Comparison

INSIGHT LUNG vs Physiology & Pathology

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

Head to head
About

INSIGHT LUNG

Explore the human lung in augmented reality and learn about Asthma and COPD. This app offers interactive visualizations of lung conditions, guided by a virtual assistant. It's designed for medical education, making complex anatomy accessible and engaging for students, physicians, and patients.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality lung exploration
  • Learn about Asthma and COPD
  • Interactive 3D lung model
  • Virtual assistant guidance
  • Visualizations of healthy and diseased lungs
  • Markerless AR scanning
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INSIGHT LUNG - The human lung expedition - Winner of the 'German Medical Award 2021' - Platinum at the 'Muse Creative Awards 2021' - Gold at the 'Best Mobile App Awards 2021' Explore the human lung in augmented reality and learn more about Asthma and COPD. After Insight Heart this is the second augmented reality App to be rolled out in a series of INSIGHT Apps created and designed for medical education purposes. Our goal is to make medical education fascinating, explorable, and fun for students and physicians, as well as accessible to patients - anywhere and anytime, in or out of the classroom, lecture hall or living room. We have committed ourselves to take medical education one step further and have developed visually stunning and highly interactive content based on real life medical and scientific specifications. Using ARKit, INSIGHT LUNG lets users easily scan their physical surroundings and place the three-dimensional lung without the need of predefined markers. Our virtual assistant ANI will guide you through various states of the lung. Rotate and scale the high-resolution lung floating in front of you and feast your eyes on highly detailed textures. Trigger impressive visualizations of the healthy lung, asthma and COPD and visualize your condition and level of severity. And there is a lot more to come - so stay tuned! This and future apps in the INSIGHT series take medical education to a whole new level. Get the future of medical education for free. INSIGHT LUNG is supported by NOVARTIS. FUSE MLR ID 236600 | August 2022

About

Physiology & Pathology

Explore interactive lessons detailing the breakdown of common body processes and diseases. Visualize 3D models, animations, and quizzes to understand cardiovascular, renal, respiratory, gastrointestinal, and musculoskeletal systems. Learn about 57 conditions and 48 physiology topics.

