Blood Pressure Simulator vs Avkin
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Blood Pressure Simulator
This educational tool simulates blood pressure measurement for training purposes. It features adjustable systolic and diastolic pressures, sound amplitude, and heart rate settings. The device includes a sphygmomanometer, B/P cuff, and programming capabilities.
- Adjustable systolic and diastolic pressures
- Variable sound amplitude
- Heart rate settings
- Sphygmomanometer and B/P cuff included
- Programming capabilities
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I Pod technology brings you the newest training device for teaching and learning blood pressure skills. This stand-alone unit incorporates sphygmomanometer placement, palpation of the radial pulse, variable systolic and diastolic pressures from 0-300 mm HG in two mm increments, variable amplitude of sound heard at the antecubital site, sound jack for group listening, auscultatory gap setting, and heart rate settings. You can plug this battery operated trainer into 110V a/c to save batteries and includes the adapter and jack. The PDA with programming is also included, along with the B/P cuff.
Avkin
This application serves as a control interface for advanced wearable medical simulators designed for nursing students. It enables users to manage various simulated patient conditions and physiological sounds, enhancing hands-on learning experiences.
- Control Bluetooth-enabled Avkin products
- Simulate lung sounds
- Simulate heart sounds
- Manage Avtrach, Avline, Avtone, Avthor, Avwound, Avband, Avbirth
- Enhance nursing education
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Avkin is a leader in the field of wearable medical simulators for nursing education. Use this app to control Bluetooth-enabled Avkin products: Avtrach, Avline, Avtone, Avthor, Avwound, Avband, and Avbirth. Lung sounds provided by the Rale Repository and Thinklabs. Heart sounds provided by eMurmur. Icons and images from: Pixel perfect at www.flaticon.com Clker-Free-Images at www.pixabay.com OpenClipart-Vectors at www.pixabay.com Freepik at www.flaticon.com IconBaandar at www.flaticon.com CDZ at www.pixabay.com User data (name, address, email, etc.) is only collected when the user explicitly enters the information into a form on the 'Help' page for tech support or product inquiry. The data goes to the Avkin Hubspot database and can be removed by contacting info@avkin.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Avkin at 100% against Blood Pressure Simulator's 0%. Avkin also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.0) and update cadence (monthly vs every 17 months). Blood Pressure Simulator's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Avkin holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Avkin has 13 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Blood Pressure Simulator's written reviews are positive against 100% of Avkin's.
Blood Pressure Simulator ships an update every 17 months, Avkin monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Blood Pressure Simulator | Avkin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.7 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Symbio Corporation | Avkin, Inc |
Customer experience
Blood Pressure Simulator
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In-app purchases
Blood Pressure Simulator
No in-app purchases
Avkin
No in-app purchases
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