Align Events vs Spear Talk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Align Events
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You can use the Align Events app to easily access our event details such as agendas, speaker info, program and breakout locations, etc.
Spear Talk
A members-only community for dental professionals to connect, share expertise, and discuss topics in clinical dentistry and practice management. The mobile app brings this dental community to users on the go.
- Members-only forum
- Networking for dental professionals
- Expert advice sharing
- Clinical dentistry topics
- Practice management discussions
- Mobile access to community
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Spear Talk is a members-only forum community for dental professionals to network, get expert advice, and share successes together. Join the conversation with a variety of topics across clinical dentistry, practice management, and more. With the new mobile app, now clinicians and team members can have their dental community with them anywhere they go.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Spear Talk at 11.0 against Align Events's 17.0. On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Align Events | Spear Talk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Align Technology, Inc. | Spear Education, LLC |
In-app purchases
Align Events
No in-app purchases
Spear Talk
No in-app purchases
Questions
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