Comparison

BoneBox™ vs iROK

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

Head to head
About

BoneBox™

Explore detailed 3D models of human dental anatomy in real-time. This app offers interactive learning and patient communication tools, featuring realistic visualizations and a quizzing feature to test your knowledge.

Highlights
  • Real-time 3D anatomical models
  • Interactive exploration and zooming
  • Patient communication tool
  • Interactive quizzing feature
  • Detailed human dental anatomy
Features
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BoneBox™ - Dental Lite is the pocket-sized iPhone version of our BoneBox ™ - Dental iPad app. This real-time 3D medical education and patient communication tool, featuring incredibly detailed anatomical models of the human dental anatomy. It is a member of a series of apps developed by a team of anatomists, certified medical illustrators, animators, and programmers using actual human CT imaging data, and the most accurate 3D modeling technology available. The BoneBox™- Dental Lite is appropriate for use by secondary students, undergraduate and graduate students, and medical professionals. Interaction with BoneBox™ - Dental Lite utilizes true real-time 3D so the user can place the highly realistic detailed dental anatomy in any position and zoom in to explore all of the anatomical structures. By using the interactive quizzing feature the user will be tested on their knowledge of the human dental anatomy. The user is presented with a random tooth and given 4 multiple choice answers to pick from. For additional features and functionality download the BoneBox™ - Dental for iPad.

About

iROK

This application allows dental professionals to simulate patient treatment plans and visualize 3D dental models. It offers features for loading, managing, and manipulating case data, including automatic and manual simulations of teeth movement. Non-iROK doctors can also explore demo data and app functionalities.

Highlights
  • User login for iROK doctors
  • Load and delete case data
  • Rotate and zoom 3D dental models
  • Standard and custom dental arch views
  • Automatic teeth movement simulation
  • Manual step-by-step teeth movement control
Features
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iROK is a brand name for the dental treatment simulation software and the custom-made dental devices from Henghui Technologies, in China. Henghui provides diagnosis and treatment simulation services, as well as the custom-made devices worldwide. Function List: 1) User login iROK app is an exclusive software designed to serve the doctors who provide iROK therapy to their patients. Meanwhile, non-iROK doctors or guests are welcome to install the app to get some ideas about iROK therapy and app functions. Henghui Technologies’s will set up a password protected account for each iROK doctor. And will notify doctors the account login information by email and telephone call. Once opened this app, there will be a case list interface. And some demo data sets will be listed. Everyone, even non-iROK doctors, can load and review these demo data sets without login. For iROK doctors, can tap "doctor login" button to login. After login, their own clinical cases will be listed on the case list interface. 2) Load a case data In the case list interface, each row contains a single case with some case information shown. Tap “Load” button to load the data. If it is the first time to load this data, the data will be downloaded from the server and the data will be saved on the device. Typical downloading time for each case is 10 to 20 sec, depending on the connection speed. 3) Delete a case data To delete a case from the device, touch and push the case’s row toward the left. A “delete” button will appear. Tap it to delete the case data. 4) Rotate a 3D dental model Touch anywhere on the display window and drag to different directions. 5) Zoom-in and zoom-out a 3D dental model Touch the display with two fingers. Move the fingers away from each other to zoom-in; Move the fingers closer to zoom-out. 6) Standard views Tap icons shown as heads and a dental arch on top of the display set the 3D model to standard observation angles (Left View, Front View, Right View and Occlusal View) 7) Single dental arch or Both dental arches display Tap the icons shown as dental arch configurations on top of the display window to select views of both maxilla and mandibular, maxilla only, or mandibular only 8) Play a simulation of teeth movement automatically Tap the play icon to start an animation of teeth movements. The teeth move continually from initial positions to a simulated treatment target. The numbers of steps for the simulated treatment process for both maxilla and mandibular are shown. 9) Play a simulation of teeth movement manually There are two “Play Simulation” wheels. The left one controls the maxilla, and the right one controls mandibular. Rotate a “Play Simulation” wheel clockwise to move the treatment simulation from initial positions towards the simulated treatment target step by step. Rotate a “Play Simulation” wheel counter-clockwise to move the teeth back towards the initial positions. Taping the centre part of the wheel will toggle the teeth positions between initial state and the simulated target state. 10) Display the case pictures Tap the picture icon on upper right corner of the window. The case photo and X-ray window pops up. Tap the thumbnails to display the full size photo. Some of the cases may not include patient pictures 11) Display treatment charts Tap the treatment chart icon on upper right corner of the window. The treatment charts window pops up. Tap the thumbnails to display the full size charts. Some of the cases may not include treatment charts 12) Setting Tap the setting icon on upper right corner of the display window. User can control some animation display options

Screenshots

BoneBox™3 screens
iROK1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: iROK at 5.0 against BoneBox™'s 4.1. iROK also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). BoneBox™'s advantage is ratings volume (69 vs 1). 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. BoneBox™ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. iROK asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iROK holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BoneBox™ has 69 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BoneBox™ ships an update every 37 months, iROK every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
BoneBox™ versus iROK: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoneBox™iROK
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (69 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings69 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 37 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size146 MB67 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperiSO-FORM, LLC波 李

Customer experience

BoneBox™

All ratings69 ratings
Positive76.8%
Neutral10.1%
Negative13.0%
Written reviews54 reviews
Positive74.1%
Neutral16.7%
Negative9.3%

iROK

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

In-app purchases

1 purchases

BoneBox™

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$4.99
None

iROK

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BoneBox™ free?
BoneBox™ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is iROK free?
iROK is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BoneBox™ or iROK?
iROK is rated higher. BoneBox™ averages 4.1 out of 5 from 69 ratings, while iROK averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do BoneBox™ or iROK have ads?
BoneBox™ shows ads; iROK does not.
Which is updated more often, BoneBox™ or iROK?
BoneBox™ ships an update every 37 months, and iROK every 2 weeks. Most recently, BoneBox™ was updated on November 6, 2026 and iROK on November 1, 2026.

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