BiteFX vs Open Dental
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BiteFX
This app aids dentists in explaining complex dental concepts like occlusion and sleep apnea to patients. It utilizes animations and presentations to improve patient understanding and treatment acceptance. A free version offers basic content, with a full library available via subscription.
- Patient education animations
- Explains occlusion and TMD
- Improves treatment acceptance
- Increases patient referrals
- Monthly content updates
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BiteFX helps dentists communicate the concepts of occlusion, TMD, sleep apnea and other difficult to grasp topics. It helps patients understand their issues so they can make informed decisions on what is best for their health. The BiteFX app is designed for presenting BiteFX animations to dental patients. Some example animations, photos and presentations are provided with the free app. The full set of animations is available to BiteFX subscribers with subscriptions available through in-app purchase. Periodic updates containing new animations, photos or presentation templates are included in the monthly subscription.
Open Dental
Manage patient appointments, view schedules by operatories, and access patient contact details. The app allows for e-prescribing, direct patient communication via call or text, and viewing medical information like allergies and prescriptions.
- Appointment scheduling and management
- Patient contact information access
- Allergies and prescriptions viewing
- e-Prescribing with DoseSpot
- Direct patient calling and emailing
- Office texting integration
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+ View your schedule by operatories and see appointment details. + Create, edit, move, or delete appointments. + Set appointment & confirmation status, assign appointment type, add appointment notes. + Access patient contact info, appointments, allergies, and prescriptions. + View pharmacy contact information. + e-Prescribe with DoseSpot access. + Call or email patients directly from the app. + View, send and receive text messages from patients using your office texting number.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Open Dental at none against BiteFX's 3. Open Dental also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 10 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. BiteFX sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $74.99 per month. Open Dental asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for BiteFX against 5.0 for Open Dental. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 5 respectively.
BiteFX ships an update every 10 months, Open Dental every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and August 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BiteFX | Open Dental |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 111 MB | 422 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | D2Effects LLC | Open Dental Software, Inc. |
Customer experience
BiteFX
Open Dental
In-app purchases
BiteFX
- Monthly BiteFX Subscription1 Month trial$74.991 Month
- 6 Months Subscription$449.99
- 1 Year Subscription$899.99
Open Dental
No in-app purchases
Questions
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