DentalMonitoring vs SymplPay Ortho
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DentalMonitoring
This app allows dental professionals to remotely monitor orthodontic treatment progress between in-office visits. Patients can easily capture intraoral images at home, receive personalized advice, and track their treatment evolution, fostering motivation and better adherence.
- Remote patient treatment monitoring
- Intraoral image capture
- In-app patient tutorials
- Treatment progress tracking
- Patient-practitioner communication
- Before/after treatment comparison
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DentalMonitoring is designed to help dental professionals monitor the evolution of their patients’ orthodontic treatments remotely, between in-practice appointments. It can only be used under the supervision of a clinician, who provides patients with their personal login information. The DentalMonitoring app is intended to be used with the patented DM ScanBox and DM Cheek Retractor, to maximize the quality of each intraoral picture taken with patients’ smartphones. If you’re a patient, the app provides: • Ease of use: No technical expertise is needed to use DentalMonitoring. An in-app tutorial is available explaining how to take good intra-oral pictures. • Convenience: With regular screening of the orthodontic treatment evolution, from the comfort of home. • Control: Regular monitoring can help prevent potential treatment complications. • Communication: Patients receive specific notifications and advice from their practitioner via the app, and can send messages, too. • Motivation: Patients see their treatment progress with a before/after comparison, and stay motivated throughout their treatment with achievement statistics. If you’re a dental professional, the app provides: • Control: Remotely monitor the evolution of patients’ treatments, track potential issues and set clinical goals for complete monitoring of treatment progression. • Time optimization: Prevent unexpected clinical situations by getting accurate notification according to your customized protocol • Workflow optimization: Use only one workflow and apply to all patients for increased efficiency, while ensuring an outstanding patient experience. • Patient compliance: Regular follow-ups lead to higher treatment adherence!
SymplPay Ortho
Manage your orthodontic patient account with ease. Set up your financial account, update your payment card, view past and upcoming payments, and generate HSA/FSA receipts automatically.
- Patient account management
- Card on file management
- Recurring payment tracking
- HSA/FSA receipt generation
- Financial account setup
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SymplPay is the first orthodontic patient account management app on the market! Patients can easily set up and have full access to their financial account in seconds. They have the ability to manage their card on file, see past and future recurring payments and even automatically generate HSA/FSA receipts directly from their account!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: DentalMonitoring at 89% against SymplPay Ortho's 40%. DentalMonitoring also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.4) and ratings volume (14K vs 9). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DentalMonitoring holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DentalMonitoring has 14K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of DentalMonitoring's written reviews are positive against 40% of SymplPay Ortho's.
DentalMonitoring ships an update every 5 weeks, SymplPay Ortho every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DentalMonitoring | SymplPay Ortho |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (14K ratings) — better | 2.4 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 88.9% of reviews — better | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14K — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #191 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 437 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dental Monitoring | Symplsmylz |
Customer experience
DentalMonitoring
SymplPay Ortho
Bugs and requests
DentalMonitoring
Reported bugs
3 issues- Scans sometimes fail to upload
- Aligner number resets unexpectedly
- Support link in app not functioning
Requested features
5 requests- Option to customize scan schedule
- Ability to review and retake individual scans
- More personalized feedback messages
- Improved compatibility with latest phone models
- Ability to compare progress across multiple past scans
SymplPay Ortho
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
DentalMonitoring
No in-app purchases
SymplPay Ortho
No in-app purchases
