Comparison

Crack DAT READING vs Handpiece

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

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About

Crack DAT READING

Prepare for the Reading Comprehension section of the Dental Admission Test with video crash courses, full-length practice tests, and detailed performance analysis. Improve your scores, estimate your results, and gain a competitive edge for dental school admissions.

Highlights
  • Reading Comprehension Crash Course Videos
  • 10 Full Length Practice Tests
  • 500 Practice Questions
  • Performance Analysis Reports
  • Score Estimation
  • Automatic Updates
Features
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Crack DAT Reading - Transform Your DAT Score with Unlimited Practice Stop letting the Reading Comprehension section stand between you and dental school acceptance. Crack DAT Reading delivers UNLIMITED practice tests that have helped over 10,000 students achieve 400+ on the DAT score (20+ DAT scores on their old scale). The Game-Changing Difference Other apps offer a small, fixed question bank you'll finish in a week. Crack DAT Reading combines 10 full-length, test-day-authentic tests with an UNLIMITED test generator. Every generated test is entirely new - fresh passages and questions on any topic - so you never run out of material. Endless practice to build reading speed, accuracy, confidence, and scores. What You Get • 10 full-length tests just like test day: 3 passages, 50 questions, 60 minutes each • UNLIMITED test generator - brand-new tests on any topic, saved with answers and explanations • 24-lesson video crash course: Main Idea, Detail, Inference, Tone and more • Real test-day engine: customizable timer, mark-for-review, answer elimination, review grid • Official ADA scaled scoring (200-600), category breakdowns, detailed explanations • Score history, analytics, and streak tracking - study anywhere Start Free, Upgrade for Success • Free: One complete full-length test - 3 passages, 50 questions, 60 minutes, ADA scaled scoring - completely free. Experience the quality before paying. • Premium: Unlock all 10 tests, the unlimited generator, and the full crash course. Choose 1-month or 1-year access. Why You Can't Afford to Wait Most students underestimate Reading Comprehension because they assume they already know how to read. The DAT doesn't test casual reading - it tests speed, precision, and stamina across dense scientific passages under a brutal 60-minute clock. You can't cram those skills - you need time, exposure, and UNLIMITED repetition. Top scorers don't wing it or start late - they start early and practice consistently. The Real Cost of Being Underprepared One DAT attempt costs hundreds of dollars. An application cycle can cost thousands. If you're underprepared, the real cost isn't another testing fee - it can mean months of restudy, a retake, reapplying, and losing an entire year before dental school. That's why we built this app around unlimited generation instead of a small question bank. Keep practicing, keep seeing new passages, target weaker areas, and build the speed and pattern recognition that only repetition creates - without running out of material. Fear of Falling Behind? Your competition is looking for every edge. If someone walks in with far more Reading practice and faster comprehension under time pressure, that's a real advantage. While others get faster with unlimited practice, are you still planning to start "later"? Time runs out. The test doesn't wait. Don't let others take your dental school spot! A Straightforward Investment $50 for a month, or $200 for an entire year (about $16 per month for unlimited practice and a full-year head start). For a student facing years of tuition, expensive applications, and competitive admissions, about $16 per month for your DAT score is a straightforward decision. Everyone is free to prepare however they choose. We built this for students who would rather have every possible advantage than save a few dollars and wonder afterward. Ready to Crush the Reading Section? Join 10,000+ students who transformed their DAT scores with Crack DAT. Download now and start crushing the Reading section. Your dental school acceptance depends on your DAT score. Make every point count. Questions? admin@CrackDAT.com Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.crackdat.com/privacy Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage in your App Store account settings, with access continuing until the end of the paid period.

About

Handpiece

This app provides a virtual preclinical dental simulation for iPad, allowing users to practice cavity preparations and restorations on 3D teeth. It offers detailed grading and comparative benchmarks, along with tools to study tooth anatomy and practice indirect vision.

