. Rapid Vent Calculator also leads on price (Free vs $2.49) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On 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

Rapid Vent Calculator 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

Rapid Vent Calculator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rapid Vent Calculator has 45 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 100% of Rapid Vent Calculator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AED Sim ships an update every 44 months, Rapid Vent Calculator every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and July 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
AED Sim versus Rapid Vent Calculator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAED SimRapid Vent Calculator
Price$2.49Free — better
Rating4.8 (4 ratings)5.0 (45 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings445 — better
Update frequencyEvery 44 monthsEvery 17 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB48 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperGerry ShawJENCO LLC

Customer experience

AED Sim

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

Rapid Vent Calculator

All ratings36 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

AED Sim

No in-app purchases

None

Rapid Vent Calculator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AED Sim free?
AED Sim costs $2.49, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rapid Vent Calculator free?
Rapid Vent Calculator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AED Sim or Rapid Vent Calculator?
Rapid Vent Calculator is rated higher. AED Sim averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Rapid Vent Calculator averages 5.0 from 45 ratings.
Do AED Sim or Rapid Vent Calculator have ads?
Neither AED Sim nor Rapid Vent Calculator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AED Sim or Rapid Vent Calculator?
AED Sim ships an update every 44 months, and Rapid Vent Calculator every 17 months. Most recently, AED Sim was updated on September 15, 2026 and Rapid Vent Calculator on July 22, 2026.

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