Comparison

DART Sim Pro vs Beatlas

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

Head to head
About

DART Sim Pro

This advanced simulator transforms your device into a realistic cardiac monitor and defibrillator for medical training. It offers flexible control over training scenarios, including custom ECG playback and live CPR feedback, without requiring proprietary hardware.

Highlights
  • Realistic cardiac monitor & defibrillator simulation
  • Live CPR feedback
  • Custom ECG playback and upload
  • Editable training scenarios
  • Defibrillation and pacing practice
  • Instructor-only controls
  • Free lifetime updates
Features
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DART Sim Pro – Advanced ECG & Defibrillator Simulator Perfect For licensed institutions and instructors. Enter your issued DART Sim Pro license to activate. No in-app purchases. Train like a pro with the most flexible and affordable simulation software for ACLS, PALS, and EMS education. DART Sim Pro transforms your iPad into a realistic cardiac monitor & defibrillator simulator designed for instructors, hospitals, EMS programs, and nursing schools. Always up to date on the most current BLS/ACLS/PALS guidelines, it provides unmatched control for realistic training — no proprietary hardware or manikin required. Key Features Live CPR Feedback – Connect with the SimCPR Watch for real-time compression depth, recoil, rate, and CCF data. Custom ECG Playback – Upload or draw your own ECGs and play them live in Lead II or full 12-lead mode. Custom ECG's can also be added to custom or current DART Sim scenarios. Enhanced Media Panel – Instantly display videos, sound files, and pictures during any training scenario or on the fly. Editable Scenarios – Create and save your own scenarios with rhythms, vitals, medications, labs, and X-rays. Defibrillation & Pacing – Practice synchronized cardioversion, transcutaneous pacing, and defib energy 1–360J. Add shock standby rhythms to play after a cardioversion/shock. Instructor-Only Controls – Students cannot alter what’s programmed, ensuring controlled, realistic training. Free Lifetime Updates – Always up to date with the latest guidelines. Why DART Sim Pro? No proprietary manikin or hardware required Perfect for ACLS, PALS, NRP, paramedic, and nursing programs Portable, cost-effective, and classroom-ready Used by hospitals, universities, and EMS programs worldwide Subscription Options For licensed institutions and instructors only. Enter your issued DART Sim Pro license to activate. No in-app purchases. Additional licensing available for institutions and bundles Upgrade your training with DART Sim Pro and bring true-to-life resuscitation scenarios to your classroom — anytime, anywhere. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Beatlas

Features
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Don't memorize the ECG. Watch it being made. Beatlas is an educational simulator that traces why an ECG waveform looks the way it does, starting at the ion channel. Membrane currents, action potential phases 0-4, excitation spreading through the conduction system, and the waveform recorded at the body surface all move together on a single shared timeline. Drop the playback speed to 0.05x and you can follow excitation travel from septum to apex to free wall during a single QRS. One timeline, four layers - Cardiac conduction map - membrane potential by region shown in color, repolarization progress shown at the border - Membrane and ion channels - relative magnitudes of I(Na), I(CaL), I(to), I(K), I(K1), I(f) in real time - Action potential - phases 0-4 aligned to the same time axis as the ECG below - ECG - primary and secondary leads shown together, with P/QRS/ST/T/U segments color-coded - Every current carries a one-line note: what it is, which phase it builds, which drugs target it 39 conditions - Normal sinus rhythm (rate 45-150) - Electrolytes - hyper/hypokalemia, hyper/hypocalcemia, hyper/hypomagnesemia, hyper/hypophosphatemia - Bradycardia and junctional - sinus arrest, sinus arrest with junctional escape, SA block, junctional rhythm - Conduction blocks - 1st degree, 2nd degree Mobitz I and II, 3rd degree AV block, RBBB, LBBB - Ischemia and infarction - subendocardial ischemia, anterior STEMI (LAD), inferior STEMI (RCA) - Arrhythmias - atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, PVC bigeminy, ventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation, torsades de pointes, WPW, PSVT, AVNRT, AVRT - Drugs - Vaughan-Williams classes 1a/1b/1c/2/3/4, digoxin How drugs act on ion channels Pick a drug and a block marker appears on the channel it targets, the current bar actually drops, and the waveform changes to match. - Class 1a (quinidine) - blocks I(Na) and I(Kr) together, widening QRS and prolonging QT - Class 1c (flecainide) - blocks I(Na) strongly, widening QRS only - Class 3 (amiodarone) - blocks I(Kr) only, prolonging QT only Put those three side by side, raise the sliders, and the distinguishing features become obvious on their own. - Class 2 beta blockers and class 4 calcium blockers act on nodal tissue, producing bradycardia and PR prolongation. - Digoxin inhibits the Na/K pump, producing scooped ST depression and a shortened QT. Most conditions have a severity slider. Raise serum K from 5.5 to 9.0 and watch the order in which T waves peak, P waves disappear, and QRS widens. Automatic measurement The app measures the waveform it generated and reports the numbers. - Heart rate, PR, QRS duration, QT, QTc - ST deviation measured against the PR segment and shown per lead - When measurement is inappropriate, as with a wide QRS, it says so explicitly rather than reporting a number (the same principle behind using Sgarbossa criteria in bundle branch block) Controls - Tap a region of the heart to switch to that region's action potential and ion currents - Drag the ECG to scrub to any moment - Playback 0.05x-2x, amplitude gain, horizontal scale - Full-screen ECG - rotate to landscape for a wider strip Who it is for Medical students, residents, nursing and paramedic students, and anyone who teaches ECG. For everyone who has to explain why phase 2 is a plateau, or why the T wave points the same way as the QRS. Korean and English One button in the header switches everything, including all four explanation blocks for each of the 39 conditions. Fully offline There is no server. No account, no login, no network traffic. It collects no personal information, and there are no ads and no in-app purchases. --- This is an educational simulator, not a medical device. The waveforms shown are models that reproduce the typical findings of each condition from parameters. They are not real patient recordings. It must not be used for diagnosis or treatment. Actual diagnosis must be based on a real 12-lead ECG and clinical findings.

Screenshots

DART Sim Pro4 screens
Beatlas4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Beatlas at none against DART Sim Pro's 2. 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. DART Sim Pro sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $149.99 per year. Beatlas asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
DART Sim Pro versus Beatlas: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDART Sim ProBeatlas
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size188 MB3 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSTAR CPR San DiegoSang Joon Park

In-app purchases

2 purchases

DART Sim Pro

Subscriptions1
  • DART Sim Pro - Annual$149.991 Year
One-time1
  • DART Sim Pro Lifetime License$849.99
None

Beatlas

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DART Sim Pro free?
DART Sim Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Beatlas free?
Beatlas is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DART Sim Pro or Beatlas have ads?
Neither DART Sim Pro nor Beatlas shows ads.

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