Open Dental vs Flex Mobile App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Appointment scheduling and management
- Patient contact information access
- Allergies and prescriptions viewing
- e-Prescribing with DoseSpot
- Direct patient calling and emailing
- Office texting integration
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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.
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: Open Dental at 5.0 against Flex Mobile App's 4.0. Open Dental also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). Flex Mobile App's advantage is review sentiment (75% vs 33%). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Open Dental holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 13 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of Open Dental'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.
Open Dental ships an update every 6 weeks, Flex Mobile App monthly. The most recent releases landed on August 15, 2026 and September 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Open Dental | Flex Mobile App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | 4.0 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 422 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Open Dental Software, Inc. | Flex Dental Solutions, LLC. |
Customer experience
Open Dental
Flex Mobile App
In-app purchases
Open Dental
No in-app purchases
Flex Mobile App
No in-app purchases
Questions
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