Comparison

Tsubook vs Acupuncture Points, cool index

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

Acupuncture Points, cool index

This app serves as a comprehensive knowledge base for learning acupuncture points from Traditional Chinese Medicine. It features detailed information, images, and personal note-taking capabilities for hundreds of acupoints and meridians.

Highlights
  • 20 meridians and 422 acupuncture points
  • Picture and description for each point
  • Personal notes and favorites
  • Additional TCM categories
  • Local data persistence for notes
Features
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Acupuncture index, a nice knowledge base dedicated to be your learning assist for acupuncture from traditional Chinese medicine (known as TCM). === Content Includes === * 20 meridians, with 422 acupuncture points including 61 extra points * Picture and description, easy to locate each point * Add personal note for each point * Add your own favorites! * Few additional categories, such as five elements, Front-Mu, Back-Shu, Su Si-Miao's ghost points, and Ma Danyang's 12 Acupoints etc. * Auto persist locally for notes/personal categories I really wish that it will be helpful to you, please feel free to reach out to me if you have any suggestion or comment! Please check the terms of use here: https://silvergold-aaa4a.firebaseapp.com/tcm_terms_of_use.html

Screenshots

Tsubook4 screens
Acupuncture Points, cool index4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Tsubook at none against Acupuncture Points, cool index's shown. Tsubook also leads on ratings volume (49 vs 4). Acupuncture Points, cool index's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 89%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Tsubook sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Acupuncture Points, cool index sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per 3 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Tsubook against 5.0 for Acupuncture Points, cool index. 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 are what separate them: 89% of Tsubook's written reviews are positive against 100% of Acupuncture Points, cool index's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tsubook ships an update monthly, Acupuncture Points, cool index every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Tsubook versus Acupuncture Points, cool index: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTsubookAcupuncture Points, cool index
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (49 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings49 — better4
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size185 MB74 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperStudio Levart云胜 刘

Customer experience

Tsubook

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

Acupuncture Points, cool index

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Acupuncture Points, cool index

Subscriptions1
  • $2.99 for 3 months$4.993 Months

Questions

Is Tsubook free?
Tsubook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Acupuncture Points, cool index free?
Acupuncture Points, cool index is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tsubook or Acupuncture Points, cool index?
Acupuncture Points, cool index is rated higher. Tsubook averages 4.9 out of 5 from 49 ratings, while Acupuncture Points, cool index averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Tsubook or Acupuncture Points, cool index have ads?
Acupuncture Points, cool index shows ads; Tsubook does not.
Which is updated more often, Tsubook or Acupuncture Points, cool index?
Tsubook ships an update monthly, and Acupuncture Points, cool index every 2 months. Most recently, Tsubook was updated on September 25, 2026 and Acupuncture Points, cool index on September 2, 2026.

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