Comparison

Solutionreach vs Open Dental

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

Head to head
About

Solutionreach

This app provides powerful patient communication tools for healthcare professionals on the go. It allows for real-time texting, appointment confirmations, telehealth visits, and access to patient information and message history.

Highlights
  • Real-time patient texting
  • Appointment confirmation
  • Telehealth visit initiation
  • Patient information review
  • Message templates
  • Appointment status viewer
Features
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Take Solutionreach with you—anytime, anywhere. The Solutionreach mobile app brings powerful patient communication tools right to your phone, helping your team stay connected and responsive on the go. The mobile app includes the key features you know and love from the desktop experience, with real-time syncing so you can seamlessly transition between platforms without missing a beat. Key features include: - Communicate with patients in real time via text to answer questions, confirm appointments, notify patients of office closures, collect images, and more. - Review patient information quickly and securely. - Use message templates to communicate faster, including sending Intake and Payment requests directly from your phone. - Access patient message threads, including full message history and view attachments sent or received. - View upcoming appointments for the day or week in the Appointments tab. - Launch telehealth visits with patients directly from the app. * An active Solutionreach account is required to use this app.

About

Open Dental

Manage patient appointments, view schedules by operatories, and access patient contact details. The app allows for e-prescribing, direct patient communication via call or text, and viewing medical information like allergies and prescriptions.

Highlights
  • Appointment scheduling and management
  • Patient contact information access
  • Allergies and prescriptions viewing
  • e-Prescribing with DoseSpot
  • Direct patient calling and emailing
  • Office texting integration
Features
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+ View your schedule by operatories and see appointment details. + Create, edit, move, or delete appointments. + Set appointment & confirmation status, assign appointment type, add appointment notes. + Access patient contact info, appointments, allergies, and prescriptions. + View pharmacy contact information. + e-Prescribe with DoseSpot access. + Call or email patients directly from the app. + View, send and receive text messages from patients using your office texting number.

Screenshots

Solutionreach4 screens
Open Dental4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Open Dental at 5.0 against Solutionreach's 2.6. Open Dental also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.1). Solutionreach's advantage is ratings volume (15 vs 5). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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

Open Dental holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of Solutionreach's written reviews are positive against 33% of Open Dental's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Solutionreach ships an update monthly, Open Dental every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 5, 2026 and August 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Solutionreach versus Open Dental: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSolutionreachOpen Dental
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (15 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews27.3% of reviews33.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15 — better5
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.19.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB422 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperSolutionreach, Inc.Open Dental Software, Inc.

Customer experience

Solutionreach

All ratings15 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive27.3%
Neutral9.1%
Negative63.6%

Open Dental

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

None

Solutionreach

No in-app purchases

None

Open Dental

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Solutionreach free?
Solutionreach is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Open Dental free?
Open Dental is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Solutionreach or Open Dental?
Open Dental is rated higher. Solutionreach averages 2.6 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Open Dental averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Solutionreach or Open Dental have ads?
Neither Solutionreach nor Open Dental shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Solutionreach or Open Dental?
Solutionreach ships an update monthly, and Open Dental every 6 weeks. Most recently, Solutionreach was updated on August 5, 2026 and Open Dental on August 15, 2026.

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