Muscle Trigger Points is a medical reference app for iOS that maps 160 trigger points and referral patterns for 108 muscles.
Product velocity
Dormant
Daily rank 🇺🇸
#14
Medical · paid
Sentiment
4.8
544 reviews
Nemesis
Human Anatomy Atlas 2026
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
Practitioners and students hire the app to quickly identify the source of muscular pain during clinical sessions, where speed and visual clarity are critical for patient education.
For Massage therapists, physical therapists, chiropractors, and anatomy students seeking a visual reference for muscular pain sources.
What does it look like?
Key features
Visual database of 160 trigger points and their associated pain referral patterns across 108 muscles
Library of 25 instructional videos demonstrating specific muscle release techniques
Area-based navigation allowing users to identify muscles referring pain to specific body regions
How much does it cost?
Paid model anchored at $4.99, targeting professionals and students with a one-time fee for a static reference library.
Velocity
Dormant developmentopaqueShow more...
The app has not received a single update in over three and a half years. With no release activity since October 2022, the development momentum is non-existent. The lack of any recent patches or feature deployments indicates the project is in a zombie state.
Who built it?
Real Bodywork
11 apps tracked · Medical
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Muscle Trigger Point Anatomy
Muscle & Bone Anatomy 3D
Anatomy 3D - Organs
Muscle and Bone Anatomy 3D
Skeletal Anatomy 3D
Anatomy Quiz ProUser Sentiment
What do users think recently?
Review voice lately leans thrilled. Users appreciate visual anatomy graphics provide clear clinical reference for practitioners and students during patient education sessions.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
What users say, by theme
- Visual anatomy graphics provide clear clinical reference for practitioners and students during patient education sessions
- Lack of guidance on the specific sequence or relationship between referred pain and trigger point locations
49 of 49 recent reviews analyzed · high confidence · Thrilled overall
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Competitive landscape for Muscle Trigger Points
How's the Medical market?
The app maintains a consistent presence in the Medical category, though its grossing rank fluctuates significantly across international markets (e.g., #49 Grossing in IL, #30 in SA). This volatility suggests the app relies on niche professional discovery rather than broad-market ad spend.
Read the market outlookThe rivals identified
By Visible Body Apps
This is the dominant market leader in the medical anatomy space, commanding a massive user base and setting the industry standard for 3D visualization.
- Offers comprehensive 3D interactive models that dwarf this app's static image-based referral pattern library.
- Provides a massive, cross-platform ecosystem that integrates across mobile, desktop, and web environments.
- Maintains a high-fidelity, medically-validated content library that serves as the gold standard for clinical education.
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Key takeaways for Muscle Trigger Points
Where is it heading?
The medical reference market is shifting toward immersive 3D visualization, leaving static tools like Muscle Trigger Points increasingly exposed to churn. The app must pivot toward diagnostic workflows to remain relevant, or it risks being relegated to a legacy reference tool.
- High user satisfaction (92/100 sentiment) confirms that the current reference-focused utility remains highly valued by the professional core.
- The lack of 3D interactivity creates a widening competitive gap, which will likely compress new-user acquisition as practitioners migrate to more immersive tools.
The SWOT
- Scientifically-validated content library establishes professional authority
- Minimalist interface enables rapid information retrieval during clinical treatments
- Video-based release techniques provide actionable utility
- Develop reverse-search diagnostic workflows
- Expand into wearable-integrated quick-reference tools
- Partner with physical therapy education programs
Next best moves
Ship reverse-search diagnostic tool because users request symptom-based identification → increase clinical utility
+ 1 more prioritized moveThe counter-intuitive read
The app's lack of 3D models is a strength, not a weakness…
Read the full takeFeature gaps
Interactive 3D anatomical models (available in Human Anatomy Atlas 2026 but absent here) +1
Since the last report: The app's competitive status has been downgraded due to a 42-month development freeze, shifting the focus from product growth to the risk of obsolescence against 3D-interactive rivals.
Bottom line
Muscle Trigger Points holds its professional niche through high-quality visual references, but it risks obsolescence against 3D-interactive competitors, so the PM should prioritize symptom-based reverse search to deepen clinical utility.
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