Comparison

Tsubook vs NCCAOM Practice Test Prep

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

Head to head
About

Tsubook

This app provides comprehensive information on Traditional Chinese Medicine, including points, meridians, and diagnostic areas. It features 3D anatomical models and detailed point information, serving as a portable reference and toolbox for practitioners and students.

Highlights
  • 3D human body models
  • 14 TCM meridians
  • Masunaga's meridians
  • Diagnosis areas (Hara and Back)
  • 361 main acupuncture points
  • Over 600 indications
  • Advanced point details
Features
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Tsubook is a mobile application with instant access to all the information you need about points, meridians and other content related to Traditional Chinese Medicine. It is both a reference book and a toolbox that fits in your pocket! Recommended by the Shiatsu Society UK, the AOBTA, the Shiatsu Society Ireland and more than 150 other organizations and schools: https://www.tsubook.net/en/partner-schools/ FREE CONTENT (see paid content below)  • 3D human body  • 14 meridians from the TCM:   • Lung, Large intestine, Stomach, Spleen, Heart, Small intestine, Urinary Bladder, Kidney, Pericardium, Triple Burner, Gallbladder, Liver, Governing Vessel (Du Mai), Conception Vessel (Ren Mai)  • 6 Masunaga's meridians:   • Lung, Large intestine, Stomach, Spleen, Heart, Small intestine  • 6 diagnosis areas (Hara and Back):   • Lung, Large intestine, Stomach, Spleen, Heart, Small intestine  • The 361 main points:   • Meridian and place (ex: ST6, LI12,...)   • 3D view and text for easy location PAID CONTENT : 3.99 € by month (currency and price may change depending on your country)  • Bones, muscles and organs  • +6 extraordinary vessels  • All the Masunaga's meridians  • All the diagnosis areas (Hara and Back)  • More than 600 indications:   • Search bar to find indications easily   • For each indication: global 3D view and list of the most common points  • 11 point categories:   • Front (Mu, Bo) points • Back (Shu, Yu) points   • 5 Shu points (with annual tonification/sedation)   • Xi-cleft (Accumulation) points   • Luo (Connecting, Junction) points   • 8 Master (Coupled, Confluent) points   • Yuan (Source) points   • Hui (Meeting) points   • Four Seas points   • Lower He Sea (Yin, Uniting) points   • Window of the sky points  • Advanced point details:   • Traditional Chinese Medicine properties   • Japanese, Chinese and English names   • Japanese and Chinese ideograms   • Categories of the point   • Most common indications associated with this point *** The paid content is available to buy inside the free version *** This app will be useful to students and therapists of acupuncture, shiatsu (Koho, Masunaga, Ohashi, etc), acupressure, tuina, digitopressure, digitopuncture, Traditional Chinese Medicine, kinesiology, reflexology, Qi Gong and more. If you miss relevant information for your technique, please tell us: https://www.tsubook.net/en/contact/ Thanks to Florence Legeay and Tamsin Grainger for the research work on the points, to Olivier Vaillant and Ivan Bel for the point names in different languages (http://www.shiatsu-therapeutique.org/index.php/fr/2015/11/20/traductions-points-acupuncture-fr-en-jp-ch/) and to our fabulous translators: Jordan Chin, Katharina Bouchaar, Tamsin Grainger, Tamara Lunn, Amanda Priestley, Claudia Wnning, Isabelle Laroche. Do you want to be notified when a new version is available? Then subscribe to our newsletter: http://www.tsubook.net/en/subscription/ Do you want to talk with us and other Tsubook users? Then subscribe to our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/tsubookers/ End-User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

NCCAOM Practice Test Prep

Prepare for your Acupuncture Therapy Exam with over 700 practice questions. This app uses a proprietary "chunking" learning technique to aid memorization and make studying easier. Try 10 free questions daily for 5 days, plus a free daily question, before upgrading for full access.

Highlights
  • Over 700 practice questions
  • Proprietary Effective Learning Strategy (ELS™)
  • Chunking learning technique
  • 10 free questions daily for 5 days
  • Free daily question
  • Pass or its free guarantee
Features
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Your new best friend in learning a NCCAOM Practice Test takes test preparation to a new level. Studying and passing your Acupuncture Test will never be easier. WE PROMISE! In fact, our amazing apps are developed by educators and utilize our proprietary learning technique ELS™ or Effective Learning Strategy. Learning, studying and memorizing requires you to use your short term memory! ELS uses a technique called “chunking.” In cognitive psychology, chunking is a process by which individual pieces of information are bound together. It is believed that individuals create higher order cognitive representations of the items on the list that are more easily remembered as a group than as individual items themselves. The bottom line… It works! NCCAOM Practice Test comes with over 700 questions. Download the app and try it. We give you 10 free questions a day for 5 days, plus question of day is always free. You will have to upgrade to enjoy its full features. If you like it, you can upgrade to a paid version. Get started now and take advantage of our PASS OR ITS FREE GUARANTEE.

Screenshots

Tsubook4 screens
NCCAOM Practice Test Prep4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tsubook at 89% against NCCAOM Practice Test Prep's 0%. Tsubook also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.3) and ratings volume (49 vs 4). NCCAOM Practice Test Prep's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Tsubook sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and NCCAOM Practice Test Prep sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tsubook holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tsubook has 49 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Tsubook's written reviews are positive against 0% of NCCAOM Practice Test Prep's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tsubook ships an update monthly, NCCAOM Practice Test Prep every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Tsubook versus NCCAOM Practice Test Prep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTsubookNCCAOM Practice Test Prep
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (49 ratings) — better2.3 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings49 — better4
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size185 MB6 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperStudio LevartMOON MOUNTAIN INC

Customer experience

Tsubook

All ratings49 ratings
Positive95.9%
Neutral2.0%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews81 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral2.5%
Negative8.6%

NCCAOM Practice Test Prep

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Tsubook

Subscriptions2
  • Unlimited full content (-50%)$1.991 Month
  • Unlimited full content$3.991 Month
One-time8
  • Upgrade v6$4.99
  • Masunaga's meridians$17.99
  • Full content v6$39.99
Show 5 more
  • Content v6 +Diag areas$49.99
  • Content v6 +Masunaga$59.99
  • Full content v6 (x2)$69.99
  • Content v6 +Diag areas (x2)$79.99
  • Content v6 +Masunaga (x2)$99.99
1 purchases

NCCAOM Practice Test Prep

One-time1
  • NCCAOM Practice Test Premium$11.99

Questions

Is Tsubook free?
Tsubook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NCCAOM Practice Test Prep free?
NCCAOM Practice Test Prep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tsubook or NCCAOM Practice Test Prep?
Tsubook is rated higher. Tsubook averages 4.9 out of 5 from 49 ratings, while NCCAOM Practice Test Prep averages 2.3 from 4 ratings.
Do Tsubook or NCCAOM Practice Test Prep have ads?
Neither Tsubook nor NCCAOM Practice Test Prep shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tsubook or NCCAOM Practice Test Prep?
Tsubook ships an update monthly, and NCCAOM Practice Test Prep every 2 weeks. Most recently, Tsubook was updated on September 30, 2026 and NCCAOM Practice Test Prep on September 21, 2026.

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