Comparison

Pulse Taking Handbook vs SilhouetteMobile

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

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.

Screenshots

Pulse Taking Handbook4 screens
SilhouetteMobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Pulse Taking Handbook versus SilhouetteMobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPulse Taking HandbookSilhouetteMobile
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB39 MB
Age rating12+17+
Developer弘斌 费ARANZ Medical

In-app purchases

None

Pulse Taking Handbook

No in-app purchases

None

SilhouetteMobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pulse Taking Handbook free?
Pulse Taking Handbook costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is SilhouetteMobile free?
SilhouetteMobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pulse Taking Handbook or SilhouetteMobile have ads?
Neither Pulse Taking Handbook nor SilhouetteMobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pulse Taking Handbook or SilhouetteMobile?
Pulse Taking Handbook ships an update every 5 months, and SilhouetteMobile every 8 months. Most recently, Pulse Taking Handbook was updated on November 10, 2026 and SilhouetteMobile on November 12, 2026.

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