Comparison

FFD Dental Notes vs Indy CE

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

Head to head
About

FFD Dental Notes

This app uses AI to quickly generate clinical notes from patient recordings. It offers a simple setup and allows for easy review and editing of drafted notes. The service is HIPAA-compliant and available at no cost.

Highlights
  • AI-generated clinical notes
  • 1-minute setup
  • Record and draft notes
  • Review and edit notes
  • HIPAA-compliant
  • No PMS installation required
Features
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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.

About

Indy CE

Features
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Indy CE is a straightforward record keeper for continuing education, written by a dental hygienist for the people who keep these records. Log courses as you complete them, keep the certificates attached, and produce a clean PDF of your history whenever a board, an employer, or an audit asks for it. For hygienists, assistants, and dentists who would rather not rebuild two years of CE from memory and a folder of email receipts. LOG COURSES AS YOU GO Record the course name, provider, date, and CE units — down to quarter-unit increments — along with notes on what was covered. Mark each course as live or self-study and tag it clinical or non-clinical. KEEP THE PAPERWORK ATTACHED Photograph the completion certificate or add the PDF the provider emailed you, and store it with the course it belongs to. Add handouts, slide photos, and reference articles to the same record — a multi-page PDF comes in as separate pages. Photos are captured at high resolution, so text on a projected slide stays readable when you zoom in. LICENSED IN MORE THAN ONE STATE Track every license in one place. Each one keeps its own renewal period and cycle length, from annual through five-year. A course that counts toward two licenses is logged once and counted by both, so nothing is entered twice and nothing is double-counted. Switch between licenses or browse all of your records together. CLOSE OUT A RENEWAL PERIOD When a cycle ends, close it. Your records are kept and stay exportable, the summary PDF is saved alongside them, and the dashboard starts clean for the new period with your renewal dates moved forward. Reopen a closed period any time. TRACK CREDENTIALS SEPARATELY CPR and BLS, bioterrorism training, radiography, and anesthesia certifications each run on their own renewal cycle. Record the issuer, certificate number, and expiration date, attach a photo of the card, and see what is coming due. GET WARNED BEFORE SOMETHING LAPSES A notification arrives before a CPR card, a certification, or a license renewal comes due — sixty, thirty, and seven days ahead to start with. Change the intervals, set the time of day, and choose which kinds of thing you want to hear about. SEE WHERE YOU STAND The dashboard totals your units for the open renewal period and breaks them down by live versus self-study and clinical versus non-clinical, one license at a time. EXPORT A COMPLETE RECORD Generate a PDF containing your license details, every logged course, and the attached certificates. Email it, save it, or hand it to an employer. SYNCS PRIVATELY THROUGH ICLOUD Your records sync across your own devices through your personal iCloud account. Nothing is stored on our servers. A NOTE ON STATE REQUIREMENTS Indy CE is a record-keeping tool, not a compliance calculator. It does not interpret your state board's rules or tell you whether you have met them. Requirements vary by state and license type and change over time — confirm yours with your licensing board. What Indy CE gives you is an accurate, exportable record of what you have actually done. SUBSCRIPTION Indy CE is free to try, and the free tier includes one CE record. Indy CE Pro unlocks unlimited records and is an auto-renewing subscription at $2.99 per month or $12.99 per year, each with a 7-day free trial for customers who have not used a trial in this subscription group. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Records you have already saved stay readable, editable, and exportable whether or not your subscription is active. Terms of Use: https://indysmile-configs-879385476478-us-east-2-an.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/termsIndyCE.html Privacy Policy: https://indysmile-configs-879385476478-us-east-2-an.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/privacyIndyCE.html

Screenshots

FFD Dental Notes4 screens
Indy CE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FFD Dental Notes at none against Indy CE's 2. FFD Dental Notes also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 months). Indy CE's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Indy CE sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. FFD Dental Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FFD Dental Notes ships an update every 6 days, Indy CE every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
FFD Dental Notes versus Indy CE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFFD Dental NotesIndy CE
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS1817.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size303 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFriction Free Dental, Inc.Indy Dental Tech LLC

In-app purchases

None

FFD Dental Notes

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Indy CE

Subscriptions2
  • Indy Pro Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Indy CE Pro Yearly7 Days trial$12.991 Year

Questions

Is FFD Dental Notes free?
FFD Dental Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Indy CE free?
Indy CE is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do FFD Dental Notes or Indy CE have ads?
FFD Dental Notes shows ads; Indy CE does not.
Which is updated more often, FFD Dental Notes or Indy CE?
FFD Dental Notes ships an update every 6 days, and Indy CE every 2 months. Most recently, FFD Dental Notes was updated on October 31, 2026 and Indy CE on October 31, 2026.

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