Tsubook vs Herbapp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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/
Herbapp
Access and compare information on herbs and formulas from Traditional Chinese Medicine. This tool is for informational purposes only and should not replace professional medical advice or diagnosis.
- Herb information lookup
- Formula comparison
- Traditional Chinese Medicine focus
- Informational reference tool
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Herbapp lets you easily find and compare information about herbs and formulas used in Traditional Chinese Medicine. This app should not be used to diagnose or treat. Diagnosis and treatment should be performed by a licensed herbalist.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Herbapp at none against Tsubook's 10. Herbapp also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 89%). Tsubook's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months). On price, rating, device support and iOS requirement 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. Tsubook sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Herbapp asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Tsubook against 5.0 for Herbapp. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tsubook has 49 ratings behind it against 2, 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 Herbapp's.
Tsubook ships an update monthly, Herbapp every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and July 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tsubook | Herbapp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (49 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 88.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 49 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 185 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Studio Levart | Ievgen Kryvun |
Customer experience
Tsubook
Herbapp
In-app purchases
Tsubook
- Unlimited full content (-50%)$1.991 Month
- Unlimited full content$3.991 Month
- Upgrade v6$4.99
- Masunaga's meridians$17.99
- Full content v6$39.99
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- 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
Herbapp
No in-app purchases
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