Tsubook vs Physiotutors
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/
Physiotutors
This app provides physiotherapists with evidence-based education, practical tools, and a community for professional development. Stay updated with research reviews, expert masterclasses, and track your learning progress for CPD documentation.
- Personalized learning feed
- Practical research reviews
- Expert-led masterclasses and podcasts
- Quizzes and knowledge checks
- Portfolio and CPD tracking
- Clinical tools and assistant
- Personalized library with bookmarks
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Physiotutors is a learning app for physiotherapists who want clear, practical, evidence-based education in one place. Whether you are a student or an experienced clinician, the app helps you stay up to date, improve clinical reasoning, and document your professional development. WHAT YOU GET Personal learning feed Your personal feed shows content that fits your interests, including research reviews, blogs, expert-led masterclasses, podcasts, and more. New content is added every week. Research made practical Read short, clear research reviews written for clinical use. The focus is on what the evidence means for daily practice. Expert-led masterclasses and podcasts Learn from experienced clinicians through short masterclasses and podcasts that focus on real clinical questions. Quizzes and knowledge checks Research reviews, podcasts, and masterclasses include short quizzes to test your knowledge. Completed activities are logged automatically in your portfolio and can be used for CPD documentation. Portfolio and certificates Track your learning activities across the app in one clear portfolio. Use it to document CPD or CEU activities and generate certificates for completed content, depending on your country. Clinical tools Use the clinical assistant, assessment tests, manual therapy techniques, and clinical patterns to support clinical reasoning and treatment planning. Personal library Save content to your own library and organize it with custom bookmark folders. Highlight important text and return to key insights anytime. Listen instead of read Use the text-to-speech feature to listen to written content while commuting, training, or between patients. Live learning and community Join live sessions like the expert Q&A, and discussions with physiotherapists from around the world. Online courses Physiotutors also offers in-depth online courses as separate products on our learning platform. Purchased courses can be accessed easily from within the app. Built for real clinical work: Physiotutors is created by physiotherapists and educators with years of clinical and teaching experience. Everything in the app is focused on clarity, relevance, and direct use in practice. The app is updated continuously based on user feedback and new evidence. Terms: https://app.physiotutors.com/terms-and-conditions-of-physiotutors
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Verdict
Tsubook and Physiotutors both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 89% of Tsubook's written reviews are positive against 53% of Physiotutors's. Tsubook also leads on device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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 and Physiotutors sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Tsubook against 4.8 for Physiotutors. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 49 and 133 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of Tsubook's written reviews are positive against 53% of Physiotutors's.
Tsubook ships an update monthly, Physiotutors every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tsubook | Physiotutors |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (49 ratings) — better | 4.8 (133 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 88.9% of reviews — better | 52.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 49 | 133 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 185 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Studio Levart | Physiotutors |
Customer experience
Tsubook
Physiotutors
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
Physiotutors
- Premium Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Premium (1 month)14 Days trial$14.991 Month
- Premium Yearly7 Days trial$99.991 Year
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- Premium (1 year)14 Days trial$149.991 Year









