Comparison

ELECOM Saving Baby vs PICULab

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

Head to head
About

ELECOM Saving Baby

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By connecting Bluetooth® Chestpiece, instructor's controller (smartphone), and simulated monitor (tablet) via Bluetooth®, we achieved a more practical and highly effective simulator at low cost. Heart auscultation linked to an instructor-set scenario is possible only when the Chestpiece is placed on a newborn mannequin. Also, a tablet, which serves as a simulated monitor, displays heart rate, oxygen saturation, and ECG waveform, allowing the instructor to change vital information via the controller based on the trainee's treatment situation. Furthermore, the simulated monitor also supports playback of newborn cries. It can be used simply by installing a dedicated application on commercially available smartphones and tablets, and can be introduced at a lower cost compared to traditional simulators. SupportOS: iOS 16 - 18, 26 Online Manual: https://app.elecom.co.jp/nrtrainer/manual_en.html * This app and product are intended for training purposes for the educational purposes of medical professionals and are not medical devices.

About

PICULab

Features
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PICULab educational ventilator simulator brings hands-on ventilator learning to your iPhone and iPad. Adjust settings, change the patient and see the response in live waveforms, loops and measurements, breath by breath. Learn from every breath. The Learn panel explains in plain words what the current breaths show, and after each change it compares the breaths before and after. Turn on Label waves to name each part of the breath directly on the waveforms. Explore 13 ventilation modes across supported neonatal, pediatric and adult profiles, including pressure control, volume control, PRVC, SIMV, PSV/CPAP, APRV and noninvasive modes. Available modes follow the selected patient population. Open any setting to read what it does and how it changes the breath before you apply it. Start with normal lung mechanics, try the Asthma, PARDS and Circuit Leak teaching cases, or build your own patient from respiratory drive, lung mechanics and airway settings. Each case has its own targets: a reading that is off target turns red, and green once your settings meet it. The Guide explains every patient parameter, and the Tour walks you through the controls. When the patient breathes, the breaths they trigger change color on the waves and a dot marks each one. Practice inspiratory and expiratory holds and manual breaths, read the measured results and watch the lungs fill, hold and empty. Follow pressure-volume and flow-volume loops breath by breath. Pause to inspect the response, or reset to a clean normal baseline. Pinch to zoom and drag to explore the monitor, rotate your device and use flexible windows. All features are available for 24 hours from first launch. After that, a single in-app purchase unlocks lifetime access. No subscription or automatic charge. Restore an existing purchase with the same Apple Account. PICULab is an educational simulation, not a clinical ventilator or a tool for diagnosis, treatment decisions or patient-specific predictions. It is a simulation engine and does not reproduce all body dynamics or interactions between organs.

Screenshots

ELECOM Saving Baby2 screens
PICULab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ELECOM Saving Baby at none against PICULab's 1. PICULab's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PICULab sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ELECOM Saving Baby asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ELECOM Saving Baby ships an update every 3 months, PICULab every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
ELECOM Saving Baby versus PICULab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterELECOM Saving BabyPICULab
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB9 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperELECOM CO.,LTD.Osama AlGhamdi

In-app purchases

None

ELECOM Saving Baby

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

PICULab

One-time1
  • PICULab Lifetime Access$6.99

Questions

Is ELECOM Saving Baby free?
ELECOM Saving Baby is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PICULab free?
PICULab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ELECOM Saving Baby or PICULab have ads?
Neither ELECOM Saving Baby nor PICULab shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ELECOM Saving Baby or PICULab?
ELECOM Saving Baby ships an update every 3 months, and PICULab every 3 days. Most recently, ELECOM Saving Baby was updated on November 8, 2026 and PICULab on November 6, 2026.

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