Comparison

Spear Patient Education vs OryxDocs

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

Head to head
About

Spear Patient Education

Enhance patient communication with an extensive library of HD videos covering conditions, procedures, and home care. This app offers an intuitive interface, annotation tools, and customizable branding to improve case acceptance and patient satisfaction.

Highlights
  • 220+ HD patient-tested videos
  • Intuitive interface
  • Video sharing via email/SMS
  • Drawing and annotation tool
  • Customizable practice branding
  • Condition and procedure videos
  • Home care and post-operative videos
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Transform every patient conversation with the Patient Education app from Spear. Available on phones and tablets, the app gives your team instant access to engaging educational content that helps patients better understand their oral health and recommended treatment. For the first time, you can access both Chairside and Lobby videos in a single app. Review videos together with patients using built-in drawing and annotation tools, create personalized playlists, and easily share videos or handouts via email or text so patients can continue learning at home. Key Features NEW! Available on both phones and tablets NEW! Access Chairside and Lobby videos in one app Library of 250+ professionally produced patient education videos Draw and annotate videos to personalize treatment discussions Create custom playlists for each patient's needs Share videos, playlists, and handouts via email or SMS Search, filter, favorite, and quickly access the content you need Customize emails and video landing pages with your practice branding View sharing history to track patient engagement Empower your team with the tools to communicate more effectively, improve patient understanding, and help patients make informed decisions about their care. Available exclusively to eligible Spear members.

About

OryxDocs

Facilitates doctor-patient document review and electronic signature capture. Streamlines the process of obtaining patient consent and agreement on medical documents.

Highlights
  • Doctor-patient document review
  • Electronic signature capture
  • Streamlined consent process
  • Secure document handling
Features
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An app that allows the doctor to review documents with patients and asks them to sign.

Screenshots

Spear Patient Education4 screens
OryxDocs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: OryxDocs at every 3 weeks against Spear Patient Education's every 3 months. Spear Patient Education's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, rating, 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Spear Patient Education against 5.0 for OryxDocs. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spear Patient Education ships an update every 3 months, OryxDocs every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Spear Patient Education versus OryxDocs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpear Patient EducationOryxDocs
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPad, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.1 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB41 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperSpear Education, LLCEVIDENTIAE TECHNOLOGIES

Customer experience

Spear Patient Education

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

OryxDocs

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Spear Patient Education

No in-app purchases

None

OryxDocs

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spear Patient Education free?
Spear Patient Education is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OryxDocs free?
OryxDocs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Spear Patient Education or OryxDocs?
Spear Patient Education and OryxDocs are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Spear Patient Education or OryxDocs have ads?
Neither Spear Patient Education nor OryxDocs shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spear Patient Education or OryxDocs?
Spear Patient Education ships an update every 3 months, and OryxDocs every 3 weeks. Most recently, Spear Patient Education was updated on September 14, 2026 and OryxDocs on September 1, 2026.

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