Comparison

Easy Acupuncture 3D vs Tsubook

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

Head to head
About

Easy Acupuncture 3D

Explore acupuncture points and meridians through interactive 3D models and 2D illustrations. This app offers a user-friendly and portable guide for studying and looking up acupuncture information.

Highlights
  • Interactive 3D models
  • 2D illustrated images
  • Animations and detailed text
  • Zoom, pan, and rotate functionality
  • Portable acupuncture guide
  • User-friendly interface
Features
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Study acupuncture the easy way! **The lite version is created to test the app and its functionality, it contains only the lung meridian** View all acupuncture points and meridians in both full interactive 3D(zoom, pan, rotate & touch) and with the help of 2D illustrated images, animations  and detailed text. This application creates a more fun, easy and interactive way to learn, look up or share information and provides you with a portable acupuncture guide (quickly and easily look up anything acupuncture related from anywhere). FOCUS This app’s main focus lies on user friendliness and ease of use. Be able to quickly switch between information about different acupuncture points & meridians. Understand the flow and locations of points and meridians better with the simple & interactive 3D functionality. Study interactively by tabbing on acupuncture points or meridians to show their name, learn more about a selected point or meridian by clicking on this name (this will take you directly to the detailed information and images regarding the selection). GET A FEEL FOR THIS APP Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDsixjFmXm0 VALIDITY: This app is created in co-operation with TotalHealth (www.totalhealth.eu), a training center, based in the Netherlands, specialized in acupuncture and Chinese medicine. The information contained in this app is thoroughly checked and approved by their lecturers. It can always happen something gets over looked, in this case please notify me and I will release an update fixing any possible errors as soon as possible. CONTACT Feel free to contact me with any questions, comments or ideas for possible updates.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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/

Screenshots

Easy Acupuncture 3D4 screens
Tsubook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tsubook at 89% against Easy Acupuncture 3D's 13%. Tsubook also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.7) and ratings volume (49 vs 3). Easy Acupuncture 3D's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.0). 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. Tsubook sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Easy Acupuncture 3D asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tsubook holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tsubook has 49 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of Easy Acupuncture 3D's written reviews are positive against 89% of Tsubook's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Easy Acupuncture 3D ships an update every 3 months, Tsubook monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Easy Acupuncture 3D versus Tsubook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEasy Acupuncture 3DTsubook
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)4.9 (49 ratings) — better
Positive reviews13.0% of reviews88.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings349 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS6.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size360 MB185 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperGraphicVizionStudio Levart

Customer experience

Easy Acupuncture 3D

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive13.0%
Neutral4.3%
Negative82.6%

Tsubook

All ratings49 ratings
Positive95.9%
Neutral2.0%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews81 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral2.5%
Negative8.6%

In-app purchases

None

Easy Acupuncture 3D

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Tsubook

Subscriptions2
  • Unlimited full content (-50%)$1.991 Month
  • Unlimited full content$3.991 Month
One-time8
  • 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

Questions

Is Easy Acupuncture 3D free?
Easy Acupuncture 3D is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tsubook free?
Tsubook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Easy Acupuncture 3D or Tsubook?
Tsubook is rated higher. Easy Acupuncture 3D averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Tsubook averages 4.9 from 49 ratings.
Do Easy Acupuncture 3D or Tsubook have ads?
Neither Easy Acupuncture 3D nor Tsubook shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Easy Acupuncture 3D or Tsubook?
Easy Acupuncture 3D ships an update every 3 months, and Tsubook monthly. Most recently, Easy Acupuncture 3D was updated on October 1, 2026 and Tsubook on October 20, 2026.

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