Spear Online vs ProMonitoring
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spear Online
Access dental continuing education courses and earn CE credits on your mobile device. This app offers over 2,300 video lessons and coursework covering a wide range of dental topics for the entire practice team.
- Mobile dental continuing education
- Earn CE credits on the go
- Over 2,300 video lessons
- CE-eligible coursework
- Practice team development
- Restorative and clinical pathways
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With the Spear Online app, you have added versatility with your dental continuing education and the ability to complete CE credits from your mobile device at home or on the go. Dentistry’s Most Innovative Online Learning Resource Sharpen your skills with more than 2,300 video lessons and CE-eligible coursework that includes prescribed curricula and pathways on everything from common restorative challenges to advanced clinical issues, in addition to other multimedia to support the development of the entire practice team. Visit speareducation.com for more about Spear Online - your “Gateway to Great Dentistry.”
ProMonitoring
This app facilitates remote monitoring of clear aligner treatment. It allows users to take scans, track progress, and communicate with their dental provider, reducing the need for in-office visits.
- Take teeth scans remotely
- Track treatment progress
- Communicate with dental provider
- Receive reminders for scans
- Get feedback on treatment
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The ProMonitoring™ app makes it easy and convenient to safely straighten your teeth with clear aligners prescribed by your dentist. The ProMonitoring app is a virtual HQ for tracking your clear aligner treatment and sharing progress with your provider from wherever life takes you. With this convenient app, you’re never far from exceptional oral health care. The ProMonitoring app will help you take scans of your teeth, communicate with your provider, and send your provider updates on how your teeth are moving throughout your clear aligner journey. You’ll get handy reminders when it’s time to scan your teeth and you can always email with our support team if you have any questions. How does the ProMonitoring app help during treatment? - Take scans of your teeth from anywhere - Get the go-ahead to move to the next step - Track your progress during treatment - Avoid unnecessary office visits - Email with our support team - Get timely feedback from your provider about your treatment
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Verdict
Spear Online and ProMonitoring both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 89% of ProMonitoring's written reviews are positive against 64% of Spear Online's. ProMonitoring also leads on ratings volume (3.7K vs 821). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Spear Online against 4.9 for ProMonitoring. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 821 and 3.7K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 64% of Spear Online's written reviews are positive against 89% of ProMonitoring's.
Spear Online ships an update every 2 months, ProMonitoring every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | Spear Online | ProMonitoring |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (821 ratings) — better | 4.9 (3.7K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 63.6% of reviews | 89.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 821 | 3.7K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 436 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Spear Education, LLC | Candid Co |
Customer experience
Spear Online
ProMonitoring
User reviews
Spear Online
From 821 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Convenient & accessible
- 🚀 Informative content
- 👍 Easy to navigate
- 👍 Long-term member satisfaction
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy and crashes frequently
- 👎 Not user-friendly
- 👎 Expensive for new dentists
ProMonitoring
From 3.7K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 User-friendly
- 🚀 Easy to navigate
- 👍 Convenient
- 👍 Intuitive
- 👍 Helpful
Room to improve
- 🐛 Inconsistent autofocus
- 🐛 Difficult to get scans right
- 🐛 Blurry progress photos
- 🐛 App glitches and crashes
- 🐛 Login issues
Bugs and requests
Spear Online
Reported bugs
2 issues- New version broken for iPhone users
- Courses not showing up
Requested features
3 requests- Casting capabilities
- Access to Master Program and Study Club info
- Add Study Club icon
ProMonitoring
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login screen issues
- Compatibility problems with newer phone models
- Inconsistent autofocus during scans
- Blurry progress photos
Requested features
5 requests- Add timer to track wear time
- Allow direct communication with overseeing orthodontist
- Improve scan quality and consistency
- Provide original treatment plan video in the app
- Add ability to leave notes/comments for orthodontist
In-app purchases
Spear Online
No in-app purchases
ProMonitoring
No in-app purchases
Questions
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