Comparison

Kois Reader vs Glidewell TV

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

Glidewell TV

This app provides on-demand educational content for dental professionals. Stream clinical tips, business knowledge, and industry innovations from a smart TV, computer, or mobile device. Enhance your skills and patient education.

Highlights
  • On-demand dental education
  • Clinical skills enhancement
  • Business knowledge for dentists
  • Industry innovation updates
  • Patient education resources
  • Free CE units
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As America’s leading dental lab, Glidewell has long been devoted to the production of educational content designed to help dentists hone their clinical skills, enhance their business knowledge, keep abreast of industry innovations, and increase patient acceptance of various dental procedures. Glidewell TV aims to bring this and more to viewers in a modern, user-friendly television format that strives to educate, entertain, and inspire those engaged in safeguarding or improving oral health. Programming can be streamed on demand from a smart TV, personal computer, or mobile device—at home, in the office, or on the go. Dental professionals looking to earn free CE units, view clinical tips, learn about new or emerging trends in technology, provide patient education, or otherwise immerse themselves in all facets of dentistry can now look for it on Glidewell TV, where our mission is to enrich lives through our shared fascination with better oral health. About Glidewell Glidewell, based in Irvine, California, is an industry-leading provider of custom laboratory services, innovative technology and clinical education to dental professionals nationwide.

Screenshots

Kois Reader4 screens
Glidewell TV4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Glidewell TV at 5.0 against Kois Reader's 3.6. Kois Reader's advantage is ratings volume (10 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Glidewell TV holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kois Reader has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kois Reader ships an update every 9 months, Glidewell TV every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on August 14, 2026 and July 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Kois Reader versus Glidewell TV: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKois ReaderGlidewell TV
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (10 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 6 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS14.014.0
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB1 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperKois CenterConnected Television Group

In-app purchases

None

Kois Reader

No in-app purchases

None

Glidewell TV

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kois Reader free?
Kois Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Glidewell TV free?
Glidewell TV is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Kois Reader or Glidewell TV?
Glidewell TV is rated higher. Kois Reader averages 3.6 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Glidewell TV averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Kois Reader or Glidewell TV have ads?
Neither Kois Reader nor Glidewell TV shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kois Reader or Glidewell TV?
Kois Reader ships an update every 9 months, and Glidewell TV every 6 months. Most recently, Kois Reader was updated on August 14, 2026 and Glidewell TV on July 6, 2026.

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