Shockwave Therapy vs Protectometer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shockwave Therapy
This app offers detailed treatment instructions for 10 common conditions using Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT). It includes energy data, contraindications, and allows users to log treatment notes and energy levels for specific conditions.
- Treatment instructions for 10 conditions
- Energy data logging
- Contraindication information
- 3D body view
- Patient education tool
- Treatment notes
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For users of Extracorporal Shockwave Therapy machines, this app provides detailed treatment instructions (focussed ESWT) for 10 common conditions, plus energy data, contraindications and the ability to keep energy level data and treatment notes for your most common conditions. Conditions covered are Achillodynia, Calcific tendonitis, Golfers Elbow, Patellar tendonitis, plantar fasciitis, pseudoarthrosis, tennis elbow, tibial stress syndrome, trigger points and trochanteric tendonitis. General guidelines and contraindications are also covered. This app features a 3D view of the body, plus individual treatment guidelines with clear images for PiezoWave ESWT treatments. A great way to educate patients and support this powerful therapy!
Protectometer
This app helps users understand and manage chronic pain by identifying factors that contribute to discomfort. It educates users on 'DIMs' (Danger In Me) and 'SIMs' (Safety In Me) to help rebalance their personal pain formula and reduce pain.
- Understand personal pain formula
- Identify DIMs (Danger In Me)
- Identify SIMs (Safety In Me)
- Take challenges to reduce DIMs
- Undertake tasks to find SIMs
- Track progress over time
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The Protectometer App is a revolutionary pain treatment tool based on the latest findings in pain science research. The Protectometer helps you deeply understand your pain and discover all the many factors (often surprising things) that contribute to why you hurt. Whether you are experiencing ongoing back pain, neck pain, shoulder or knee pain, headaches, or have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia, neuropathic pain, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome or any other chronic pain state, the Protectometer App will help reduce your pain. From the people that brought you the best-selling books Explain Pain and The Explain Pain Handbook: Protectometer, the Protectometer App is both an immersive application and an educational eBook containing a comprehensive explanation of why you hurt based on your 'personal pain formula'. You will have pain when there is 'more credible evidence of danger to your body than credible evidence of safety' - this is your 'personal pain formula'. Nearly anything can provide credible evidence of danger, we calls these 'DIMs' (Danger In Me) - the diagnosis you have been given, the words you say, seeing your X-ray or scans, biological processes occurring in your body, even the people you meet and the places you go. But you can counter DIMs by finding 'SIMs' (Safety In Me) - these are the things that make you feel stronger, better, healthier and more confident. By using the Protectometer App you will: * Uncover your DIMs and SIMs * Recognise your DIM/SIM balance and understand why you are hurting * Take Challenges to reduce the power of the DIMs in your life * Undertake carefully designed tasks to find more SIMs and reduce your pain * Track your progress over time * Know how to 'power up' therapies, especially movement and exercise Disclaimer While every effort is made by Noigroup (Neuro Orthopaedic Institute Australasia / NOI) to ensure that accurate information is disseminated through this App, Noigroup makes no representation about the content and suitability of this information for any purpose. It is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty. Noigroup disclaims all warranties with regard to this information, including all implied warranties or merchantability and fitness. In no event shall Noigroup be liable for any special indirect or consequential damages or any damages whatsoever resulting from loss of income or profits or personal injury, whether in an action of contract, negligence or other tortious action, arising in connection with the use or performance of this App.
Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Protectometer at 50% against Shockwave Therapy's 0%. Shockwave Therapy's advantage is rating (4.0 vs 2.0) and price ($4.99 vs $9.99). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Shockwave Therapy costs $4.99 and Protectometer $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Shockwave Therapy holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Shockwave Therapy's written reviews are positive against 50% of Protectometer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Shockwave Therapy ships an update every 4 months, Protectometer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shockwave Therapy | Protectometer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better | 2.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Elvation Medical GmbH | noigroup |
Customer experience
Shockwave Therapy
Protectometer
In-app purchases
Shockwave Therapy
No in-app purchases
Protectometer
No in-app purchases





