Comparison

SimMon vs DART Sim Remote

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
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!

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

SimMon3 screens
DART Sim Remote4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
SimMon versus DART Sim Remote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimMonDART Sim Remote
Price$22.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (10 ratings) — better1.5 (22 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better20.4% of reviews
Number of ratings1022 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#96 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCastle Andersen ApSSTAR CPR San Diego

Customer experience

SimMon

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

DART Sim Remote

All ratings22 ratings
Positive9.1%
Neutral4.5%
Negative86.4%
Written reviews49 reviews
Positive20.4%
Neutral2.0%
Negative77.6%

In-app purchases

None

SimMon

No in-app purchases

None

DART Sim Remote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SimMon free?
SimMon costs $22.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is DART Sim Remote free?
DART Sim Remote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SimMon or DART Sim Remote?
SimMon is rated higher. SimMon averages 4.7 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while DART Sim Remote averages 1.5 from 22 ratings.
Do SimMon or DART Sim Remote have ads?
Neither SimMon nor DART Sim Remote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SimMon or DART Sim Remote?
SimMon ships an update every 5 months, and DART Sim Remote every 4 months. Most recently, SimMon was updated on October 17, 2026 and DART Sim Remote on October 18, 2026.

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