Comparison

AMTA Massage Anatomy Guide vs SOAP Notes Logbook

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

SOAP Notes Logbook

This app provides a professional, local-first solution for massage therapists to create and manage client SOAP notes. It offers structured editing, client summaries, and secure data export and backup, ensuring full ownership of records.

Highlights
  • Structured SOAP note editor
  • Client summaries across sessions
  • Interactive body diagrams
  • CSV import and PDF/CSV/text export
  • Encrypted backups
  • Local-first data storage
Features
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SOAP Notes Logbook is a professional, local-first SOAP notes app for massage therapists who value clarity, reliability, and full ownership of their records — now available on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Write and review session notes calmly using a clean, structured editor built for real treatment workflows — not practice management software, not an EMR, and never tied to accounts or servers. Designed for real sessions Document each session using flexible SOAP fields, body diagrams, technique tags, and session context notes. All fields are optional, autosaved, and designed to stay out of your way while you work. Review session history by client, track progress over time, and update past notes without friction. Clear summaries across sessions Quickly review meaningful summaries generated from recent sessions to identify patterns without re-reading every note. Summaries highlight commonly worked areas, techniques, session context, and SOAP trends — with both concise overviews and detailed breakdowns available when needed. All summaries are derived entirely from your own notes and remain fully editable and reviewable. Import, export, and encrypted backups Bring in existing records with CSV import for clients and sessions. Export sessions anytime as PDF, CSV, or plain text — export is never restricted, even on the free version. Create encrypted backups for secure transfer and restore. Your data stays yours SOAP Notes Logbook stores all data locally on your device by default. There are no required accounts, no background sync, and no hidden systems. You remain in full control of your records at all times. Features • Structured SOAP note editor (Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan) • Client summaries across recent sessions • Flexible session context tracking (history, preferences, notes) • Interactive body area diagrams and technique tags • Client list with chronological session history • Read-only and editable session views • Autosave with clear update tracking • Local-first storage by default • CSV import for clients and sessions • PDF, CSV, and plain-text export • Encrypted backup and restore • Designed for iPhone, iPad, and Mac SOAP Notes Logbook is built to fully replace paper SOAP notes for solo massage therapists — without compromising trust, ownership, or long-term reliability. Free version includes 1 client and up to 3 sessions. Unlimited clients and sessions require a subscription or one-time purchase. Subscriptions include a 1-month free trial. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

AMTA Massage Anatomy Guide4 screens
SOAP Notes Logbook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: AMTA Massage Anatomy Guide at 4.9 against SOAP Notes Logbook's 3.4. AMTA Massage Anatomy Guide also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (2.4K vs 5). SOAP Notes Logbook's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 14 months). On price, review sentiment, 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. SOAP Notes Logbook sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 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 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AMTA Massage Anatomy Guide has 2.4K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 49% and 50% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AMTA Massage Anatomy Guide ships an update every 14 months, SOAP Notes Logbook fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
AMTA Massage Anatomy Guide versus SOAP Notes Logbook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAMTA Massage Anatomy GuideSOAP Notes Logbook
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (2.4K ratings) — better3.4 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews49.2% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.4K — better5
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size244 MB33 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAmerican Massage Therapy AssociationRussell Thorman

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%

SOAP Notes Logbook

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

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)

SOAP Notes Logbook

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

AMTA Massage Anatomy Guide

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

SOAP Notes Logbook

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Access1 Month trial$9.991 Month
  • Annual Access1 Month trial$99.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlock$179.99

Questions

Is AMTA Massage Anatomy Guide free?
AMTA Massage Anatomy Guide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SOAP Notes Logbook free?
SOAP Notes Logbook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, AMTA Massage Anatomy Guide or SOAP Notes Logbook?
AMTA Massage Anatomy Guide is rated higher. AMTA Massage Anatomy Guide averages 4.9 out of 5 from 2.4K ratings, while SOAP Notes Logbook averages 3.4 from 5 ratings.
Do AMTA Massage Anatomy Guide or SOAP Notes Logbook have ads?
Neither AMTA Massage Anatomy Guide nor SOAP Notes Logbook shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AMTA Massage Anatomy Guide or SOAP Notes Logbook?
AMTA Massage Anatomy Guide ships an update every 14 months, and SOAP Notes Logbook fortnightly. Most recently, AMTA Massage Anatomy Guide was updated on October 29, 2026 and SOAP Notes Logbook on October 28, 2026.

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