Comparison

AMTA Massage Anatomy Guide vs Visual Acupuncture 3D

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

Head to head
About

AMTA Massage Anatomy Guide

This interactive app provides a comprehensive musculoskeletal anatomy resource for massage therapists. It features digital flashcards, detailed pins, and multiple testing options to help users learn and review anatomy for exams or client education.

Highlights
  • Digital flashcards for muscles, bones, joints, and movements
  • Pins to identify anatomical structures
  • Navigation from muscle groups to individual muscles
  • Multiple-choice quizzes and structure identification tests
  • Bookmark and search functionality
  • Zoomable illustrations
  • Card flipping for detailed views
Features
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AMTA has partnered with Books of Discovery to provide this musculoskeletal anatomy resource free to AMTA members in an interactive app. AMTA Massage Anatomy Guide offers a wide array of features to help you ace your next exam or educate your clients: • Digital flash cards containing 144 muscles , 61 bones and bony landmarks, 50 joints and ligaments and 64 common movements, including the synergists and antagonists • Pins that identify muscles, bones and bony landmarks • Navigation directly from muscle groups to individual muscles • Multiple options to test your musculoskeletal anatomy knowledge by: 1) answering multiple-choice questions (muscle cards only) 2) locating specific structures, and 3) identifying AOIN points • Bookmark specific cards so you can review them later • Table of Contents with an easy-to-search capability. You can search on all cards or only cards that you have bookmarked • Zoom into illustrations for more detail using pinch touch • Flip the cards to view illustrations on one side, details on the other (movement and muscle cards only) • Navigate directly from muscle groups to individual muscles • Help button to guide you through options available in the app • Designed to be viewed in both landscape and portrait on iPad, and portrait mode on iPhone. A great on-the-go educational tool.

About

Visual Acupuncture 3D

Explore acupuncture points and meridian pathways with an interactive 3D anatomy model. Study detailed descriptions, search for specific points, and test your knowledge with quizzes. Ideal for learning and reference.

Highlights
  • Interactive 3D anatomy model
  • Meridian pathway visualization
  • Acupuncture point location details
  • Textual descriptions for points and meridians
  • Search by point name, function, or indication
  • Quiz and testing features
  • Customizable display options
Features
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Study acupuncture visually and interactively. Get a good feel for the flow of meridian pathways and their (anatomical) point locations. Includes a complete interactive anatomy model (muscles, bones and organs), which can be interactively edited (hide, fade etc). Each acupuncture point, meridian (and anatomical model) contain full textual descriptions, which can be edited and saved. Contains extended searching options; search by acupuncture point name, by function or by indication. All acupuncture point groups are included, along with additional information about each point group. Display options allow to either show the anatomical model, only the skin, hide certain meridians etc. Quiz and test yourself on all included subjects; meridians, acupuncture points and anatomy (muscles, bones, organs). Co-created and checked by TotalHealth(totalhealth.eu) and acupuncture institute located in the Netherlands. Errors cannot always be prevented, if you notice anything, please let us know. Terms of use: https://visualacupuncture3d.app/app/policies/termsofuse.html Privacy policy: https://visualacupuncture3d.app/app/policies/privacypolicy.html

Screenshots

AMTA Massage Anatomy Guide4 screens
Visual Acupuncture 3D4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AMTA Massage Anatomy Guide at none against Visual Acupuncture 3D's 8. AMTA Massage Anatomy Guide also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.6) and ratings volume (2.4K vs 154). Visual Acupuncture 3D's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 14 months) and review sentiment (75% vs 49%). On price, ads and device support 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. Visual Acupuncture 3D sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. AMTA Massage Anatomy Guide asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AMTA Massage Anatomy Guide holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AMTA Massage Anatomy Guide has 2.4K ratings behind it against 154, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 49% of AMTA Massage Anatomy Guide's written reviews are positive against 75% of Visual Acupuncture 3D's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AMTA Massage Anatomy Guide ships an update every 14 months, Visual Acupuncture 3D every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 11, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
AMTA Massage Anatomy Guide versus Visual Acupuncture 3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAMTA Massage Anatomy GuideVisual Acupuncture 3D
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (2.4K ratings) — better4.6 (154 ratings)
Positive reviews49.2% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.4K — better154
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size244 MB243 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperAmerican Massage Therapy AssociationGraphicVizion

