Dolphin Mobile vs Dental 3D
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dolphin Mobile
Access patient imaging and management data directly from your iOS device. This app ensures secure, encrypted access without requiring data synchronization, ideal for medical professionals on the go.
- Access patient imaging data
- Access patient management data
- Secure encrypted data access
- No data synchronization required
- iOS device compatibility
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Dolphin Mobile allows Dolphin users to access Dolphin Management and Dolphin Imaging data directly from the iPhone™, iPad™ or iPod touch™. It is available to customers running Dolphin Imaging, Dolphin Management or both. All sensitive data is encrypted. There is no data synchronization required. Minimum Requirements: • Imaging-only customers, version 11 build 39 or higher and installation of the Premium Security Utilities • For Management customers, version 4.5 Service Pack 1 or higher installed on all computers Please download ONLY after these releases are installed on your system.
Dental 3D
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Take a closer look at your 3D models. Dental 3D brings viewing, measurements, and annotations together in a simple workspace for Mac, iPad, and iPhone. • Open the files you already use. Import STL, OBJ, PLY, supported 3MF, WRL, OFF, and point-cloud files. Open ZIP archives with models and their companion textures. • See how models fit together. View several models at once, rotate and zoom, and adjust visibility, color, opacity, and shading while preserving their original alignment. • Measure and revisit. Pick straight-line distances and three-point angles, save camera views, and return to the viewpoint of a saved measurement. • Keep your observations with the model. Add labels and drawings, then save a Dental 3D project with your models, measurements, annotations, and views together. • Share a useful view. Export pictures or silent videos using standard angles, saved views, and camera motions. • Get help in context. Browse nine built-in guide topics, or use Siri and Shortcuts to open, read or search the public guide and reset a ready view. Private models and annotations stay outside the guide index. • Open supported files your way. Follow the in-app instructions for choosing Dental 3D as the default opening app in Finder or on supported iPhone/iPad systems. Your models are processed on your device. There is no account to create and no advertising. Files you open or save through iCloud Drive or another provider follow that provider's settings. Check source scale and alignment before relying on measurements. Unitless models are read as millimetres, and Dental 3D does not align models automatically. Measurements require independent verification; the app does not provide a diagnosis. Supported format subsets and file-size limits apply. Mac requires Apple silicon.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Dental 3D at every 2 weeks against Dolphin Mobile's every 2 months. Dolphin Mobile's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Dolphin Mobile ships an update every 2 months, Dental 3D every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dolphin Mobile | Dental 3D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 76.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 145 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Patterson Companies | Chris Gupta |
In-app purchases
Dolphin Mobile
No in-app purchases
Dental 3D
No in-app purchases









