Comparison

IDS Cologne vs Dentistry Shows

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

Head to head
About

IDS Cologne

This event guide helps attendees navigate a major dental industry trade show. It provides exhibitor and product directories, a floor plan, and program information. Users can plan their visits, network with other attendees, and schedule meetings.

Highlights
  • Exhibitor and product directory
  • Interactive floor plan
  • Event program information
  • Visit planning with favorites and notes
  • Networking suggestions and profile management
  • Meeting scheduling
  • Real-time notifications for program changes
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The Mobile Guide for IDS is the interactive event guide for the event from 25.03. – 29.03.2025. Forward-looking innovations, countless new products, exciting live demonstrations and practical hands-on - the unique show for the entire dental industry presents the most important concepts and technologies for the practices and laboratories of today and tomorrow. EXHIBITOR | PRODUCTS | INFORMATIONS The app offers a detailed exhibitor and product directory as well as a floor plan with all exhibitors' stands. Find information about the program or for arrival and departure, as well as accommodation in Cologne. PLAN YOU VISIT Find exhibitors by name, country and product groups and plan your visits with favourites, contacts, appointments and notes. Get information about the program. Keep track of interesting program dates with favourites to program dates. NOTIFICATIONS Get notification for short-term program changes and other short-term organizational changes directly to your device. NETWORKING Get relevant networking suggestions based on your interests maintained in your profile and easily explore, expand and interact with your business network. To complete your profile you can upload an image as your profile picture. If you don’t want to be a participant anymore you can delete your profile via the deletion function in your profile editing page. MEETING-SCHEDULE Schedule meetings with other networking participants to get together on site. DATA PROTECTION The Mobile Guide requires appropriate permissions for "Add to address book" and "Add to Calendar" and will ask for that first time you use these functions. Contact data and appointments are stored at any time only local on your device. HELP & SUPPORT Send email for support to ids@visitor.koelnmesse.de IMPORTANT NOTICE BEFORE INSTALLATION After installation the app will once download compressed data for exhibitors, extract and import them. Please make sure you have an adequate Internet connection and have some patience during this first import. This procedure can take up to one minute for the first time and should not be interrupted.

About

Dentistry Shows

Access comprehensive information for dental conferences, including educational content and exhibitor details. Network with professionals and speakers. This app is your central hub for all event-related needs.

Highlights
  • Event information hub
  • Educational content access
  • Exhibitor profiles
  • Networking with attendees
  • Speaker connections
Features
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The official app for the British Dental Conference & Dentistry Show, Dental Technology Showcase and Dentistry Show London. Find all the event information in one place, from educational content to exhibitor profiles and more. Connect with other attendees, exhibitors and speakers. The Dentistry Show app is the only place to access all the need to know content when at our events.

Screenshots

IDS Cologne4 screens
Dentistry Shows4 screens

Verdict

The call

IDS Cologne and Dentistry Shows both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 50% of Dentistry Shows's written reviews are positive against 0% of IDS Cologne's. Dentistry Shows also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs monthly). IDS Cologne's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for IDS Cologne against 5.0 for Dentistry Shows. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of IDS Cologne's written reviews are positive against 50% of Dentistry Shows's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IDS Cologne ships an update monthly, Dentistry Shows every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
IDS Cologne versus Dentistry Shows: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIDS CologneDentistry Shows
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.5 — better17.4
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB146 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperKoelnmesse GmbHCLOSERSTILL MEDIA TECNOLOGIA SL.

Customer experience

IDS Cologne

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Dentistry Shows

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

IDS Cologne

No in-app purchases

None

Dentistry Shows

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is IDS Cologne free?
IDS Cologne is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dentistry Shows free?
Dentistry Shows is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, IDS Cologne or Dentistry Shows?
IDS Cologne and Dentistry Shows are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do IDS Cologne or Dentistry Shows have ads?
Neither IDS Cologne nor Dentistry Shows shows ads.
Which is updated more often, IDS Cologne or Dentistry Shows?
IDS Cologne ships an update monthly, and Dentistry Shows every 6 days. Most recently, IDS Cologne was updated on October 21, 2026 and Dentistry Shows on October 25, 2026.

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