Qigong Massage vs Spotter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Qigong Massage
Learn acupressure and qigong massage techniques with over two hours of video lessons from Dr. Yang. This app offers a free download with sample videos and a single in-app purchase for full access to comprehensive massage instruction for pain relief and energy healing.
- Two hours of video lessons
- Learn acupressure and qigong massage
- Pain relief techniques
- Energy healing principles
- Stream or download lessons
- Comprehensive introduction to massage
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Same video lessons as the DVD for much less! Learn acupressure, or qigong massage, with two hours of video lessons by Dr. Yang. This app is available for free download with sample videos, and offers a single in-app purchase to access these massage lessons for the lowest possible cost. Stream or download each video lesson. Qigong Massage is an excellent method of quick pain relief. This video is a comprehensive introduction to the art of massage and to the acupressure points (or acupoints), channels, and meridians in the human body. It presents the fundamental techniques and theories of Qigong massage that you can use to enhance your skills and deepen your knowledge and application of Qi (energy) healing. You will find the instruction practical and useful, and will learn simple massage to help someone recover from fatigue, aches, pains, tension, and stress. The flow of qi can be disturbed either through external trauma, such as an injury, or internal trauma such as depression or stress, or even just a sedentary lifestyle. When the body is energetically out of balance, this is when symptoms like aches and pain start to occur and we start to experience a state of "disease". Wherever you feel pain or tightness, your energetic circulation is stagnant, or even blocked. Stagnation is the root of injury or illness. Qigong massage is used to assess the distribution of qi throughout the body and to try to correct any imbalances accordingly. Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming demonstrates 120 minutes of two-person whole body massage techniques. During his thirteen years of martial arts and massage training under Master Cheng, Gin Gsao in Taipei, Taiwan, Dr. Yang studied Tui Na and Dian Xue massage techniques, and herbal treatments. His experience with ‘real life martial art injuries’ and personal use of Qigong massage treatments, along with his scientific background, makes him uniquely qualified to present this profound qigong massage training program. The practice of qigong massage is one of the oldest methods of healing, built upon five thousand years of study and a highly refined, solid theoretical foundation. Used to improve health, slow down aging, and prevent and treat many types of illnesses, Qigong massage is a vast healing science, and it is the root of many other popular forms of massage therapy. Qi-gong translates from Chinese to Energy-Work. Qigong Massage is also known as acupressure, and is the root of the popular Japanese art of Shiatsu massage. It is similar to acupuncture in its usage of the meridians (energy channels) and acupressure points (tsubo in Japanese), but without the use of needles. Shiatsu is a Japanese word made up of two written characters meaning finger (shi) and pressure (atsu). We can say Shiatsu is a variant of accupressure, as it involves the stimulation of the acupoints with pressure. In Qigong massage, the pressure is sometimes applied over a wider area, not just over the acupoints; sometimes, the pressure is applied precisely over the acupoints. Qigong massage creates flexibility and balance in the body, both physically and energetically, by improving the flow of energy that circulates through our bodies in the meridians. We all have a "life force", Qi (energy) within all our trillions of cells, allowing them to function. Qi also regulates physical, emotional, mental and spiritual stability. Qi (ki in Japanese) maintains a homeostatic balance in your body. Thank you for downloading our app! We are striving to make the best possible video apps available. Sincerely, The team at YMAA Publication Center, Inc. (Yang’s Martial Arts Association) CONTACT: apps@ymaa.com VISIT: www.YMAA.com WATCH: www.YouTube.com/ymaa
Spotter
This app helps you plan, track, and monitor your gym workouts. Gain insights into your progress with graphs and personal records to achieve your fitness goals. It offers an intuitive iOS-centric design for a seamless user experience.
- Workout planning
- Exercise tracking (reps, weight)
- Progress monitoring with graphs
- Personal records
- Unlimited custom exercises (PRO)
- Unlimited workout history (PRO)
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The gym tracker iOS has been missing. An advanced training tool to help you ensure you’re continuously making progress in the gym. Get deeper insights into how you’re improving your lifts week by week and month by month to help you reach your goals. With an iOS centric design it has the feel and functionality of an app made by Apple themselves! Spotter helps you: - Plan: Create all your workout routines to do when you’re at the gym - Track: When you’re at the gym input all the data related to your exercises, e.g. the number of reps and weight - Monitor & Progress: The app offers graphs and personal records to see how you’re improving in the gym and perhaps where you can make improvements. The app is fully usable without purchase for a limited number of workouts, after which you have to make a one off payment to continue using the app. No subscriptions at all. Features for Spotter PRO: - Unlimited workouts: Keep track of every single workout you do in the gym - Unlimited workout history: Get access to unlimited graph and workout history to see how you’ve progressed - Unlimited custom exercises: Can’t find an exercise you’re looking for? Create your own! - Personal records: Keep track of your achievements through your gym career, e.g. estimated 1 rep max For support contact us at contactus.spotterapp@gmail.com. Log your workouts with Spotter and take your gym experience to the next level.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Spotter at every 6 days against Qigong Massage's every 22 months. Spotter also leads on ratings volume (5 vs 1). Qigong Massage's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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
Both are free to download. Qigong Massage sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Spotter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Qigong Massage against 5.0 for Spotter. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spotter has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Qigong Massage ships an update every 22 months, Spotter every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on August 21, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Qigong Massage | Spotter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | YMAA Publication Center, Inc. | Tharuka Devendra |
Customer experience
Qigong Massage
Spotter
In-app purchases
Qigong Massage
- Unlock everything$9.99
Spotter
- Spotter PRO$11.99







