Comparison

Kois Reader vs DOCS Education

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

Head to head
About

Kois Reader

Access Kois Course materials, including manuals, checklists, and videos. Features live polling, automatic note backup and syncing across devices, and the ability to share notes with other participants. Requires course attendance for full access.

Highlights
  • Access course manuals and videos
  • Live in-course polling
  • Automatic note backup and sync
  • Share notes with participants
  • Browse page thumbnails
  • Navigation history
Features
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The Kois Reader is the new and improved method for viewing Kois Course Materials. Access your course manuals, always pages, procedure checklist, videos, etc. ** Note: Course attendance required for materials access. New Features Include: + Live in-course polling from directly within the manual while at the Kois Center. + View document size before downloading. + Notes are automatically backed up and sync across devices. + Notes can be shared between participants within a course. + The notes list displays location of, date/time created, context of the note(s). + Browse through page thumbnails. + Forward and Back buttons, returns you to previous location(s) after jumping around content.

About

DOCS Education

Features
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The DOCS Education Application allows users to navigate all of the functionality of our full website on your mobile device.     Only available on this app are two special features. Dental continuing education video content that can be downloaded directly to your device for viewing without an internet connection and a phone icon to automatically connect you to our office during business hours.   Whether you are a member of DOCS Education or an attendee to one of our programs, this application will be your best guide to the benefit and privileges afforded to you.                        DOCS Education Members have: 24/7 access to faculty via the EliteDOCS forum Access to Regulatory Counsel for consultation “Patient in the Chair” response from faculty YouTube-style patient promotional video for your website Implementation Guides for incorporating sedation into your practice

Screenshots

Kois Reader4 screens
DOCS Education4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Kois Reader at every 9 months against DOCS Education's every 31 months. DOCS Education's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). 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

Kois Reader ships an update every 9 months, DOCS Education every 31 months. The most recent releases landed on August 14, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Kois Reader versus DOCS Education: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKois ReaderDOCS Education
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 months — betterEvery 31 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKois CenterMichael Silverman

In-app purchases

None

Kois Reader

No in-app purchases

None

DOCS Education

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kois Reader free?
Kois Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DOCS Education free?
DOCS Education is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Kois Reader or DOCS Education have ads?
Neither Kois Reader nor DOCS Education shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kois Reader or DOCS Education?
Kois Reader ships an update every 9 months, and DOCS Education every 31 months. Most recently, Kois Reader was updated on August 14, 2026 and DOCS Education on September 14, 2026.

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