DART Sim Remote vs ECG Simulator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
ECG Simulator
This application allows users to send over 200 types of ECG signal data to a connected simulator device via BLE. It helps test and verify the functionality of ECG machines by generating test signals based on uploaded data.
- Over 200 ECG signal types
- BLE device connection
- Upload ECG data
- Generate test signals
- Verify ECG machine functionality
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The app provides over 200 types of ECG signal data that can be sent to the Simulator device through BLE connection. It covers the fundamental standard ECG signals as well as the complicated real ECG cases, to test and verify the ECG machines' functionalities. Steps of operation - 1. Power on the ECG Simulator device 2. Open the app and scan for the device by tapping the bluetooth icon 3. Connect to the device by tapping it once it appears on the main screen 4. When connected, open an ECG signal data 5. Tap the upload icon on the top right corner, to send the ECG data to the device 6. When it is done, the ECG Simulator device starts to interpret and compile the data, and then generate a test signal based on the data 7. Hook up an ECG machine to the simulator device, it should print out the same ECG To purchase the SIM device, please contact: cathyfeib@vhecg.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ECG Simulator at 5.0 against DART Sim Remote's 1.5. ECG Simulator also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 16.4). DART Sim Remote's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 24 months) and ratings volume (22 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ECG Simulator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DART Sim Remote has 22 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
DART Sim Remote ships an update every 4 months, ECG Simulator every 24 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | DART Sim Remote | ECG Simulator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (22 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 24 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | STAR CPR San Diego | Vales & Hills BioMedical Tech. Ltd |
Customer experience
DART Sim Remote
ECG Simulator
In-app purchases
DART Sim Remote
No in-app purchases
ECG Simulator
No in-app purchases
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