SimMon vs DART Sim Remote
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
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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!
DART Sim Remote
Control your DART ECG & Defib Simulator from a secondary iOS device. Manage vital signs, rhythms, scenarios, and CPR features remotely. Requires the Bluetooth connection feature to be purchased within the main simulator app.
- Remote control of vital signs
- Rhythm and scenario management
- CPR waveform and metronome
- Custom and pre-set scenario control
- X-Ray panel and button display
- Pause, resume, and reset functions
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DART Sim Remote is the instructor's remote control for the DART Sim patient monitor. Pair it over Bluetooth with the iPad running DART Sim and change the simulated patient from anywhere in the room, so you can watch your learners instead of the screen. ONE CONSOLE Heart rate, SpO2, blood pressure, EtCO2, respiratory rate and temperature on one board. Drag a slider or tap plus and minus for single steps, and the monitor follows. Systolic and diastolic move together until you unlock them. LIVE OR STAGED Live mode sends each value the moment you let go. Staged mode lets you set up several changes, see what the monitor is still showing under each one, and release them together. Add a trend of 15 seconds to 2 minutes and the values ramp in gradually, the way a real patient deteriorates or recovers. RHYTHMS, WAVEFORMS AND SCENARIOS Choose any of DART Sim's 37 rhythms from the keypad, pick the capnogram shape, start a scenario from the monitor's own list, and trigger CPR, 12-lead, NIBP and media. Pause, resume or stop the monitor from the bottom bar. MEDIA AND MEDICATIONS Browse the monitor's X-ray library and show an image for the current rhythm, or send a photo from this device. Record medications with route and dose in the CodeTrack. BUILT FOR THE ROOM A dark, high-contrast layout in the monitor's own channel colours. A full landscape console on iPad and a one-handed layout on iPhone. A built-in pairing guide with screenshots gets a new instructor connected in under a minute. Requires the DART Sim monitor app running on an iPad with Bluetooth. No account, no internet connection and no data collection: the remote talks only to the monitor in the room. DART Sim is designed for education and simulation only. It is not intended for diagnosis, treatment, or use with real patients.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SimMon at 67% against DART Sim Remote's 20%. SimMon also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.5) and chart position (#96 vs unranked). DART Sim Remote's advantage is price (Free vs $22.99). On ratings volume, update cadence, 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
DART Sim Remote 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, 4.7 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 22 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of SimMon's written reviews are positive against 20% of DART Sim Remote's.
SimMon ships an update every 5 months, DART Sim Remote every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SimMon | DART Sim Remote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $22.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (10 ratings) — better | 1.5 (22 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 20.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 22 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #96 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Castle Andersen ApS | STAR CPR San Diego |
Customer experience
SimMon
DART Sim Remote
In-app purchases
SimMon
No in-app purchases
DART Sim Remote
No in-app purchases
Questions
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