Comparison

Open Dental vs Invisalign Practice App

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Appointment scheduling and management
  • Patient contact information access
  • Allergies and prescriptions viewing
  • e-Prescribing with DoseSpot
  • Direct patient calling and emailing
  • Office texting integration
Features
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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.

About

Invisalign Practice App

Manage daily tasks and patient profiles with an intuitive interface. Grow your practice by connecting with patients and monitoring treatment progress remotely. Designed exclusively for Invisalign providers.

Highlights
  • Dashboard for patient tasks
  • Invisalign Connect integration
  • Patient profile creation
  • Invisalign Go case applicability
  • Remote patient monitoring
  • Virtual appointments
Features
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Easily manage and prioritize your day with the Invisalign Practice App. Do daily tasks on a simple intuitive interface, integrated with the Invisalign Doctor Site. FEATURES: - Start on your dashboard for an overview of key patient tasks - Grow your practice with Invisalign Connect - Create patient profiles and capture records - Receive information about case applicability with Invisalign Go - Remotely monitor your patient's treatment progress with Invisalign Virtual Care - Conveniently meet with patients and prospects using Invisalign Virtual Appointment Note: This application is intended for Invisalign providers only and not for Invisalign patients.

Screenshots

Open Dental4 screens
Invisalign Practice App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Invisalign Practice App at 4.9 against Open Dental's 4.2. Invisalign Practice App also leads on ratings volume (4.7K vs 5) and review sentiment (45% vs 33%). Open Dental's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, 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

Invisalign Practice App holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Invisalign Practice App has 4.7K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Open Dental's written reviews are positive against 45% of Invisalign Practice App's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Open Dental ships an update every 6 weeks, Invisalign Practice App every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Open Dental versus Invisalign Practice App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOpen DentalInvisalign Practice App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (5 ratings)4.9 (4.7K ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews45.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings54.7K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size422 MB375 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperOpen Dental Software IncAlign Technology, Inc.

Customer experience

Open Dental

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Invisalign Practice App

All ratings4,731 ratings
Positive98.7%
Neutral0.8%
Negative0.5%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive45.2%
Neutral9.7%
Negative45.2%

Bugs and requests

Open Dental

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Invisalign Practice App

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • New app cannot download photos on iPhone
  • Old app stopped working after new app was rolled out, unable to access old patient photos

Requested features

2 requests
  • Check and view real clinch check, especially for new and refinement cases
  • Notifications and categories of patients

In-app purchases

None

Open Dental

No in-app purchases

None

Invisalign Practice App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Open Dental free?
Open Dental is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Invisalign Practice App free?
Invisalign Practice App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Open Dental or Invisalign Practice App?
Invisalign Practice App is rated higher. Open Dental averages 4.2 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Invisalign Practice App averages 4.9 from 4.7K ratings.
Do Open Dental or Invisalign Practice App have ads?
Neither Open Dental nor Invisalign Practice App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Open Dental or Invisalign Practice App?
Open Dental ships an update every 6 weeks, and Invisalign Practice App every 3 weeks. Most recently, Open Dental was updated on November 3, 2026 and Invisalign Practice App on November 3, 2026.

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