I absolutely love this humm toothbrush and app, after using the guided brushing feature for a week, I can already see a visible difference in my dental health (plaque on the inside part of teeth reduced + I’m spending recommended time brushing + reaching all the areas I otherwise would rush/miss) and points system is a great incentive to actually use the guided brushing even when a lil laziness creeps. In a couple months I can use those points to get new brush heads! And they’re less bulky and plastic that regular toothbrushes so I feel better about the environmental impact too. The small head of brush at first reminded me of a toddlers brush but works really well for me as I can reach all the hard to reach crevices in the back without discomfort, specially with TMJ lol
— BUT — I wish the guided brushing included ALL areas of the mouth eg the tongue or gums + was more intuitive eg if I clean one area and spit out I can’t resume back to it on my log, it assumes it’s “64%” clean even after I resume irl
First of all, this is a great value for an electric toothbrush. At low prices this can be had for you’re getting a unique experience and a ticket to much better oral health. The packaging is superbly gift-able. Inside, the brush has an attractive and small design. It’s much smaller than most rechargeable electric toothbrushes from major brands and small brands alike. The smaller size makes it comfortable to hold and more compact in the included case. The toothbrush has great cleaning performance. Colgate did a great job designing the brush head. The vibration action isn’t the most powerful of sonic toothbrushes but the design of the head and the guided brushing of the app makes it way easy to get a dentist style clean. Overall, I love this. It’s from Colgate which means replacement heads are found everywhere. Grocery. Pharmacy. Online. But maybe the best feature of this is the app!
I absolutely love this toothbrush! I’ve been told by dentists for YEARS that I brush extremely well, but come to find out when I did my initial test brush, I was only getting 88% of my mouth!! After only a few days, I was FaceTiming my mom and she mentioned how white my teeth look. I love the guided brushing feature, because not only can I make sure I get my mouth 100% clean every time, but it also makes sure I’m brushing my teeth at the correct angle and with the correct speed. I also love that I can collect smile points with every brush session that I can redeem for replacement brush heads, toothpaste, or even a new toothbrush if I wanted!
The only thing I would like to see added is being able to add “friends” to make it a competition to see who brushes more thoroughly and more often. I also love the idea of the game feature, but unfortunately when I played I only got 77% of my mouth clean, so I definitely won’t be playing the game anymore.
Developer Response
Thank you so much for sharing! We appreciate your suggestion about having an "add friends" capability on the app and will be passing this along to our development team. Keep on earning those Smile points! 😊I purchased this particular product because of a tech review that said it doesn’t misjudge brushing accuracy, particularly on back teeth, as similar products do. I have had a very different experience. If I use guided brushing, it always tells me to “check your zone” when I brush my last molar in each side zone. If I followed the app, the back sides of my last molars would never get brushed. It also frequently misses that I’m brushing the front of my upper center teeth.
Additionally, it will briefly remind me to brush at a 45 degree angle in a zone or two, as if I have the correct angle at least 90% of the time, and then show abysmal results for the percent of brushing time the angle was correct. How am I supposed to correct it if the problem isn’t flagged while I’m brushing? The message I see most of the time is, “You’re doing great!”
Although I think brushing with the app is better than guessing, and it does ensure I spend enough time brushing each zone, the inaccuracies are truly irritating. If I’d known it would not be nearly as accurate as the review indicated, I would have shopped around more.
Developer Response
Thank you for taking the time to share! We apologize that your brushing detection is not accurately displaying. We would love to help get you humming along smoothly. Please call our toll-free number, 1-833-486-0001 or visit https://humsupport.colgate.com/hc/en-us (Sunday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern time). Genetically I was cursed with bad teeth (thanks mom & dad), because of this I do everything I can to keep up with my dental hygiene. When I needed a new tooth brush I did some research and came across hum by Colgate and have been nothing but impressed!
Between the reminders to brush and the detailed feed back every time I brush I am learning how to best take care of my teeth and smile! The guided brushing has helped me with my coverage, speed, angle, and how hard I am brushing. I feel confident in my brushing because of what I have learned through the app. And as an added bonus, the points system make it fun to brush! I earn points every time I brush that I can use as discounts in the shop on new brush heads! Who doesn’t love a discount!
This app is fantastic! My oral hygiene has greatly improved since I started using hum. I really think this is the future of toothbrushing. The app actually works as advertised and shows you everything- duration of each brushing, coverage, # of times you’ve brushed daily, etc. I also like how it tells me when it’s time to replace the heads! Bluetooth connectivity makes it super easy and automatically keeps track of everything for me.
A Suggestion! - I would really love to be able to keep track of other dental-related devices too, for example I have a retainer I need to wear nightly that I’m not so good at with wearing and it would be great if I could keep track of it in the app. Thank you hum for helping me brush better!!
I can’t say enough great things about this toothbrush and app! For so many years I have not been brushing with a 45 degree angle. The guided brushing teaches you how to brush consistently with a 45 degree angle AND brush for at least 2 minutes. It tracks speed, brush angle, time and more. You can also brush offline and as long as you connect with your brush every 10 days it will track it and tell you how to improve. Using the app allows you to collect smile points which can be used to buy new brush heads, toothbrushes, exercise and sleep apps etc. There’s also a daily question that has some really interesting stuff as well as daily challenges that give you points as well. There are 3 settings on the brush, sensitive, normal and whitening. I use whitening and it feels like dentist clean every time. After I bought mine- I loved it so much that I bought my son and husband one. My son uses the sensitive setting to strengthen his gums. I bought my daughter and her fiancée one because she gets professional whitening and her fiancée has sensitive teeth.
This is a great toothbrush and I hope you love yours as much as I love mine!
Developer Response
Happy to have your seal of approval, keep on hummin'!
I’ve seen a lot of great reviews of the Hum toothbrush so I finally decided to get it a couple months ago. After trying it out for a while I am happy to give a very positive review! The main selling point for me was the app and how you can track and see where you brushed and where you need to brush. The guided brushing is also awesome to make sure I am brushing the correct way and getting every spot of my teeth clean (because why brush your teeth if they’re not even getting completely clean?!). The point system is also great and I love syncing every couple of days to see my points go up! This app and toothbrush has definitely motivated me to brush even more. After each brushing session my teeth definitely feel fresh and polished! Great app and great toothbrush. Bravo 👏
I like the app in general, although I think it is sometimes inaccurate when it comes to areas brushed and not brushed (this has been improved upon since my original review). My biggest issue with the app lately is that when I go to buy items and apply the points that I have earned to my purchase, the app suddenly freezes up. If I go back and try to make the purchase without using my points, all of a sudden the app works fine. Seems like a ripoff to me. I can earn the points, but when I go to actually use them, all of a sudden the app freezes, every single time. It’s almost enough to make me want to switch to Oral B or Quip or somebody else. Also, as of now, it seems like the brushing streaks are broken. I am continuously stuck at a 1 day streak. It’s annoying to me.
Most technology and applications that come out now are oftentimes time-consuming, attention-grabbing, often-entertaining, yet detrimental to the lives of those utilizing them once they finally put their phone down. They question where all of their time has gone or why they are not accomplishing all they feel capable of…The HUM through Colgate Application is promoting better health and wellness via brushing better and more thoroughly, making it a game of sorts, setting reminders, building community, celebrating small but mighty successes utilizing a reward system, providing free-trial codes to other wellness-driven apps such as “Headspace” which is highly rated as well as regarded…overall, I cannot wait to increase my mindfulness, well-being, dental hygiene, and feel better overall through the utilization of a smart app that was clearly made for good.
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