Customer experience

AMTA Massage Anatomy Guide

All ratings2,028 ratings
Positive98.5%
Neutral1.2%
Negative0.3%
Written reviews63 reviews
Positive49.2%
Neutral4.8%
Negative46.0%

Visual Acupuncture 3D

All ratings150 ratings
Positive89.3%
Neutral3.3%
Negative7.3%
Written reviews108 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral9.3%
Negative15.7%

User reviews

AMTA Massage Anatomy Guide

From 2.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Helpful guide
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 👍 Informative and educational
  • 👍 Great study aid
  • 👍 Excellent reference

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and freezes
  • 🐛 Alignment issues with visuals
  • 🔋 Requires expensive membership

Visual Acupuncture 3D

From 154 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Intuitive and easy-to-use interface
  • 🎯 Comprehensive 3D anatomical visualization
  • 📚 Detailed point information (location, needling depth, indications, contraindications)
  • 🔍 Powerful search functionality by meridian, keyword, and groups
  • 🧠 Excellent learning and study tool with quiz feature

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive pricing and aggressive upselling
  • 🔐 Frustrating purchase restoration and cross-platform issues
  • 🚫 Limited to male body model only
  • 🐛 Legs positioned too close together, difficult to access medial points
  • 📵 Poor customer support responsiveness

Bugs and requests

AMTA Massage Anatomy Guide

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashing and closing after updates
  • Visuals not aligning properly
  • Unusable after certain iOS updates

Requested features

2 requests
  • 3D movements
  • Language options (e.g., Spanish)

Visual Acupuncture 3D

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Nervous system toggle not displaying when enabled
  • Body model moves off-screen and doesn't anchor properly
  • Extraordinary points not visible on body model
  • Missing point descriptions (e.g., GB21)
  • Luo-connecting vessel information displays as NA despite being documented
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  • Gallbladder internal pathway not wrapping correctly
  • Support email not functioning
  • Lifetime purchase not fully restoring on account recovery

Requested features

12 requests
  • Female body model option
  • Bendable/movable joints, especially knees
  • More detailed circulatory system (arteries and veins)
  • More comprehensive nervous system display
  • English translations of point names
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  • Pinyin romanization for point names
  • Treatment plan recommendations
  • More muscle groups displayed
  • Chinese language support
  • Quiz options for selective learning (meridians only, partial display)
  • Text selection capability for translation
  • Cross-device purchase synchronization

In-app purchases

None

AMTA Massage Anatomy Guide

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

Visual Acupuncture 3D

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$14.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$34.991 Year
One-time6
  • Quiz$3.99
  • Point Groups$4.99
  • Extraordinary meridians$4.99
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  • Anatomy Systems$9.99
  • Primary Meridians$13.99
  • Full Version$49.99

Questions

Is AMTA Massage Anatomy Guide free?
AMTA Massage Anatomy Guide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Visual Acupuncture 3D free?
Visual Acupuncture 3D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, AMTA Massage Anatomy Guide or Visual Acupuncture 3D?
AMTA Massage Anatomy Guide is rated higher. AMTA Massage Anatomy Guide averages 4.9 out of 5 from 2.4K ratings, while Visual Acupuncture 3D averages 4.6 from 154 ratings.
Do AMTA Massage Anatomy Guide or Visual Acupuncture 3D have ads?
Neither AMTA Massage Anatomy Guide nor Visual Acupuncture 3D shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AMTA Massage Anatomy Guide or Visual Acupuncture 3D?
AMTA Massage Anatomy Guide ships an update every 14 months, and Visual Acupuncture 3D every 2 months. Most recently, AMTA Massage Anatomy Guide was updated on November 11, 2026 and Visual Acupuncture 3D on November 11, 2026.

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