Comparison

VELscope Photo System vs Dental 3D

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

Head to head
About

VELscope Photo System

This app aids in documenting oral mucosal examinations using the VELscope Vx system. It offers automatic configuration for fluorescence and white-light photography, with comparison features for decision-making. Users can label images and manage a database of patient photos for easy review and transfer.

Highlights
  • Clinical documentation of oral mucosal exams
  • Automatic fluorescence and white-light photography
  • Side-by-side image comparison
  • Photo labeling with qualitative descriptions
  • Patient photo database management
  • Export photo database via iTunes
Features
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• Provides a simple method for the clinical documentation of oral mucosal examinations performed in conjunction with the VELscope Vx Enhanced Oral Assessment System. • Intended for use with the VELscope Vx Imaging Adapter (sold separately). • Automatic configuration for fluorescence and white-light clinical photography. • Compare functionality allows for side-by-side viewing of white-light and fluorescence clinical images to aid in chair-side decision making and/or patient communication. • Allows for labeling of photographs with qualitative description (location, color, surface texture etc.) about a particular area of interest while maintaining a database of all patient photographs for review at your convenience. • Use iTunes to download the entire photo database to a computer. Photographs are stored by date and patient name to facilitate transfer into third party dental imaging or practice management software. • Compatible with iPod touch (6th generation only).

About

Dental 3D

Features
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Take a closer look at your 3D models. Dental 3D brings viewing, measurements, and annotations together in a simple workspace for Mac, iPad, and iPhone. • Open the files you already use. Import STL, OBJ, PLY, supported 3MF, WRL, OFF, and point-cloud files. Open ZIP archives with models and their companion textures. • See how models fit together. View several models at once, rotate and zoom, and adjust visibility, color, opacity, and shading while preserving their original alignment. • Measure and revisit. Pick straight-line distances and three-point angles, save camera views, and return to the viewpoint of a saved measurement. • Keep your observations with the model. Add labels and drawings, then save a Dental 3D project with your models, measurements, annotations, and views together. • Share a useful view. Export pictures or silent videos using standard angles, saved views, and camera motions. • Get help in context. Browse nine built-in guide topics, or use Siri and Shortcuts to open, read or search the public guide and reset a ready view. Private models and annotations stay outside the guide index. • Open supported files your way. Follow the in-app instructions for choosing Dental 3D as the default opening app in Finder or on supported iPhone/iPad systems. Your models are processed on your device. There is no account to create and no advertising. Files you open or save through iCloud Drive or another provider follow that provider's settings. Check source scale and alignment before relying on measurements. Unitless models are read as millimetres, and Dental 3D does not align models automatically. Measurements require independent verification; the app does not provide a diagnosis. Supported format subsets and file-size limits apply. Mac requires Apple silicon.

Screenshots

VELscope Photo System1 screens
Dental 3D3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Dental 3D at fortnightly against VELscope Photo System's every 3 months. VELscope Photo System's advantage is iOS requirement (12.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VELscope Photo System ships an update every 3 months, Dental 3D fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
VELscope Photo System versus Dental 3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVELscope Photo SystemDental 3D
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS12.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB12 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperLED DentalChris Gupta

In-app purchases

None

VELscope Photo System

No in-app purchases

None

Dental 3D

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VELscope Photo System free?
VELscope Photo System is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dental 3D free?
Dental 3D is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do VELscope Photo System or Dental 3D have ads?
Neither VELscope Photo System nor Dental 3D shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VELscope Photo System or Dental 3D?
VELscope Photo System ships an update every 3 months, and Dental 3D fortnightly. Most recently, VELscope Photo System was updated on November 1, 2026 and Dental 3D on October 31, 2026.

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