Comparison

DentMate vs PDR Mobile

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

DentMate

This app streamlines the creation of professional paintless dent repair estimates and invoices for mobile devices. It features a user-friendly interface with tools for panel selection, damage assessment, and client management, eliminating the need for paper forms.

Highlights
  • Create PDR estimates and invoices
  • Splat diagrams for panel selection
  • Wireless printing
  • Hail and large dent estimating
  • VIN scanning and lookup
  • Cloud data storage
  • Digital signature collection
Features
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Mobile PDR Estimate Software by DentMate - Serves paintless dent repair professionals by helping them create PDR Hail & Dent estimates using mobile devices. Get rid of the paper, and deliver professional PDR Estimates/Invoices for your company. Features: Easy-to-learn Interface Splat diagrams for easy panel selection Airprint/Wireless printing Hail Damage Estimating Large Dent/Crease Estimating R&I / Replacement Pricing Contacts Lists Attach photos to estimates Retail and Wholesale estimates Walk-the-lot Approvals One-Click Addons (Glue Pull, HSS, etc) VIN Scanning/Lookup Upcharges for Glue Pull & Aluminum Panels Price Overrides Cloud Data Storage Professional estimates w/your logo Search/View previous estimates Create Estimates, Invoices, or Supplements Phone & Tablet support Collect digital signatures Create statements for whole clients Customizable Matrix

About

PDR Mobile

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PDR Mobile is built for one thing: helping PDR techs move faster, stay accurate, and get paid what they're worth. Whether you're on the route, working wholesale, running retail, or chasing hail, this is the most streamlined PDR estimating platform on the market. ESTIMATE IN SECONDS - Scan a VIN or enter a vehicle in a few taps - Price dents panel by panel with your own rate matrices - Retail, wholesale, and hail workflows, including fixed vehicle pricing FROM ESTIMATE TO INVOICE - Turn an estimate into a professional PDF invoice in one tap - Attach photos to document damage and repairs - Track what's been paid and what's outstanding RUN YOUR WHOLE OPERATION - Manage customers, from single retail jobs to dealer accounts - Assign work across owners, members, and contract technicians - Multiple locations, one account - Full back-office web portal with reporting, payables, and team management PDR Mobile cuts out the noise. You get a tool that works the way PDR techs work: fast, simple, accurate, and field-ready. From single-tech operators to national PDR teams, it scales with you.

Screenshots

DentMate2 screens
PDR Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PDR Mobile at every 2 days against DentMate's every 2 months. DentMate's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DentMate ships an update every 2 months, PDR Mobile every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
DentMate versus PDR Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDentMatePDR Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB338 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrad AndersenPDR Mobile Solutions, LLC

In-app purchases

None

DentMate

No in-app purchases

None

PDR Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DentMate free?
DentMate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PDR Mobile free?
PDR Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DentMate or PDR Mobile have ads?
Neither DentMate nor PDR Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DentMate or PDR Mobile?
DentMate ships an update every 2 months, and PDR Mobile every 2 days. Most recently, DentMate was updated on October 2, 2026 and PDR Mobile on October 16, 2026.

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