Dandy vs Cleary
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dandy
This app streamlines communication and case management between dental practices and their labs. It allows users to track cases, chat with lab teams, approve digital designs, and add patient photos, simplifying the workflow from impression to final restoration.
- Track and manage dental lab cases
- Chat with lab teams
- Review and approve digital waxups
- Add patient photos
- Streamline impression to restoration workflow
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Dandy has reimagined how dentists and their staff work with their dental lab by giving you the technology and tools that make everyday a lot easier, from impression to final seating of the restoration. Our mobile app gives you the freedom to focus on what’s most important, even when that takes you out of the practice. Track and manage cases, chat with your lab team, review and approve digital waxups, add patient photos, and much more. To get started, simply download the app and login using your Dandy Portal username and password. Not using Dandy for your lab work yet? Get started here: https://www.meetdandy.com/get-started/
Cleary
Stay connected and informed with this employee experience platform. Access company announcements, employee directories, resources, and recognition tools. Submit questions for company events and search across integrated applications.
- Internal communications
- Employee directory with org chart
- Company resource access
- Employee recognition and celebrations
- Event Q&A submission
- Cross-platform search
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Cleary is the employee experience platform for high-performing teams. Use the mobile app when you’re on-the-go to stay connected and informed. - Internal Communications: Never miss an announcement or team update. - Employee Directory: Answer “Who’s Who?” with a dynamic org chart, robust employee profiles, and team pages. - Company Resources: Looking for your PTO policy? Benefits information? Find it in Cleary. - Recognition and Celebrations: Send a colleague a shoutout or sign their birthday card. - Events: Submit your questions for the upcoming company all-hands meeting. - Search: Search across the platform and integrated applications.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Dandy at fortnightly against Cleary's every 2 months. Dandy also leads on ratings volume (12 vs 4). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Dandy against 5.0 for Cleary. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 4 respectively.
Dandy ships an update fortnightly, Cleary every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and June 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dandy | Cleary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (12 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 13.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 83 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ZIMA INTERNATIONAL, INC. | Cleary Technologies, Inc. |
Customer experience
Dandy
Cleary
In-app purchases
Dandy
No in-app purchases
Cleary
No in-app purchases
