Philips Sonicare vs Glister Smart
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Philips Sonicare
Improve your brushing technique with personalized feedback and guidance. Connect your smart toothbrush to track habits, receive insights, and ensure complete oral hygiene for a healthier mouth and confident smile.
- Personalized brushing insights
- Real-time guided brushing
- SenseIQ technology adaptation
- Mouth mapping and guidance
- Brushing habit tracking
- Automatic brush head reordering
- Apple Health integration
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Do you remember when you learned to brush? Neither do we! It turns out, most people don’t brush properly. If you’ve ever wondered how well you’re brushing or if you’re reaching every spot, the Philips Sonicare app is here to help. The app brings more clarity, more confidence and more personal insights into your routine. When you connect your Sonicare toothbrush, you’ll unlock personalized coaching designed to help you strengthen your habits and brighten your smile. Please note you must have a connected toothbrush to use the app. By connecting to the app, you’ll also receive the latest updates to your brushing experience. Our most advanced toothbrush – the Next-Generation Sonicare DiamondClean 9900 Prestige – harmonizes with the app, creating an experience that’s smart and supportive, including: - Real-time guided brushing that helps you feel confident every session - SenseIQ technology that senses and adapts to you - Auto-sync so your brushing data stays updated, even when your phone’s not around Your Sonicare app experience will vary depending on which toothbrush you own and where you live: PREMIUM - Next-Generation DiamondClean 9900 Prestige, Next-Generation DiamondClean 9500, Next-Generation DiamondClean 9000, Next-Generation DiamondClean 8700, Next-Generation DiamondClean 8500, Next-Generation DiamondClean 8000 and DiamondClean Prestige 9900 — SenseIQ, mouth map, personalized guidance and tips. ADVANCED - DiamondClean Smart and FlexCare Platinum Connected – mouth map with position guidance and missed area notifications. ESSENTIAL - Sonicare 6500, Sonicare 7100, DiamondClean 9000 and ExpertClean - SmarTimer and brushing guides. In the Sonicare app: Brushing check-in You will receive an assessment of your technique after the first time you brush your teeth. This will provide a starting point to track improvements to your oral health routine over time. Real-time brushing guidance The Sonicare app checks your habits, like if you’re reaching all areas of your mouth, how long you brush or how much pressure you’re using, and coaches you with tailored advice. This coaching helps to ensure consistent, complete coverage, every time you brush. Dental Diary The Dental Diary helps you track all your oral health habits in one place – brushing, flossing, tongue cleaning, and mouth rinsing – so you can spot trends and build a consistent routine. Brushing Streak The Brushing Streak feature helps motivate you to brush at least twice daily – morning and night – as recommended by dentists to prevent plaque buildup. Dashboard The Dashboard syncs with your Sonicare toothbrush to collect and display your brushing habits. You receive an easy-to-read report with insights to help support and improve your oral health. Brush head monitoring Automatically know when it’s time to replace your brush head. Bristles wear out and start losing effectiveness after about three months, so having a fresh replacement ensures the best cleaning. Automatic brush head reordering service Always have a fresh brush head when you need one. As the Sonicare app checks your brush head’s usage, the reordering service reminds you when you need a replacement, and can automatically place an order so it arrives just in time. The brush head smart reordering service is available in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Spain, Italy and Japan. Connect with Apple Health When you link the Sonicare app to the Apple Health app, you can track your brushing habits along with the rest of your health data.
Glister Smart
This smart toothbrush app guides you to develop better brushing habits. It tracks 16 areas of your mouth in real-time, providing daily reports to help you improve coverage. Monitor your brushing history over time and receive reminders to replace your brush head.
- Real-time 16-area brushing guidance
- Daily, weekly, and monthly brushing reports
- Sonic action up to 40000 strokes/min
- Offline data synchronization
- Brush head replacement reminders
- Multiple brushing modes
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Teethcare is a smart sonic toothbrush app that helps you form a better teeth-brush habit. Deep Sonic Cleaning The smart toothbrush is equipped with 5 different modes and with sonic action up to 40000 brush strokes per minute, which drives fluid between the teeth, effectively clean every surface, even between the teeth and along the gumline, for a difference you can see and feel. Total 16 Areas Track Guidance Teethcare can track 16 areas of your real-time toothbrush and give a report accordingly on a daily basis. Then you will know which area you brushed and which area you haven’t and need to improve next time. Offline Data Storage You can even the toothbrush office and when connect to the app, it will synchronize the duration of your toothbrush and give you suggestion as well. History Data Monitor You can check your teeth brush habit on a daily, weekly and monthly basic, including total brushing time, duration and frequency etc... Reminder Bristles Fade for Brush Head Replacement It is suggested by doctors that the brush head should be changed in every 3 month. Teethbrush has a smart counter for the using time and date for you to change the brush head, improve your overall oral hygiene
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Glister Smart at every 9 days against Philips Sonicare's every 2 months. Glister Smart also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and review sentiment (53% vs 32%). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Philips Sonicare ships an update every 2 months, Glister Smart every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Philips Sonicare | Glister Smart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (58K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 31.8% of reviews | 52.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 58K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 210 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Philips | 立华 赵 |
Customer experience
Philips Sonicare
Glister Smart
Bugs and requests
Philips Sonicare
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes when connecting to toothbrush
- App fails to recognize brushing in certain areas
- App loses connection to toothbrush frequently
- Firmware updates cause app to stop working
- App doesn't sync brushing history accurately
Requested features
5 requests- Add Apple Watch integration
- Allow customization of brushing settings
- Improve app responsiveness and stability
- Provide better feedback on missed brushing areas
- Enable offline brushing data tracking
Glister Smart
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Philips Sonicare
No in-app purchases
Glister Smart
No in-app purchases









