Pearl Module vs SmileSnap
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pearl Module
Securely access patient medical histories, appointments, prescriptions, and clinical notes from your handheld device. Get a quick financial snapshot of daily activity with HIPAA-compliant security.
- Secure patient data access
- View medical histories
- Access appointments
- Review prescriptions
- Check clinical notes
- Financial snapshot
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The PEARL Module allows you to SECURELY connect to your CS SoftDent, CS PracticeWorks, CS WinOMS, CS Orthotrac, and WinDent practice management software anytime, anywhere from your handheld device. Access your patient medical histories, alerts, recent work, appointments, prescriptions history, clinical notes, and even clinical images. You can access a quick financial snapshopt of today's activity with the confidence of knowing everything is done securely and meets HIPAA standards. Note: clinical images and viewed on your handheld device are intended for reference purpose only, not for diagnostic purposes.
SmileSnap
This app connects dental providers with patients for virtual consultations on a secure platform. It is utilized by numerous dental practices globally to enhance patient engagement and accessibility.
- Virtual patient consultations
- Secure communication platform
- Patient engagement tools
- Global dental office use
- Remote access to care
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SmileSnap helps you stay connected throughout the day, with a fresh design built for iPhone. See upcoming appointments and items needing attention, keep up with patient messages, and access patient records, files, and consultation history. Join video consultations and make voice calls from your phone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SmileSnap at 86% against Pearl Module's 21%. SmileSnap also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.5) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
SmileSnap holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SmileSnap has 36 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 21% of Pearl Module's written reviews are positive against 86% of SmileSnap's.
Pearl Module ships an update every 4 months, SmileSnap fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pearl Module | SmileSnap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (2 ratings) | 4.8 (36 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 21.1% of reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 36 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Carestream Dental LLC | SmileSnap |
Customer experience
Pearl Module
SmileSnap
In-app purchases
Pearl Module
No in-app purchases
SmileSnap
No in-app purchases
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