Comparison

topsEcho vs Orthotown

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

Head to head
About

topsEcho

Access your orthodontic practice information in real-time from your iPhone or iPod touch. View patient details, images, X-rays, appointments, and schedules securely and instantly, without syncing.

Highlights
  • Real-time practice data access
  • View patient information
  • Access high-resolution images and X-rays
  • Manage appointments and schedules
  • Secure and fast connection
  • Direct integration with topsOrtho
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topsEcho connects directly to your topsOrtho™ practice information via your iPhone or iPod touch. It’s easy, secure, fast and real time. No syncing, no linking. It’s bona fide topsOrtho access at your fingertips. You can view patient information, high-resolution images, X-rays, appointments, ledgers, your schedule, referring doctor information and more. topsEcho is a companion to the topsOrtho orthodontic practice management and imaging system. This release requires topsOrtho 8.2 or newer.

About

Orthotown

Connect with a global community of orthodontists to discuss treatment mechanics, aligner protocols, and practice growth. Share insights, learn from peers, and collaborate on the latest innovations in orthodontics. This platform ensures no orthodontist has to practice alone.

Highlights
  • Peer-to-peer discussion
  • Treatment mechanics exchange
  • Aligner protocol sharing
  • Practice growth strategies
  • Latest innovation updates
  • Collaborative learning
Features
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At Orthotown, we honor great orthodontists who do great orthodontics. That’s who we are. That’s what we’re about. And now, with the redesigned Orthotown app, connecting with your peers has never been easier. The Orthotown app brings the global orthodontic community directly to your fingertips. Whether you want to discuss treatment mechanics, aligner protocols, practice growth strategies or the latest innovations, Orthotown gives you the platform to share, learn and collaborate. With a completely refreshed message board interface, you can now follow conversations more easily, find relevant insights faster and connect with other orthodontists who understand your world. Because with Orthotown, no orthodontist will ever have to practice solo again.

Screenshots

topsEcho4 screens
Orthotown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Orthotown at 100% against topsEcho's 0%. Orthotown also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). topsEcho's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (11.4 vs 15.1). On price, ads, monetization model 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. Orthotown sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. topsEcho asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

topsEcho ships an update every 4 months, Orthotown every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
topsEcho versus Orthotown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametertopsEchoOrthotown
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.2 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—10 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.4 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB48 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperCogent Design, Inc.Dentaltown.com LLC

Customer experience

topsEcho

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Orthotown

All ratings10 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

topsEcho

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Orthotown

One-time10
  • Orthotown CE Course CEUs [331]$18.99
  • Orthotown CE Course Video [331]$18.99
  • Orthotown CE Course CEUs [387]$18.99
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  • Orthotown CE Course Video [387]$18.99
  • Orthotown CE Course Video including CEUs [605]$36.99
  • Orthotown CE Course Video including CEUs [331]$36.99
  • Orthotown CE Course Video including CEUs [387]$36.99
  • Orthotown CE Course Video including CEUs [323]$36.99
  • Orthotown CE Course Video including CEUs [326]$36.99
  • Orthotown CE Course Video including CEUs [722]$36.99

Questions

Is topsEcho free?
topsEcho is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Orthotown free?
Orthotown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do topsEcho or Orthotown have ads?
Neither topsEcho nor Orthotown shows ads.
Which is updated more often, topsEcho or Orthotown?
topsEcho ships an update every 4 months, and Orthotown every 2 months. Most recently, topsEcho was updated on November 1, 2026 and Orthotown on November 1, 2026.

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