Comparison

YAPI vs Spear Patient Education

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

Head to head
About

YAPI

This application streamlines dental practice workflows to enhance patient experiences. It provides instant access to patient information, facilitates communication, and manages patient flow for improved efficiency.

Highlights
  • Patient information access
  • Workflow improvement
  • Intra-office communication
  • Patient flow management
  • Paperless office solutions
  • Real-time patient communication
Features
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YAPI helps dentist create remarkable patient experiences by maximizing each patient encounter through improved efficiency and workflow. This innovative app enables dental teams to instantly access, visualize and share relevant patient information at a glance and take immediate action when action is required. YAPI is integrated with most practice management software and offers useful tools such as Intra-Office Communication, Patient Flow Management, Paperless Office Solutions, Ubiquitous Huddle, Patient Real-Time Communication, and much more. Requires version 1.3.x or higher of YAPI Service.

About

Spear Patient Education

Enhance patient communication with an extensive library of HD videos covering conditions, procedures, and home care. This app offers an intuitive interface, annotation tools, and customizable branding to improve case acceptance and patient satisfaction.

Highlights
  • 220+ HD patient-tested videos
  • Intuitive interface
  • Video sharing via email/SMS
  • Drawing and annotation tool
  • Customizable practice branding
  • Condition and procedure videos
  • Home care and post-operative videos
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Transform every patient conversation with the Patient Education app from Spear. Available on phones and tablets, the app gives your team instant access to engaging educational content that helps patients better understand their oral health and recommended treatment. For the first time, you can access both Chairside and Lobby videos in a single app. Review videos together with patients using built-in drawing and annotation tools, create personalized playlists, and easily share videos or handouts via email or text so patients can continue learning at home. Key Features NEW! Available on both phones and tablets NEW! Access Chairside and Lobby videos in one app Library of 250+ professionally produced patient education videos Draw and annotate videos to personalize treatment discussions Create custom playlists for each patient's needs Share videos, playlists, and handouts via email or SMS Search, filter, favorite, and quickly access the content you need Customize emails and video landing pages with your practice branding View sharing history to track patient engagement Empower your team with the tools to communicate more effectively, improve patient understanding, and help patients make informed decisions about their care. Available exclusively to eligible Spear members.

Screenshots

Spear Patient Education4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Spear Patient Education at 5.0 against YAPI's 4.0. Spear Patient Education also leads on device support (4 vs 1). YAPI's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.1). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Spear Patient Education holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

YAPI ships an update every 6 weeks, Spear Patient Education every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
YAPI versus Spear Patient Education: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYAPISpear Patient Education
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (7 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB50 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperYapi, Inc.Spear Education, LLC

Customer experience

YAPI

All ratings7 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral28.6%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%

Spear Patient Education

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

YAPI

No in-app purchases

None

Spear Patient Education

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is YAPI free?
YAPI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Spear Patient Education free?
Spear Patient Education is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, YAPI or Spear Patient Education?
Spear Patient Education is rated higher. YAPI averages 4.0 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Spear Patient Education averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do YAPI or Spear Patient Education have ads?
Neither YAPI nor Spear Patient Education shows ads.
Which is updated more often, YAPI or Spear Patient Education?
YAPI ships an update every 6 weeks, and Spear Patient Education every 3 months. Most recently, YAPI was updated on October 23, 2026 and Spear Patient Education on October 18, 2026.

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