Open Dental vs mConsent Practice
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.
mConsent Practice
This mobile application helps dentists manage their practice on the go. It offers features for appointment scheduling, patient communication via text, call logging, and accessing patient details.
- Appointment calendar view
- Patient texting
- Appointment reminders
- Call log management
- Patient book access
- Quick communication options
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mConsent Practice app is the ultimate mobile app designed specifically for dentists like you, empowering you to efficiently manage your practice even when you're on the go. With an array of powerful features, mConsent revolutionizes the way you interact with your patients, saving you time and ensuring a seamless experience for both you and your valued patients. Key Features: Appointment Calendar View: Stay organized and effortlessly manage your appointments. Patient Communication: effortlessly text your patients, ensuring clear and instant communication. Whether you need to confirm an appointment, send important reminders/forms, or simply address their concerns Call Log: With the integrated Mango call feature, manage your call log and initiate call backs directly from the app. Patient Book: View your patient book, patient details, and quick send options to easily communicate with your patients.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Open Dental at every 6 weeks against mConsent Practice's every 9 months. Open Dental also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On price, rating, 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
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 — 5.0 for Open Dental against 5.0 for mConsent Practice. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively.
Open Dental ships an update every 6 weeks, mConsent Practice every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on August 15, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Open Dental | mConsent Practice |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 422 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Open Dental Software, Inc. | Srs Websolutions |
Customer experience
Open Dental
mConsent Practice
In-app purchases
Open Dental
No in-app purchases
mConsent Practice
No in-app purchases
Questions
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