Comparison

SMART STAT BASIC 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

SMART STAT BASIC

This medical training app simulates patient scenarios for healthcare professionals and students. It allows users to control physiological parameters and create custom scenarios for practicing life-saving procedures without risk to patients.

Highlights
  • Simulate patient scenarios
  • Control physiological parameters
  • Create custom training scenarios
  • Practice advanced life-saving procedures
  • Track and review simulation sessions
  • User-friendly control screens
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Promotional Text: The SMART STAT BASIC app works in conjunction with the SMART STAT BASIC simulator, developed by Simulaids for trainee safe practice of advanced life-saving procedures. Description: SMART STAT BASIC offers faculty and students the opportunity to simulate the tasks necessary to develop critical thinking skills. This tetherless 75-lb (34 kg) adult patient simulator operates through Wi-Fi® technology. Programming skills are not needed to operate this simulator; simple control screens provide fast, user-friendly operation. The SMART STAT BASIC is portable and designed for regular use at an economical price point. The simulator’s rugged construction offers durability and dependability. The replacement parts are low cost and ensure continuous, reliable operations. The SMART STAT BASIC app works in conjunction with the SMART STAT BASIC patient simulator, developed by Simulaids, to enable health care professionals in all fields to sharpen their assessment and decision-making skills in the environment they work. Every kind of realistic and challenging scenario can be worked out, from basic life support skills to the most advanced life-saving procedures, all without risk to patients. Designed for First Responders, EMT’s, Paramedics, Firefighters and Combat Medics; Trainees and Healthcare Education Instructors can practice real life scenarios to better prepare for daily challenges when the app is used alongside the Patient Simulator. Please note that this app requires a live connection to a SMART STAT BASIC patient simulator in order for it to be used properly. The app allows you to control the Physiological Parameters of the Patient Simulator with simple dropdown selections. A partial list of such controllable parameters includes but is not limited to: • Heart • Lungs • Airway • Sounds • Pulses Scenarios can be programmed to provide timed physiological changes with simple taps of the screen. Fully editable lists of Students, Medications and Skill Sets allow Healthcare Education Instructors to easily create the custom items needed for proper documentation of critical skills assessment. Recorded Student’s simulation sessions may be edited, printed and reviewed via simulation reports made available on the iPad through the App.

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

DART Sim Remote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SMART STAT BASIC at 3.0 against DART Sim Remote's 1.5. SMART STAT BASIC also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.4). DART Sim Remote's advantage is review sentiment (20% vs 0%) and ratings volume (22 vs 2). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SMART STAT BASIC holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DART Sim Remote has 22 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of SMART STAT BASIC's written reviews are positive against 20% of DART Sim Remote's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
SMART STAT BASIC versus DART Sim Remote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSMART STAT BASICDART Sim Remote
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better1.5 (22 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews20.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings222 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB3 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSimulaids, IncSTAR CPR San Diego

Customer experience

SMART STAT BASIC

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

SMART STAT BASIC

No in-app purchases

None

DART Sim Remote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SMART STAT BASIC free?
SMART STAT BASIC is free to download, 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, SMART STAT BASIC or DART Sim Remote?
SMART STAT BASIC is rated higher. SMART STAT BASIC averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while DART Sim Remote averages 1.5 from 22 ratings.
Do SMART STAT BASIC or DART Sim Remote have ads?
Neither SMART STAT BASIC nor DART Sim Remote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SMART STAT BASIC or DART Sim Remote?
SMART STAT BASIC ships an update every 4 months, and DART Sim Remote every 4 months. Most recently, SMART STAT BASIC was updated on October 3, 2026 and DART Sim Remote on October 9, 2026.

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