Comparison

Pulse Taking Handbook vs Smartwands

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

Smartwands

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Smartwands can help accurately predict wound care decisions using visual and descriptive features present in wound images. The care decisions we predict are inspired by standard of wound care guidelines and are labeled as: (1) continue with the current treatment, (2) request non-urgent change in treatment from a wound specialist, or (3) refer patient to a wound specialist.

Screenshots

Pulse Taking Handbook4 screens
Smartwands4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Smartwands at Free against Pulse Taking Handbook's $4.99. Pulse Taking Handbook's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.1). 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

Smartwands 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, Smartwands every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Pulse Taking Handbook versus Smartwands: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPulse Taking HandbookSmartwands
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB386 MB
Age rating12+17+
Developer弘斌 费Worcester Polytechnic Institute

In-app purchases

None

Pulse Taking Handbook

No in-app purchases

None

Smartwands

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pulse Taking Handbook free?
Pulse Taking Handbook costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Smartwands free?
Smartwands is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pulse Taking Handbook or Smartwands have ads?
Neither Pulse Taking Handbook nor Smartwands shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pulse Taking Handbook or Smartwands?
Pulse Taking Handbook ships an update every 5 months, and Smartwands every 6 months. Most recently, Pulse Taking Handbook was updated on October 7, 2026 and Smartwands on October 14, 2026.

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