Spear Online vs Flex Mobile App
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.”
Flex Mobile App
Manage your dental practice on the go with this app. It provides secure, HIPAA-compliant access to patient text messages and your full schedule, allowing for easy appointment management and patient communication.
- Two-way patient text messaging
- Full Open Dental schedule view
- Add and edit appointments
- HIPAA-compliant security
- Multi-location practice support
- Staff access management
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Flex's mobile app helps you manage your practice from wherever you are — all your patient text messages and full Open Dental schedule are just a tap away. Key features include: Patient Communication >> Two-way text messaging fully synced with Flex in your office & Open Dental comms log >> Fast patient search with quick-access info like date of birth, family members, balance due and next appointment time Mobile Appointment Book >> View your always up-to-date schedule across in any operatory >> Add new patients to Open Dental >> Manage your schedule: View key details and create & edit appointments Flexible & Secure >> Support for multi-location practices built right in >> Fully HIPAA-compliant >> Administrators can add, limit or remove staff access instantly from inside Flex >> Two-factor verification required
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Spear Online at 4.9 against Flex Mobile App's 4.0. Spear Online also leads on ratings volume (802 vs 13). Flex Mobile App's advantage is review sentiment (75% vs 64%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Spear Online holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spear Online has 802 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 64% of Spear Online's written reviews are positive against 75% of Flex Mobile App's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Spear Online ships an update every 2 months, Flex Mobile App monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spear Online | Flex Mobile App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (802 ratings) — better | 4.0 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 63.6% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 802 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Spear Education, LLC | Flex Dental Solutions, LLC. |
Customer experience
Spear Online
Flex Mobile App
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
Flex Mobile App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Spear Online
No in-app purchases
Flex Mobile App
No in-app purchases
Questions
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