PbN Grow vs CareStack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PbN Grow
This app provides dental practices with mobile access to essential management tools. It allows for patient communication, appointment scheduling, payment requests, and performance analytics, all while ensuring HIPAA compliance.
- Patient messaging
- Review requests
- Payment collection
- Missed call notifications
- Schedule viewing
- KPI dashboards
- Patient search
- Task management
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With the PbN Grow app, dental practices now have on-the-go access to software that keeps your practice running at an optimal level 24/7 – message your patients, get notified for missed calls, access actionable analytics, view your schedule, and more. Key Features include: Messaging > Stay in touch with your patients by sending and receiving text messages. Patient Reviews > Ask your patients to leave a review after their visit. Payments > Request your patients to pay their balance via text or email. Calls > Receive notifications for every missed call at your practice. > View all of your call logs for missed, incoming, and outgoing calls. Schedule > View your daily schedule from the comfort of your home for any operatory or provider. > See your patient’s key information such as outstanding balance, unfinished treatments, pending forms, unscheduled family members, and much more. KPIs > View your built-in and customized dashboards from anywhere. > Access KPIs, reports, and all relevant information across multi-location practices. Patient search > Find any patient in your practice to access their profile information, including the date of their most recent visit, the date of their next recall appointment, their service history, their communication history, and much more. Tasks > Follow up with your patients as you go through the task list, to fill gaps in your schedule and increase practice profitability. Privacy and Security > HIPAA-compliant > Face ID and Touch ID enabled
CareStack
Manage your daily schedule, patient information, and communications directly from your mobile device. This app allows for easy appointment viewing, slot blocking, and access to patient treatment notes and messages.
- Daily schedule view
- Appointment slot management
- Detailed appointment information
- Patient treatment notes access
- In-app messaging and email response
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Introducing the CS Mobile App: Your Practice in Your Pocket! The CS Mobile App is designed to keep you connected and in control of your schedule, patient information, and communication, all from the convenience of your mobile device. Key Features: Daily Schedule at a Glance: Effortlessly view and manage your appointments for the day. Slot Management: Block slots to indicate your availability and stay organized. Detailed Appointment View: Access comprehensive details for each appointment with just a tap. Patient Information On-the-Go: View treatment notes, basic patient information, allergies, and current medications whenever you need them. Stay Connected: Read and respond to patient messages and emails directly through the app. With the CS Mobile App, streamline your workflow and ensure seamless practice management wherever you are. Download now and take your practice wherever you go!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: CareStack at 67% against PbN Grow's 50%. CareStack also leads on rating (3.7 vs 3.4) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CareStack holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of PbN Grow's written reviews are positive against 67% of CareStack's.
PbN Grow ships an update every 2 months, CareStack every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PbN Grow | CareStack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (9 ratings) | 3.7 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Practice by Numbers | Good Methods Global Inc |
Customer experience
PbN Grow
CareStack
In-app purchases
PbN Grow
No in-app purchases
CareStack
No in-app purchases







