TCM Guide vs Juno
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TCM Guide
This app provides reference ranges for common blood tests, linking abnormal levels to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) disharmonies. It helps practitioners interpret patient results and refine treatment approaches.
- Blood test reference ranges
- TCM disharmony patterns
- SI unit reference ranges
- 12 categories of tests
- Treatment approach validation
- Clinic reference tool
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Discover the ideal reference ranges of common blood tests and the disharmonies that are seen with abnormal levels. Use this information to improve patient outcomes and lift your practice to the next level. - Lab results described using a range from very low, low, ideal, high and very high - Target reference ranges given using SI units - Possible Chinese medicine patterns of disharmony listed for each range - Gain clarity where perhaps a clear treatment approach is not apparent - Confirm your chosen treatment approach as valid and effective - Assist in reviewing where a treatment protocol might be flawed or lacking As a companion to the full text Pathology Testing due for release in June 2016, this app will assist you to gain confidence when interpreting your patient’s blood test results into the language of Chinese medicine and into a useful treatment protocol. Covering 12 categories of tests - electrolytes - kidney function - liver function - cardiovascular markers - red cell count - iron studies - white cell count - lipid profile - blood sugar markers - thyroid hormone panels - other vitamins and minerals - female hormones (day 3 and day 21) Compiled over 4 years, the information in this app will serve as the ultimate clinic reference to have beside you when running through patient pathology reports.
Juno
This app offers a gamified journaling experience to foster self-awareness and personal growth. It uses AI and behavioral science to help users track emotions, build habits, and achieve goals through guided prompts and interactive features.
- AI-assisted journaling with adaptive prompts
- Gamified self-reflection with XP and badges
- Manual journaling with photo and mood tracking
- Advanced insights into emotional patterns
- Goal setting and task management
- Conversational AI mentor
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Juno is the AI journal that notices what you don't. You write, or just talk. Juno finds the patterns in your own words: what lifts you, what drains you, what keeps returning. Then it offers one small step you can actually take. Most journals store your thoughts. Juno reads them back to you. WHAT JUNO NOTICES • Patterns across your weeks, like the way your tired entries cluster on Tuesdays • What is quietly working: the habits that show up on your calmest days • Mood shifts connected to sleep, people, and the words you keep using • A monthly review that tells your month back to you as a story, drawn from what you wrote HOW IT FEELS TO USE • Write or speak a quick reflection. Thirty seconds counts. • Check in with your mood in one tap, with twenty moods to choose from • Chat with a companion that remembers what you have already shared, right down to the entry you wrote last Tuesday • No blank page: gentle prompts drawn from your own recent entries • Streaks that forgive. Goals built from your own words, not a template. • Widgets for your home screen, so a moment of reflection is one glance away • Wrote about Sunday on a Monday? Move any entry to the day it belongs to. YOUR WORDS STAY YOURS • Encrypted at rest and in transit • Never used to train any AI model. Not ours, not anyone's. • Delete your account and your data anytime WHY PEOPLE STAY Juno is not about writing perfect entries. It is about understanding yourself a little better each day. Whether you are overwhelmed, ambitious, stuck, or simply curious, Juno gives you a calm place to pause, reflect, and move forward. Journaling has long been linked to lower stress and clearer thinking. Juno makes the habit easy to keep: gentle reminders, prompts that meet you where you are, and a companion that pays attention so you can simply write. Juno is a companion for reflection, not a replacement for therapy or professional care. JUNO PREMIUM (SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED) Writing new entries and all of the AI features described above (patterns, mood insights, the monthly review, the companion chat, prompts, and goals) require a Juno Premium subscription. Juno Premium is an auto-renewable subscription, billed monthly or yearly. New subscribers can start with a 14-day free trial; after the trial it renews at the price shown in the app unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the trial ends. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store subscription settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Juno at Free against TCM Guide's $7.99. Juno also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 months). TCM Guide's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and device support (3 vs 1). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume 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
Juno is free to download; TCM Guide costs $7.99 up front. Juno sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. TCM Guide asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for TCM Guide against 5.0 for Juno. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
TCM Guide ships an update every 5 months, Juno every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TCM Guide | Juno |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $7.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 356 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Clare Pyers | SHARKTOOTH PTY LTD |
Customer experience
TCM Guide
Juno
In-app purchases
TCM Guide
No in-app purchases
Juno
- Monthly Plan14 Days trial$19.991 Month
- Yearly Plan14 Days trial$119.991 Year
- Free Trial Yearly14 Days trial$149.991 Year









