Comparison

Pulse Taking Handbook vs Extra Acupoints

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

Head to head
About

Pulse Taking Handbook

This medical manual helps users learn and distinguish different pulse images for disease diagnosis. It provides detailed explanations of pulse characteristics and their relation to various conditions, serving as a convenient reference for healthcare professionals and students.

Highlights
  • 28 pulse images for distinction
  • Detailed explanation of pulse characteristics
  • Relationship between pulse and disease
  • Convenient medical manual
  • Supports iPad and iPhone
  • Suitable for medical professionals and students
Features
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Also known as the pulse, the diagnosis, the pulse, the pulse. The formation of the pulse is closely related to the visceral qi and blood. If the visceral qi and blood are diseased, the blood pulse will be affected, and the pulse will change. In clinic, the prognosis of disease is inferred. Clinical mainly grasp the pulse of time, the patient's body position, using the ancient Chinese medicine in the diagnosis of the disease, pulse - it is a unique, is the traditional Chinese medicine "four" (inspection, auscultation and olfaction, inquiry, and pulse-taking and palpation), one of the syndrome differentiation and treatment is also a necessary objective basis. [software description] 1. Listed 28 pulse images, which made it easy for you to distinguish and master the relationship between the characteristics of the pulse and the disease; 2. The similarities and differences of various pulse images are explained in detail; 3. It is a convenient medical manual; 4. Support iPad/iphone devices at the same time; 5. Suitable for teachers, students, hospital medical workers and health care workers.

About

Extra Acupoints

Explore a comprehensive database of 952 extra acupuncture points with detailed information on location, treatment, and application. Visualize these points on interactive 3D anatomical models, with options to customize views and add notes. This app is based on established medical texts and supervised by Korean medical professionals.

Highlights
  • 952 extra acupoints database
  • 3D anatomical models
  • Interactive model editing (transparency, zoom, notes)
  • Customizable display options (skin, muscles, meridians)
  • Detailed text information (location, treatment)
  • Multilingual support (Korean, English, Chinese)
  • References WHO/WPRO standards and medical texts
Features
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- ‘Extra Acupoints’ was created by integrating ‘Old extra Point(Gi-hyeol)’ and ‘New Point(Shin-hyeol)’ and creating a group called ‘Extra-Acupuncture Point’ and applying it to a 3D human body model. A total of 952 acupoints. - It is an application that allows you to easily get detailed information about ‘The Extra Point’, by comparing with ‘Main Acupuncture Point’ and ‘Extra-Acupuncture Point’ expressed at the same time. - It contains complete texts such as the location, source, treatment, operation method, etc. of about a thousand extra acupuncture points. - It is made in three languages, Korean, English and Chinese, so that everyone can use it. - It contains 3D anatomical models (muscles, bones, organs, brain, etc), and various functions (transparency, enlargement, reduction, interactive editing such as notepad, drawing, hiding, writing, etc.) are operated. If you use the display option, you can choose to display only the skin of the anatomical model, only the muscles, or only the meridians and acupuncture points. - This application is based on ‘WHO/WPRO Standard Acupuncture Point Positions’, ‘University Meridian Acupuncture Points’, ‘Emperor’s Internal Medicine Yeongchu’, and referenced various other books. It was supervised by professors and Korea medical doctors at University of Korea Medicine. * Old extra Point -> Acupoints handed down in past textbooks. In Korean called as ‘Gi-hyeol’ * New Point -> A new acupoint that has been recently proven. In Korean called as ‘Shin-hyeol’ * Main Acupuncture Point -> 12 Main Acupuncture Point, Governor Vessel (GV) Acupuncture Point, Conception Vessel(CV) Acupuncture Point.. - Please refer to ‘Acupoints’ application. * For Main Acupuncture Points (such as 12 Main Acupuncture Point, Governor Vessel (GV) Acupuncture Point, Conception Vessel(CV) Acupuncture Point, lung, large intestine, etc.), refer to ‘Acupoints’ application. For Meridian and collateral (12 meridians, 14 meridians, eight extra meridians, twelve meridian divergences, twelve meridian sinews, twelve cutaneous regions, etc.) please refer to ‘Meridian Inside’ application. For Extra acupuncture points, please refer to ‘Extra Acupoints’ application. For Tung ’s family acupunture(In korean called as Dongssihyeol) (Dongssi, Master tung), refer to ‘Master Tung Acupoint’ application. * This product does not have complete text descriptions of Main Acupuncture Points, Meridian and collateral, and Tung ’s family acupunture point. - Meet our(verderoot, acumonster, medimonster) various products (Meridian, Meridian Inside, Master Tung, Extra-Acupuncture Point, Combination Point, Hand Acupuncture, Foot Acupoint, Head Acupuncture, etc.) look. www.verderoot.com www.acumonster.com

Screenshots

Pulse Taking Handbook4 screens
Extra Acupoints4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pulse Taking Handbook at $4.99 against Extra Acupoints's $44.99. Pulse Taking Handbook also leads on update cadence (every 5 months vs every 17 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Pulse Taking Handbook costs $4.99 and Extra Acupoints $44.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pulse Taking Handbook ships an update every 5 months, Extra Acupoints every 17 months. Both last shipped on October 7, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pulse Taking Handbook versus Extra Acupoints: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPulse Taking HandbookExtra Acupoints
Price$4.99 — better$44.99
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 17 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB462 MB
Age rating12+12+
Developer弘斌 费Kim June-Hyun

In-app purchases

None

Pulse Taking Handbook

No in-app purchases

None

Extra Acupoints

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pulse Taking Handbook free?
Pulse Taking Handbook costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Extra Acupoints free?
Extra Acupoints costs $44.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pulse Taking Handbook or Extra Acupoints have ads?
Neither Pulse Taking Handbook nor Extra Acupoints shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pulse Taking Handbook or Extra Acupoints?
Pulse Taking Handbook ships an update every 5 months, and Extra Acupoints every 17 months. Most recently, Pulse Taking Handbook was updated on October 7, 2026 and Extra Acupoints on October 7, 2026.

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