3Shape Communicate vs PracticeDilly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
3Shape Communicate
This app allows dental professionals to view and manage 3D scans and designs remotely. It facilitates sharing of images and comments, enabling quick approvals and rejections to save time and reduce errors.
- View 3D scans and designs on mobile
- Share scans, designs, and images
- Add comments and feedback
- Approve or reject work remotely
- Control dental work progress
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As a busy dentist or lab, getting access to your scans and designs on-the-go is important. With the Communicate App, you are not limited to your desktop or laptop and you can inspect your scans and designs no matter where you are - all the time! Share 3D scans and designs, share images and comments, approve and reject scans and designs, control your work, save time and reduce remakes. Disclaimer: Older devices might not be able to show bigger 3D models due to memory limitations. Support: support@3shape.com Feedback: mobile-feedback@3shape.com
PracticeDilly
Access your dental practice schedule and patient information on the go. Communicate directly with patients via text message without needing to be at your office computer.
- View daily and weekly schedules
- Access patient details
- Send and receive patient texts
- Check insurance information
- View last visit details
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With PracticeDilly's mobile app you can now, View Schedule: What does your day/week look like? Check your calendar from anywhere! View Patient Info: See details about your patients, insurance, contact info, last visit, and more. Message: Send and receive text messages to your patient without being in front of your office computer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PracticeDilly at 100% against 3Shape Communicate's 22%. PracticeDilly also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.8). 3Shape Communicate's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PracticeDilly holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of 3Shape Communicate's written reviews are positive against 100% of PracticeDilly's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 3Shape Communicate | PracticeDilly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (18 ratings) | 4.5 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 22.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 126 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 3Shape | Pavan Chakka |
Customer experience
3Shape Communicate
PracticeDilly
In-app purchases
3Shape Communicate
No in-app purchases
PracticeDilly
No in-app purchases
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