Comparison

Dolphin Mobile vs Dental 3D

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Access patient imaging data
  • Access patient management data
  • Secure encrypted data access
  • No data synchronization required
  • iOS device compatibility
Features
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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.

About

Dental 3D

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Dolphin Mobile4 screens
Dental 3D3 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Dolphin Mobile versus Dental 3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDolphin MobileDental 3D
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size145 MB12 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperPatterson CompaniesChris Gupta

In-app purchases

None

Dolphin Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

Dental 3D

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dolphin Mobile free?
Dolphin Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dental 3D free?
Dental 3D is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Dolphin Mobile or Dental 3D have ads?
Neither Dolphin Mobile nor Dental 3D shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dolphin Mobile or Dental 3D?
Dolphin Mobile ships an update every 2 months, and Dental 3D every 2 weeks. Most recently, Dolphin Mobile was updated on October 23, 2026 and Dental 3D on October 24, 2026.

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