DocUpdate vs TDO Mobile v3
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DocUpdate
This app provides busy clinicians with mobile-first tools to streamline their workflow. It offers free e-prescribing to numerous pharmacies, patient communication features including a medical translator, and access to a concierge service for pharmaceutical company interactions.
- Free e-prescribing to 65,000+ pharmacies
- DocUpdate Concierge for sample requests
- Medical translator in 20+ languages
- Patient communication tools
- Mobile-first tools for busy clinicians
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DocUpdate is a free e-prescribing app building mobile-first tools for today's busy clinicians. We help physicians, nurse practitioners, and PAs get more done in less time. From e-prescribing and patient communication, to connecting with reps and manufacturers, our tools are designed for real-world workflows, whether you're in the clinic, rounding, or on the go. What you can do with DocUpdate: • E-prescribe to 65,000+ pharmacies nationwide. 100% free. • Access DocUpdate Concierge, your assistant for requesting samples, rep visits, and other support directly from pharmaceutical companies. • Communicate clearly with patients using our medical translator in 20+ languages Download DocUpdate now to access all these features and more right from your phone!
TDO Mobile v3
Access your dental practice management tools remotely. Review patient images, check schedules, and pull reports from your mobile device. Stay connected to your practice and ensure seamless patient care, even when you're away from the office.
- Remote access to practice management tools
- Review pre- and post-op radiographs
- View clinical images
- Check patient schedules
- Pull practice reports
- Connected system with no paper records
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Your practice does not pause when you step away from the chair. A referring doctor calls with a question about a case. A patient has a post-op concern. Your team needs a decision, and you are at a study club three time zones away. For most practices, being out of the office has always meant being out of reach, and slower answers put referral relationships and patient confidence at risk. TDO Mobile closes that gap. It puts your practice in the palm of your hand, so the work keeps moving whether you are at the office, at home, or on the road. Review pre- and post-op radiographs and clinical images from your phone. Check your schedule, pull reports, and stay current on the day without adding to your team's workload. The tools you rely on in the office travel with you. TDO Mobile is the companion app to TDOS, The Dental Operating System, the practice management platform built for the way endodontists work. Together with TDO Cloud, it extends TDOS to every device, bringing clinical charting, scheduling, financials, reporting, and patient registration into one connected system with no paper records to chase. For more than 25 years, TDO has set the standard for endodontic clinical documentation, and TDOS carries that legacy forward as a modern, web-based platform. It remains the most widely used endodontic practice management software in the specialty and is taught in 40+ university programs worldwide. TDO Mobile brings that same depth to your pocket. TDO Mobile requires an active TDO subscription.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: TDO Mobile v3 at none against DocUpdate's shown. TDO Mobile v3 also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). DocUpdate's advantage is ratings volume (2.8K vs 1) and update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TDO Mobile v3 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DocUpdate has 2.8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
DocUpdate ships an update fortnightly, TDO Mobile v3 monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DocUpdate | TDO Mobile v3 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (2.8K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.8K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #150 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 96 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Docupdate | TDO Software |
Customer experience
DocUpdate
TDO Mobile v3
Bugs and requests
DocUpdate
Reported bugs
4 issues- Registration process fails for some users
- Prescriptions not reaching pharmacies as expected
- Inability to prescribe to certain pharmacies or areas
- App crashes or freezes during use
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to customize prescription quantities
- Support for veterinarians and other non-physician prescribers
- Improved pharmacy search functionality
- Prescription database/formulary integration
- Ability to document prescription notes
TDO Mobile v3
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
DocUpdate
No in-app purchases
TDO Mobile v3
No in-app purchases







