DHS Board Review vs Operation Outbreak
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DHS Board Review
Prepare for the National Board Dental Hygiene Examination with a comprehensive study tool. Access thousands of practice questions, case studies, and mock exams. Enhance your learning with digital textbooks and recorded lectures.
- 4000+ Practice Questions
- 12 Case Studies
- Mock Board Exams
- Timed Tests
- Daily Pop Quiz Notifications
- Digital Textbook
- On-demand Recorded Lectures
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Confidence grows one answer at a time. Build yours with the DHS Board Review App. Join the thousands of dental hygiene students who’ve passed their NBDHE with confidence. DHS is the trusted leader in dental hygiene board preparation, with a 99% pass rate among our students. Our app is your ultimate study partner for conquering the National Board Dental Hygiene Examination (NBDHE). Basic Features: -4000+ Practice Questions Premium Features: - 12 Case Studies - Mock Board Exams - Timed Tests - Daily Pop Quiz Notifications Attendee Features: Free with Board Review Registration! - All Premium Features Included - Digital Textbook - On-demand Recorded Lectures Terms of Use (EULA) https://www.dhseminars.com/pages/end-user-license-agreement-eula-for-dental-hygiene-seminars-llc
Operation Outbreak
Engage in a virtual pathogen outbreak simulation using Bluetooth. Learn about disease spread and prevention through interactive gameplay, quizzes, and teamwork. Requires a code from an organizer to participate.
- Bluetooth-enabled outbreak simulation
- Learn disease prevention strategies
- Interactive quizzes on biology and public health
- Team-based gameplay
- Simulate pathogen spread
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The Operation Outbreak (OO) app uses Bluetooth to simulate the spread of a "virtual pathogen" through phones. Play an outbreak simulation with this app to learn how to stop the spread of disease by adopting preventive measures such as social distancing and mask wearing, answering quizzes about biology and public health, and working together as a team with the rest of the outbreak participants. You will need a code from a simulation organizer in order to play.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Operation Outbreak at 67% against DHS Board Review's 20%. Operation Outbreak also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 6). DHS Board Review's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly). On price, 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
Both are free to download. DHS Board Review sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Operation Outbreak asks for nothing beyond the download.
Operation Outbreak holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 34 and 167 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of DHS Board Review's written reviews are positive against 67% of Operation Outbreak's.
DHS Board Review ships an update every 9 days, Operation Outbreak monthly. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | DHS Board Review | Operation Outbreak |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (34 ratings) | 4.4 (167 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 34 | 167 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 167 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dental Hygiene Seminars Inc. | THE BROAD INSTITUTE INC |
Customer experience
DHS Board Review
Operation Outbreak
In-app purchases
DHS Board Review
- Bacic Monthly Subscription$2.991 Month
- Dhs Premium Subscription$3.991 Month
- Premium Subscription$3.991 Month
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- Basic Annual Subscription$29.991 Year
- Premium Annual Subscription$39.991 Year
- DHS Extra Feature$19.99
Operation Outbreak
No in-app purchases
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