SimMon vs qubeCONTROL by SKILLQUBE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Remote patient monitoring simulation
- Adjustable vital signs (BP, SpO2, HR, RR)
- WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity
- Simple setup and operation
- Dual-device functionality
Read full descriptionHide full description
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!
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.
- Real-time scenario control
- Modify vital signs
- Adjust simulation values
- Training logbook with export
- Scenario synchronization
- CPR/ventilation feedback
- Create lab reports
Read full descriptionHide full description
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
Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SimMon at 67% against qubeCONTROL by SKILLQUBE's 17%. SimMon also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.7) and chart position (#107 vs unranked). qubeCONTROL by SKILLQUBE's advantage is price (Free vs $22.99) and update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months). 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
qubeCONTROL by SKILLQUBE is free to download; SimMon costs $22.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SimMon holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of SimMon's written reviews are positive against 17% of qubeCONTROL by SKILLQUBE's.
SimMon ships an update every 5 months, qubeCONTROL by SKILLQUBE monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SimMon | qubeCONTROL by SKILLQUBE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $22.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (13 ratings) — better | 1.7 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 16.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #107 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 135 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Castle Andersen ApS | SKILLQUBE GmbH |
Customer experience
SimMon
qubeCONTROL by SKILLQUBE
Bugs and 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 moreShow fewer
- 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 moreShow fewer
- 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
qubeCONTROL by SKILLQUBE
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SimMon
No in-app purchases
qubeCONTROL by SKILLQUBE
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is SimMon free?
Is qubeCONTROL by SKILLQUBE free?
Which has better reviews, SimMon or qubeCONTROL by SKILLQUBE?
Do SimMon or qubeCONTROL by SKILLQUBE have ads?
Which is updated more often, SimMon or qubeCONTROL by SKILLQUBE?
Other comparisons
