Comparison

qube3000 by SKILLQUBE vs PICULab

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

Head to head
About

qube3000 by SKILLQUBE

Features
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The qube3000 simulates the DrΓ€ger Oxylog 3000 plus with all its simulation relevant functions. The monitor is controlled by the qubeCONTROL app offering realistic adjustment of vital signs during training. With the qubeSERIES, SKILLQUBE offers patient simulation systems for a lifelike training experience. Thanks to the authentic design of our systems, our products can comprehensively replicate real-life scenarios, achieving an even more successful and higher quality training outcome.

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

PICULab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: qube3000 by SKILLQUBE at none against PICULab's 1. PICULab's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. PICULab sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. qube3000 by SKILLQUBE asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

qube3000 by SKILLQUBE ships an update every 6 weeks, PICULab every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
qube3000 by SKILLQUBE versus PICULab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterqube3000 by SKILLQUBEPICULab
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad β€” better
Requires iOS17.517.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size200 MB9 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSKILLQUBE GmbHOsama AlGhamdi

In-app purchases

None

qube3000 by SKILLQUBE

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

PICULab

One-time1
  • PICULab Lifetime Access$6.99

Questions

Is qube3000 by SKILLQUBE free?
qube3000 by SKILLQUBE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PICULab free?
PICULab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do qube3000 by SKILLQUBE or PICULab have ads?
Neither qube3000 by SKILLQUBE nor PICULab shows ads.
Which is updated more often, qube3000 by SKILLQUBE or PICULab?
qube3000 by SKILLQUBE ships an update every 6 weeks, and PICULab every 3 days. Most recently, qube3000 by SKILLQUBE was updated on November 2, 2026 and PICULab on November 6, 2026.

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