Comparison

Philips Sonicare vs Temple

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Personalized brushing insights
  • Real-time guided brushing
  • SenseIQ technology adaptation
  • Mouth mapping and guidance
  • Brushing habit tracking
  • Automatic brush head reordering
  • Apple Health integration
Features
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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.

About

Temple

This app provides continuous health and wellness insights to help you understand your body's performance and long-term health patterns. It measures your body's real-time cost to stay alive and offers personalized recommendations for sustained performance.

Highlights
  • Continuous health and wellness insights
  • Measures real-time body cost (Entropy)
  • Personalized insights and recommendations
  • Focus on rest, recovery, and activity
  • 24/7 wearability
  • Secure and private health data
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Temple is a wearable built for high-performing individuals. It brings together continuous health and wellness insights to help you better understand your body, how you perform every day, and the patterns that shape your long-term health. It measures Entropy, the real-time cost your body pays to keep you alive, right now. Temple is lightweight, comfortable and designed for 24/7 wear, capturing physiological signals with minimal interruption to your day. It is worn on the temple using skin-friendly adhesives called Grips. The Temple app gives you a deep dive into your metrics alongside proprietary insights across rest, recovery, activity and overall wellbeing. Personalised insights and recommendations help you understand your unique patterns and build habits that support sustained performance. Small enough to disappear into your day, powerful enough to reveal what you may not have known about your body. With Temple, you can build the habits and behaviours that help you become and stay exceptional for decades. Disclaimer: Temple is intended for general fitness and wellness purposes only. It is not a medical device and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, prevent or monitor any disease or medical condition. Entropy and Brain Flow are proprietary wellness metrics, not medical measurements. Always consult a doctor before making health-related decisions. Your health data is kept secure and never shared with third parties.

Screenshots

Philips Sonicare4 screens
Temple4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Temple at 100% against Philips Sonicare's 32%. Temple also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Philips Sonicare's advantage is ratings volume (58K vs 2). 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Temple holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Philips Sonicare has 58K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 32% of Philips Sonicare's written reviews are positive against 100% of Temple's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Philips Sonicare ships an update every 2 months, Temple every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Philips Sonicare versus Temple: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhilips SonicareTemple
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (58K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews31.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings58K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size210 MB178 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhilipsTemple Private Limited

Customer experience

Philips Sonicare

All ratings56,916 ratings
Positive94.8%
Neutral2.5%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews1,144 reviews
Positive31.8%
Neutral14.9%
Negative53.2%

Temple

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Temple

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Philips Sonicare

No in-app purchases

None

Temple

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Philips Sonicare free?
Philips Sonicare is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Temple free?
Temple is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Philips Sonicare or Temple?
Temple is rated higher. Philips Sonicare averages 4.8 out of 5 from 58K ratings, while Temple averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Philips Sonicare or Temple have ads?
Neither Philips Sonicare nor Temple shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Philips Sonicare or Temple?
Philips Sonicare ships an update every 2 months, and Temple every 3 days. Most recently, Philips Sonicare was updated on November 2, 2026 and Temple on October 30, 2026.

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