Highlights
  • Interactive lessons on body processes
  • 3D models of normal and diseased anatomy
  • Animations of physiological processes
  • Interactive quizzes to test knowledge
  • Detailed coverage of 48 physiology topics
  • Exploration of 57 common conditions
Features
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Discover what happens when physiology fails. Work through interactive lessons that explain the step-by-step breakdown of common cardiovascular, renal, respiratory, gastrointestinal, and musculoskeletal processes. Physiology & Pathology covers 48 physiology topics and 57 conditions, with 50 lessons, more than 5,800 3D models, 38 animations, 16 illustrations, and 26 quizzes. -Compare 3D models of normal anatomy to models of common diseases and conditions -Set the heart rate and visualize conduction in a dissectable, beating 3D heart, and follow along on an ECG -Watch animations that present to the physiological processes of gas exchange, pulmonary ventilation, fluid balance, peristalsis, and more -Walk through interactive lessons to understand the progression of atherosclerosis, kidney stones, lung cancer, and other common conditions -Test your knowledge of various physiological processes and pathologies with quizzes "I can’t wait to teach with this—it is the first time I have seen heart conduction, blood flow, ecg, and heart contractions all together!" Cindy Harley Associate Professor of Biology Metropolitan State University The current release of Physiology & Pathology includes the following units: Cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, gastrointestinal, and musculoskeletal. More content coming soon. Cardiovascular Overview Heart Wall Heart Chambers and Valves Cardiac Cycle Heart Conduction Blood Vessels Blood Pressure Cardiac Output Cardiovascular Regulation Atherosclerosis Coronary Artery Disease Myocardial Infarction Hypertension Aortic Stenosis Arrhythmias Cardiac Tamponade Mitral Valve Prolapse Heart Failure Respiratory Overview Respiratory Tract Pulmonary Ventilation Respiratory Compliance Airway Defenses Alveolar Structure and Function Gas Exchange Respiratory Regulation Pneumothorax COPD Asthma Lung Cancer Pulmonary Edema and ARDS Pneumonia Pulmonary Embolism Tuberculosis Renal System Functions Fluid Balance The Kidneys: Blood Filtration Filtration, Reabsorption, and Secretion Nephron Function Concentration Gradient Vasopressin Acute Renal Failure Acute Tubular Necrosis Kidney Stones UTI Chronic Renal Failure Polycystic Kidney Disease Gastrointestinal Tract GI Walls: Smooth Muscle Peristalsis GI Walls: Mucosa and Submucosa Accessory Organs Absorption The Liver and Blood Processing GERD Peptic Ulcer Gallstones Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Colorectal Cancer Diverticulitis Cirrhosis of Liver Hemorrhoids Musculoskeletal Overview Physiology of Muscle Contraction Bone Structure and Tissue Intervertebral Joints Synovial Joints Shoulder: Flexion, Extension, Horizontal Abduction, Horizontal Adduction, Abduction, Adduction, Medial Rotation, Lateral Rotation Knee: Flexion, Extension, Medial Rotation, Lateral Rotation Osteoporosis Bone Fractures: Proper Healing Bone Fractures: Improper Healing Neuromuscular Disorders Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Cervical Spondylosis and Radiculopathy LSS and Sciatica Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy Adhesive Capsulitis Shoulder Labral Tear Lateral Epicondylitis Medial Epicondylitis Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Wrist Sprain Hip Bursitis Hip Labral Tear Osteoarthritis of the Hip Joint Knee Sprain Torn Meniscus Osteoarthritis of the Knee Joint Achilles Tendinopathy Plantar Fasciitis Shin Splints Tibial Stress Fracture Ankle Sprain Other Bone and Joint Pathologies

Screenshots

INSIGHT LUNG4 screens
Physiology & Pathology4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: INSIGHT LUNG at Free against Physiology & Pathology's $24.99. INSIGHT LUNG also leads on review sentiment (73% vs 49%). Physiology & Pathology's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (485 vs 11). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

INSIGHT LUNG is free to download; Physiology & Pathology costs $24.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Physiology & Pathology holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Physiology & Pathology has 485 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 73% of INSIGHT LUNG's written reviews are positive against 49% of Physiology & Pathology's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

INSIGHT LUNG ships an update every 9 months, Physiology & Pathology every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
INSIGHT LUNG versus Physiology & Pathology: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterINSIGHT LUNGPhysiology & Pathology
PriceFree — better$24.99
Rating4.5 (11 ratings)4.7 (485 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.7% of reviews — better49.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11485 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size489 MB1.2 GB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperANIMA RESVisible Body Apps

Customer experience

INSIGHT LUNG

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative27.3%

Physiology & Pathology

All ratings479 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral2.3%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews96 reviews
Positive49.0%
Neutral24.0%
Negative27.1%

In-app purchases

None

INSIGHT LUNG

No in-app purchases

None

Physiology & Pathology

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is INSIGHT LUNG free?
INSIGHT LUNG is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Physiology & Pathology free?
Physiology & Pathology costs $24.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, INSIGHT LUNG or Physiology & Pathology?
Physiology & Pathology is rated higher. INSIGHT LUNG averages 4.5 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Physiology & Pathology averages 4.7 from 485 ratings.
Do INSIGHT LUNG or Physiology & Pathology have ads?
Neither INSIGHT LUNG nor Physiology & Pathology shows ads.
Which is updated more often, INSIGHT LUNG or Physiology & Pathology?
INSIGHT LUNG ships an update every 9 months, and Physiology & Pathology every 2 months. Most recently, INSIGHT LUNG was updated on October 24, 2026 and Physiology & Pathology on October 29, 2026.

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