Comparison

AAPD CE vs TDA Dental Concierge

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

Head to head
About

AAPD CE

Access continuing education courses and presentation slides for pediatric dentistry. This app is a resource for attendees to refer back to CE hours, certifications, topics, and speakers. It's useful for studies and dental practices.

Highlights
  • Access continuing education courses
  • View presentation slides
  • Track CE hours and certifications
  • Refer to specific topics and speakers
  • Resource for studies and practice
Features
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****FOR AAPD ATTEDNEES ONLY**** The AAPD Continuing Education mobile application allows you to access to continuing education courses specific to pediatric dentistry. This app contains all presentation slides which you can refer back to when submitting CE hours and certifications. Refer to this app on site to see specific topics and speakers. This is a great resource to utilize in your studies or dental practices.

About

TDA Dental Concierge

This app helps dental professionals manage their Continuing Education (CE) requirements for license renewal. It organizes completed courses, allows uploads of external certifications, and tracks progress with a visual dashboard. It also offers reminders for upcoming requirements and simplifies audit preparation.

Highlights
  • Organizes CE completion documentation
  • Sorts courses by license renewal categories
  • Digital vault for certificates
  • Color-coded progress dashboard
  • Uploads external course certificates
  • Reminders for requirements
  • Simplifies audit preparation
Features
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Dental Concierge neatly organizes users' CE completion documentation, sorting them into the appropriate TSBDE license renewal requirement categories they apply toward, and storing them in a digital vault until needed. Progress toward meeting requirements is charted through a color-coded dashboard. More than just organization: Offers high quality courses at low cost to meet TSBDE requirements. CE courses taken through the app automatically load and sort into appropriate categories. Upload courses completed outside the app by simply uploading a photo of the completion certificate check the box for the requirement it applies toward, and enter the completion date. Send reminders for requirements that still need to be completed. Add additional reminders for items such as OSHA requirements. Get an audit notice from TSBDE? Easily see and compile the required audit information for submission.

Screenshots

AAPD CE4 screens
TDA Dental Concierge3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: TDA Dental Concierge at every 10 days against AAPD CE's every 5 months. TDA Dental Concierge also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.5). AAPD CE's advantage is ratings volume (212 vs 3). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for AAPD CE against 4.7 for TDA Dental Concierge. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AAPD CE has 212 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AAPD CE ships an update every 5 months, TDA Dental Concierge every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
AAPD CE versus TDA Dental Concierge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAAPD CETDA Dental Concierge
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (212 ratings) — better4.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings212 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.513.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB39 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperThe American Academy of Pediatric DentistryTexas Dental Association

Customer experience

AAPD CE

All ratings209 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral2.9%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

TDA Dental Concierge

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

AAPD CE

No in-app purchases

None

TDA Dental Concierge

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AAPD CE free?
AAPD CE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TDA Dental Concierge free?
TDA Dental Concierge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AAPD CE or TDA Dental Concierge?
AAPD CE is rated higher. AAPD CE averages 4.8 out of 5 from 212 ratings, while TDA Dental Concierge averages 4.7 from 3 ratings.
Do AAPD CE or TDA Dental Concierge have ads?
Neither AAPD CE nor TDA Dental Concierge shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AAPD CE or TDA Dental Concierge?
AAPD CE ships an update every 5 months, and TDA Dental Concierge every 10 days. Most recently, AAPD CE was updated on November 1, 2026 and TDA Dental Concierge on November 3, 2026.

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