DDS GP vs Crown Preps
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DDS GP
This app helps dental professionals visually explain conditions and treatments to patients. It allows for drawing on images, adding personal photos, and creating custom treatment plans. With over 200 demonstrations, it's designed for effective chairside case presentations.
- Visual patient education
- Draw on screen
- Add custom images
- Create treatment plans
- Over 200 demonstrations
- Consistent updates
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*Rated BEST chair side case presentation software/app by Gordon Christensen's CR (reprints available). *Chosen as a "Best Product" by Gordon Christensen's CR. *Awarded "Five Stars" by Dental Product Shopper reviewers, best rating of any product ever tested. DDS GP is for dental professionals to show conditions and treatments to their patients. TAP and DRAG to easily show severity of decay, periodontal disease, cracks, and numerous other conditions and procedures. DRAW right on the screen with your finger... then save your drawings. ADD your own images or photos from your photo library, then draw on and save them. SEND OR PRINT custom treatment plans to your patients. OVER 200 unique demonstrations! CONSISTENTLY UPDATED and improved. DDS GP is all you’ll need for patient consultations. *Remember, doctor: your patients are there to see YOU, not a video. Leaving a patient in front of a video demo with a voice-over artist doing the talking is NOT ENOUGH! Review our privacy policy and terms and conditions here: https://www.ddsgp.com/privacy.html Review our Terms of Use here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Crown Preps
This interactive 3D tutorial guides users through the steps and requirements for preparing different types of dental crowns. It offers customizable quizzes and allows sharing of progress with others. Developed with input from dental professionals.
- 3D interactive crown prep tutorial
- Covers Full Gold, PFM, and All Ceramic crowns
- Customizable quizzes with specific parameters
- Share quizzes via short codes
- Review procedures from all angles
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The ultimate app for fixed-pros preclinical lab and/or dental board licensure examinations. Focus on the procedures of cutting a Full Gold Crown on tooth 3, PFM on 5, and an All Ceramic type Crown on tooth 9; all rendered in amazing 3D! The deeply immersive and fun interactive crown prep tutorial guides you through all requirements and steps to finish an ideal crown preparation. Review every angle of the procedure and answer questions as you progress to making the ideal cuts of the tooth prior to cutting on the ModuPRO. Customize the default quiz to meet your exact requirements. Specify burs, depths, and question wording. When you are finished, share your quiz to students using a short, automatically generated code. Developed with input from Dr. Peter Yaman, Clinical Professor and Director of the Graduate Program in Restorative Dentistry, University Of Michigan School Of Dentistry. Acadental would like to thank Brasseler for donating the burs that were modeled for this app. The interactive 3D crown prep tutorial is designed as a tutorial review only. End user is responsible for reviewing and meeting all requirements for dental board licensure or particular examinations.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Crown Preps at 5.0 against DDS GP's 4.4. Crown Preps also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.5). DDS GP's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly) and ratings volume (12 vs 3). On price, ads 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. DDS GP sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $89.00 per month. Crown Preps asks for nothing beyond the download.
Crown Preps holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 3 respectively.
DDS GP ships an update every 2 weeks, Crown Preps monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DDS GP | Crown Preps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (12 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 232 MB | 171 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Kick Your Apps, Inc. | ACA Dental |
Customer experience
DDS GP
Crown Preps
In-app purchases
DDS GP
- Monthly14 Days trial$89.001 Month
- Yearly14 Days trial$499.001 Year
- Yearly Special14 Days trial$499.991 Year
- Lifetime Membership$1699.99
Crown Preps
No in-app purchases
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