Decision Matters vs Maxillofacial
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Decision Matters
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Introducing Decision Matters. The app for dental implant surgery in esthetic area assistance. Finally, there’s an app that makes it easy to access proven, best-practice implant-surgical protocols for esthetic area. A tool that teaches minimally invasive site preservation and optimization, step by step. Whether you’re a general dentist, an oral surgeon, periodontist or a postgrad student, if you’re interested in or already practicing esthetic dentistry and want to leave your patients with the best, long-term results, Decision Matters will compliment your expertise. Backed by over 20 years of specialised experience and research, Decision Matters has been developed out of a passion for sharing knowledge. No more sifting through your conference notes. Here is an app that takes you from socket type to predictable result, and every decision you need to make in between, in one place: the palm of your hand. Step-by-step instructions for esthetic dental implant surgery. In the palm of your hand. Who is it for? Decision Matters is for the practitioner who’s already performing implant surgery and wants to master their skills in esthetics or wants to have an easy reminder of procedures they’re already familiar with. It’s for any practitioner who has a keen interest in site preservation and optimization, with minimal invasive procedures.
Maxillofacial
This app consolidates oral and maxillofacial surgery knowledge, offering a surgical atlas, coding reference, scholarly search engine, and a professional forum. It serves as a comprehensive resource for residents and attendings in the field.
- Surgical atlas of OMS procedures
- Coding reference (CDT, CPT, ICD-10)
- Scholarly search engine
- Professional community forum
- Board preparation resources
- Clinical query interface
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Maxillofacial integrates the body of oral and maxillofacial surgery knowledge into a single application, comprising a surgical atlas, coding reference, scholarly search engine, and the specialty's first dedicated professional forum. ATLAS A growing compendium of OMS procedures, structured for efficient reference before, during, or after operative care — designed as a working clinical resource for surgeons REFERENCE Organized across Anatomy, Perioperative Care, Emergency Management, Pathology, and Didactics, supporting concept review, board preparation, and protocol verification at the point of care. SCHOLAR A clinical query interface accepting natural language and standard OMS terminology, returning synthesized, citation-backed responses cross-referenced against major bibliographic indexes and current specialty guidelines, ranked according to evidentiary quality, with each claim traceable to its primary source. Scholar is intended as an educational and research reference tool and does not substitute for independent clinical judgment; all guidance should be verified against primary sources prior to clinical application. CODING Specialty-specific lookup across CDT, CPT, and ICD-10, facilitating direct progression from diagnosis to procedure to billing code within a single interface — addressing the persistent overlap between medical and dental coding in OMS practice. FORUM The first dedicated professional community for oral and maxillofacial surgery, supporting case discussion, residency and fellowship inquiry, practice management dialogue, and international collegial exchange among residents, attendings, and program directors. Maxillofacial serves as a unified repository of specialty knowledge and professional community — for residents preparing for board examination, attendings managing clinical practice, and program directors advancing surgical education. Download to join the conversation.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Maxillofacial at Free against Decision Matters's $44.99. Maxillofacial also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 25 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Maxillofacial is free to download; Decision Matters costs $44.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Decision Matters ships an update every 25 months, Maxillofacial every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Decision Matters | Maxillofacial |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $44.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 4.7 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 83.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 25 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 121 MB | 113 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pohl Consulting d.o.o. | Maxillofacial Foundation LLC |
In-app purchases
Decision Matters
No in-app purchases
Maxillofacial
No in-app purchases









