Pulse Taking Handbook vs SilhouetteMobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
SilhouetteMobile
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As part of the Silhouette Wound Assessment and Documentation system, SilhouetteMobile allows SilhouetteCentral users to capture images of wounds and skin conditions, obtain 2D and 3D measurements and record patient notes, all on their Apple device. Data collected at the patient's bedside is synchronized with SilhouetteCentral over a secure connection when available. To obtain measurements, SilhouetteMobile is used with an organization’s approved reference sticker (green dot), placed on a patient's healthy skin near the feature being imaged. SilhouetteMobile provides the following features: • Patient shortlist download for offline capture support. • SilhouetteCentral patient search when on-line. • Creation of patient level assessments. • Creation of wound assessments with up to 10 images and full wound note support. • 2D and 3D measurement of wounds and skin features. Contact ARANZ Medical for a list of devices supporting the 3D feature. Users can log into SilhouetteCentral to review and report on the assessments taken with SilhouetteMobile. SilhouetteCentral can capture assessments from a variety of sources to support wound healing for the duration of a patient's care.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: SilhouetteMobile at Free against Pulse Taking Handbook's $4.99. Pulse Taking Handbook's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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
SilhouetteMobile is free to download; Pulse Taking Handbook costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pulse Taking Handbook ships an update every 5 months, SilhouetteMobile every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pulse Taking Handbook | SilhouetteMobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 弘斌 费 | ARANZ Medical |
In-app purchases
Pulse Taking Handbook
No in-app purchases
SilhouetteMobile
No in-app purchases
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