Highlights
  • Virtual cavity preparations
  • 3D tooth anatomy study
  • Indirect vision practice
  • Timed board-style practicals
  • Criterion-by-criterion grading
  • Restoration simulation
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Handpiece is a preclinical dental simulator for iPad and Apple Pencil. PREPARATIONS Cut Class I and Class II amalgam, Class II composite, and full gold and all-ceramic crown preparations on 3D teeth with a virtual handpiece driven by Apple Pencil. Work on a bench segment, a full typodont or a phantom head with a mouth mirror and loupes. When you finish, the preparation is measured and graded criterion by criterion (outline form, pulpal and axial depth, wall convergence, marginal ridges, margins, adjacent tooth damage) against textbook targets, with the numbers behind every grade. RESTORATIONS Fill Class I and Class II amalgam and Class II composite preparations with a carrier, condenser, carver, matrix band and curing light, then see the restoration compared with the tooth's own anatomy. EXAM MODE Sit timed, board-style practicals in the phantom head, with no undo and results at the end. MIRROR PRACTICE Train indirect vision with a real dental mirror. Trace lines, shapes, numbers, letters and the occlusal outlines and grooves of real teeth, one tooth or a whole arch, then cut preparations with the iPad out of direct sight. TOOTH ANATOMY Study all 32 permanent and 20 primary teeth in 3D, with every landmark named and explained, cross-sections, and the pulp horns. Compare a primary tooth with its permanent look-alike or successor side by side at true size, and watch teeth erupt and shed from birth to 21 on the eruption timeline, and learn eruption ages block by block with the Block method. Practise with timed station practicals that ask about a structure, the eruption age or the pulp horns, guided identification that walks you through dentition, arch, class, type and side, landmark hunts, and a numbering drill for Universal, FDI, Palmer and Haderup notation. Each works on permanent, primary or mixed dentitions. BENCHMARKS See how your graded preparations compare with other students' anonymous attempts, practice and exam mode separately. No account and no personal data: everything works offline. HANDPIECE PRO Free: the Daily ID, ten teeth to identify each day, and the 3D viewer of the 32 permanent teeth. Handpiece Pro unlocks everything else, as a weekly or yearly subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. The welcome tour lets you try a landmark question on a 3D molar and mirror drawing first. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and can be managed in your App Store account settings. Handpiece is a study aid for dental students. It does not replace supervised preclinical training. Support: admin@zinance.app Terms of Use: https://zinance.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://zinance.app/privacy

Screenshots

Crack DAT READING4 screens
Handpiece4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Crack DAT READING at 5.0 against Handpiece's 4.3. Crack DAT READING also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). Handpiece's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 44 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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. Crack DAT READING sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $49.99 per month and Handpiece sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Crack DAT READING holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 6 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Crack DAT READING ships an update every 44 months, Handpiece daily. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Crack DAT READING versus Handpiece: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrack DAT READINGHandpiece
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.3 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings36 — better
Update frequencyEvery 44 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB48 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperCrack Exam Preparation Software, LLCZinance Inc.

Customer experience

Crack DAT READING

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Handpiece

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Crack DAT READING

Subscriptions2
  • Crack DAT READING (Monthly)$49.991 Month
  • DAT READING (Annual)$199.991 Year
3 purchases

Handpiece

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly$9.997 Days
  • Yearly$79.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is Crack DAT READING free?
Crack DAT READING is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Handpiece free?
Handpiece is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Crack DAT READING or Handpiece?
Crack DAT READING is rated higher. Crack DAT READING averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Handpiece averages 4.3 from 6 ratings.
Do Crack DAT READING or Handpiece have ads?
Neither Crack DAT READING nor Handpiece shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Crack DAT READING or Handpiece?
Crack DAT READING ships an update every 44 months, and Handpiece daily. Most recently, Crack DAT READING was updated on November 3, 2026 and Handpiece on November 6, 2026.

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