Comparison

ADEA LIVE vs DentalSpeak

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

Head to head
About

ADEA LIVE

This event app provides access to presentations, exhibitors, and posters for specific ADEA annual events. Attendees can connect with others, take notes on presentation slides, and even draw directly on them.

Highlights
  • Access presentations, exhibitors, and posters
  • Connect with other attendees
  • Take notes on presentation slides
  • Draw directly on slides
  • Event-specific access
Features
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**FOR ATTENDEES ONLY** The ADEA LIVE mobile application allows you to access the various ADEA annual events. Within the underlying event apps, users can access presentations, exhibitors, posters, and connect with other attendees. Users can also take notes adjacent available presentation slides and draw directly on slides inside the event apps.

About

DentalSpeak

This app provides dental professionals with instant access to Spanish dental terms and phrases, complete with audio pronunciation. It helps bridge language gaps for better patient communication and care.

Highlights
  • 155 dental terms and 154 phrases
  • 14 categories
  • Audio pronunciation
  • Customizable flashcards
  • Offline access
  • Quiz mode
  • Progress tracking
Features
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Struggling to communicate with Spanish-speaking patients chairside? DentalSpeak gives dental professionals instant access to dental terms and phrases in both English and Spanish with audio pronunciation built in. Whether you're a dentist, dental assistant, or hygienist, DentalSpeak bridges the language gap so you can focus on care, not confusion. LOOK UP & LEARN • Browse 155 dental terms and 154 phrases across 14 categories, from Anatomy and Procedures to Aftercare and Diagnosis • Filter by category or search instantly to find exactly what you need • Tap any Spanish term or phrase to hear it spoken aloud with natural, premium-quality pronunciation • Save favorites for quick chairside reference STUDY & RETAIN • Build a custom flashcard deck from your saved terms and phrases • Flip through cards and track your mastery as you go • Review by category or work through your full saved deck DENTALSPEAK PRO (one-time purchase, no subscription) • Quiz Mode - Test yourself with multiple choice and listening quizzes • Progress Tracking - Mark cards as mastered and watch your growth • iCloud Sync - Favorites and progress sync across all your devices • Export as PDF - Print a bilingual cheat-sheet to keep chairside DentalSpeak is the dental Spanish reference built for the clinical environment - fast, offline, and designed to fit into your workflow. Download free. Upgrade once. No subscription, ever.

Screenshots

ADEA LIVE4 screens
DentalSpeak4 screens

Verdict

The call

ADEA LIVE and DentalSpeak both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of DentalSpeak's written reviews are positive against 0% of ADEA LIVE's. DentalSpeak also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 12 months). ADEA LIVE's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (257 vs 3). On price, rating, ads 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. DentalSpeak sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ADEA LIVE asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DentalSpeak holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ADEA LIVE has 257 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of ADEA LIVE's written reviews are positive against 100% of DentalSpeak's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ADEA LIVE ships an update every 12 months, DentalSpeak every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
ADEA LIVE versus DentalSpeak: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterADEA LIVEDentalSpeak
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (257 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings257 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.5 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size102 MB10 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAmerican Dental Education AssociationJuan Arredondo Loyola

Customer experience

ADEA LIVE

All ratings257 ratings
Positive94.2%
Neutral5.1%
Negative0.8%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

DentalSpeak

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ADEA LIVE

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

DentalSpeak

One-time1
  • DentalSpeak Pro$4.99

Questions

Is ADEA LIVE free?
ADEA LIVE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DentalSpeak free?
DentalSpeak is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ADEA LIVE or DentalSpeak?
DentalSpeak is rated higher. ADEA LIVE averages 4.8 out of 5 from 257 ratings, while DentalSpeak averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do ADEA LIVE or DentalSpeak have ads?
Neither ADEA LIVE nor DentalSpeak shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ADEA LIVE or DentalSpeak?
ADEA LIVE ships an update every 12 months, and DentalSpeak every 5 days. Most recently, ADEA LIVE was updated on October 22, 2026 and DentalSpeak on October 19, 2026.

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