App review
3D Bones and Muscles (Anatomy) review: price, free version and privacy
A free 3D atlas of the skeleton and 145 muscles with virtual dissection and location quizzes, and no in-app purchases; runs on iOS 12 and later.
Best for a free 3D anatomy model
3D Bones and Muscles (Anatomy)
by YingLiang Ma
- Price
- Free
- In-app purchases
- None
- App Store rating
- 4.7 (2.6K)
- Last update
- January 19, 2026
- Privacy label
- Tracking: 3 data types
- Works on
- iPhone, iPad (iOS 12.0+)
Our verdict
This is a good free start for students who mainly need bones and muscles in 3D. Students who need detailed vessels, nerves or cross-sections, or want an app without tracking, should look at a fuller atlas.
What 3D Bones and Muscles (Anatomy) is
3D Bones and Muscles, from developer YingLiang Ma, is a free 3D anatomy app you can rotate and zoom. The description lists the full skeleton, ligaments, 145 detailed muscles, the respiratory and urinary systems, the heart, the brain, male and female reproductive systems and the ear. You can peel layers of muscles to reveal the structures below, switch systems on and off, save views, and test yourself with 3D location quizzes. It shows Latin names and has audio pronunciation for bone names.
Who it suits
- A free 3D anatomy model
- Studying bones and muscles
Strengths
- Completely free with no in-app purchases, according to the description.
- 145 detailed muscle models and the full skeleton, with virtual dissection.
- 3D location quizzes, Latin names and audio pronunciation of bone names.
- Supports French, Spanish and German as well as English, and runs on iOS 12.
- Rated 4.7 from about 2,600 ratings, with an update in January 2026.
Limits
- The privacy label declares location, identifiers and usage data used for tracking.
- Circulation and the nervous system are limited to the heart and brain in the content list.
- The interface in the screenshots looks dated.
- Rated 13+, and the last update was a security update in January 2026.
What the free version does
Everything in the app is free: the description says there are no in-app purchases, and the price list confirms none.
Price
On the US App Store in November 2026, the app is free and lists no in-app purchases.
Privacy
The privacy label declares that location, identifiers and usage data may be used to track you across other companies' apps and websites. The data collected is not linked to your identity, according to the label.
| Used to track you | Location, Identifiers, Usage Data |
|---|---|
| Not linked to you | Location, Identifiers, Usage Data, Diagnostics |
What the screenshots show
The screenshots show a full-body muscle model with tool icons on both sides, and a menu of models: skeleton, muscles, brain, heart, organs, female, male, hand, ear and foot.
Sources
- 3D Bones and Muscles (Anatomy) on the App Store, checked November 2, 2026
- Developer website