Dental CE Manager vs FFD Dental Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dental CE Manager
This app helps dental professionals track continuing education credits and meet state compliance requirements. It simplifies organization by automatically extracting data from certificates and provides built-in state CE requirements.
- Track continuing education credits
- Stay compliant with state regulations
- Auto-extracts certificate data from photos
- Built-in state CE requirements
- Designed for all dental team members
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Dental CE Manager Your all-in-one CE tracker for dental professionals. Dental CE Manager makes it easy to track your continuing education credits and stay compliant with state regulations. Whether you're a dentist, hygienist, or assistant, this app keeps you organized and stress-free. Why Dental CE Manager? Super easy to use Built-in state CE requirements Auto-extracts certificate data from photos Designed for all dental team members Stay on top of your CE — without the headache.
FFD Dental Notes
Generate accurate dental clinical notes instantly with AI transcription. This HIPAA-compliant tool allows for quick review, signing, and saving to your practice management system, significantly reducing documentation time.
- AI-powered transcription
- SOAP note generation
- HIPAA compliance
- Practice management system integration
- Digital signature
- Time-saving documentation
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Get unlimited AI-generated clinical notes with a 1-minute setup. Record your next patient, let AI draft your note, then review, edit, and save it. No PMS installation required. HIPAA-compliant. No trial. No credit card. Just free.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FFD Dental Notes at none against Dental CE Manager's 8. FFD Dental Notes also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). Dental CE Manager's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#200 vs unranked). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Dental CE Manager sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $35.00 per year. FFD Dental Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.
FFD Dental Notes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 9 respectively.
Dental CE Manager ships an update monthly, FFD Dental Notes every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dental CE Manager | FFD Dental Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (12 ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #200 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 303 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dental CE Manager, LLC | Friction Free Dental, Inc. |
Customer experience
Dental CE Manager
FFD Dental Notes
In-app purchases
Dental CE Manager
- Assistant Annual Plan3 Days trial$35.001 Year
- Hygienist Annual Plan3 Days trial$55.001 Year
- Dentist Annual Plan$65.007 Days
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- Dentist Annual Plan3 Days trial$99.001 Year
- Team Essentials - 5 Seats$250.00
- Team Pro - 10 Seats$400.00
- Team Growth - 20 Seats$700.00
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- Team Plus - 30 Seats$899.00
FFD Dental Notes
No in-app purchases
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