Comparison

CDS Midwinter Meeting vs NextDent

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

CDS Midwinter Meeting

This app provides attendees with access to conference schedules, presentations, exhibitor information, and speaker details. It allows users to take notes and draw directly on presentation slides.

Highlights
  • View conference schedule
  • Access presentations and exhibitor details
  • See speaker information
  • Take notes on presentations
  • Draw directly on slides
Features
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**** FOR ATTENDEES ONLY **** This mobile application allows you to view the schedule, presentations, exhibitors, and speaker details from select conferences and/or meetings. Users can take notes on adjacent presentations when they are available for each presentation as well as draw directly onto the slides themselves, all from within the app.

About

NextDent

This app helps early-career dentists navigate the transition from student to professional. It provides tools to track production, understand compensation, analyze contracts, and make informed business decisions for a smarter dental career.

Highlights
  • Track dental production
  • Understand associate compensation
  • Analyze dental contracts
  • Monitor career metrics
  • Understand practice compensation
  • Make informed career decisions
Features
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Dental school made you a clinician. NextDent helps you become a smarter dental professional. Navigate the transition from dental student to practicing dentist with confidence. NextDent is built for new grad dentists, dental associates, and dental students who want to understand the business side of dentistry, not just the clinical side. Track your production, understand what your dental practice is really paying you, evaluate your associate contract, and make smarter career decisions. Whether you’re joining a private practice or a DSO, NextDent helps you take control of the numbers behind your career. With NextDent, you can: - Track dental production and performance - Understand your associate compensation - Analyze your dental contract - Monitor important career and practice metrics - Better understand DSO and practice compensation - Make informed decisions as a new dentist - Build confidence in the business of dentistry From your first associate position to your next career move, NextDent gives you the tools to understand what your work is worth. Dentistry is your profession. Know your numbers.

Screenshots

CDS Midwinter Meeting4 screens
NextDent4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: NextDent at 5.0 against CDS Midwinter Meeting's 4.1. NextDent also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). CDS Midwinter Meeting's advantage is ratings volume (67 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NextDent holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CDS Midwinter Meeting has 67 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CDS Midwinter Meeting ships an update every 4 months, NextDent monthly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
CDS Midwinter Meeting versus NextDent: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCDS Midwinter MeetingNextDent
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (67 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings67 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.515.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB10 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperChicago Dental SocietyMint Solution LLC

Customer experience

CDS Midwinter Meeting

All ratings67 ratings
Positive77.6%
Neutral4.5%
Negative17.9%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

NextDent

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

CDS Midwinter Meeting

No in-app purchases

None

NextDent

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CDS Midwinter Meeting free?
CDS Midwinter Meeting is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NextDent free?
NextDent is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CDS Midwinter Meeting or NextDent?
NextDent is rated higher. CDS Midwinter Meeting averages 4.1 out of 5 from 67 ratings, while NextDent averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do CDS Midwinter Meeting or NextDent have ads?
Neither CDS Midwinter Meeting nor NextDent shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CDS Midwinter Meeting or NextDent?
CDS Midwinter Meeting ships an update every 4 months, and NextDent monthly. Most recently, CDS Midwinter Meeting was updated on October 31, 2026 and NextDent on October 31, 2026.

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