Blue Educational vs TrueShade
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Blue Educational
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Blue educational app for learning dentistry. Built by dentists for dentists.
TrueShade
This app uses AI to analyze tooth shades in real-time or from saved photos. It offers augmented reality overlays and integrates with shade guides for professional results. All processing is done on-device for maximum privacy and security.
- Real-time AI shade detection
- Photo gallery analysis
- Augmented reality overlays
- Advanced shade guide integration
- On-device processing for privacy
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TrueShade helps you find the closest shade for a tooth, using nothing but your iPhone's camera. Aim at a tooth and TrueShade shows the closest matches from the standard shade guides, along with how far each one is from what the camera saw. You get a clear starting point, and the numbers to back it up. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Live shade matching: point the camera at a tooth and see the closest shades as you move. • Analyze a photo: pick an image from your library and match it any time. • AR shade overlays: float shade tabs next to the tooth to compare them by eye. • Save and share: keep a reading, add a note, and share it as a clean shade report. • Compare readings: set two saved readings side by side, such as before and after whitening. FOR BEST RESULTS Soft, even daylight works best. Colored lamps, screens and the flash all pull the color off, so try to take readings the same way each time. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything happens on your iPhone. No account, no uploads, and no internet connection needed. Your readings stay on your device unless you choose to share them. PLEASE NOTE TrueShade gives an estimate for reference and education. It is not a medical device and does not diagnose or treat anything. Color changes with lighting, camera and screen, so always confirm the final shade with a physical shade guide and your own judgment.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TrueShade at none against Blue Educational's 10. TrueShade also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). Blue Educational's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). 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. Blue Educational sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. TrueShade asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Blue Educational against 5.0 for TrueShade. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Blue Educational ships an update every 3 weeks, TrueShade weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Blue Educational | TrueShade |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mostafa Taha | Ahmed Hegab |
In-app purchases
Blue Educational
- Patient Management Part 2 - 6m$19.99
- How To Read CBCT? - 6 months$39.99
- Patient Management Part 1 - 6m$39.99
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- Restorative Program - 6 months$69.99
- Surgical Guide - 6 months$79.99
- Fixed Program - 6 months$99.99
- Mini MBA - 6 months$99.99
- Implant Program - 6 months$119.99
- Marketing & Sales - 6 months$119.99
- Occlusion Program - 6 months$129.99
TrueShade
No in-app purchases
