@braces vs StepPet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
@braces
Track your orthodontic treatment progress with a calendar, time-lapse videos, and color simulations. Set reminders for aligner changes and appointments, and log hygiene and discomfort levels.
- Headgear/aligner wear tracking
- Monthly treatment calendar
- Time-lapse video creation
- Braces color simulator
- Wear/change reminders
- Appointment reminders
- Hygiene and discomfort logging
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Record and save the hours that you wear your headgear, elastics, or clear aligner on a convenient monthly calendar. Easily save it to your camera roll and share it with your orthodontist! You can also create a time lapse video of your treatment, try on different braces colors, and set up alerts to remind yourself to change your aligner, retainer, elastic bands, to wear your headgear, or reminders for upcoming orthodontist appointments. Visually track the hours that you wear your headgear, elastics, or clear aligner. Also track your dental hygiene and discomfort level for a deeper involvement in your treatment. You will receive helpful headgear, elastics, and aligner tips along the way! Create a time lapse video documenting your progress to a beautiful smile! The finished time lapse of your braces treatment is easily saved to camera roll or shared via Facebook and Instagram to show off to your friends and family! The braces color simulator makes it so easy to "try on" different colors to see what they would look like. During your next Orthodontist appointment you can show your orthodontist to let them know which colors you would like! If you tend to forget to change or wear your aligners, retainer, or elastic bands we have a feature that can alert you to either wear or change them! Additionally, you can keep track of when your orthodontist appointments are with our reminder feature.
StepPet
This app transforms your daily steps into a fantasy adventure. Walk to hatch and raise a magical creature that grows and evolves, unlocking accessories and companions. Compete with friends and climb leaderboards to stay motivated.
- Hatch and raise evolving fantasy pets
- Track daily, weekly, and total steps
- Unlock accessories and milestone evolutions
- Compete with friends in step challenges
- Climb weekly leaderboards
- Customize pet appearance
- Collect companions from elemental realms
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Evolve Your Pet — and Yourself. StepPet turns your daily steps into a fantasy adventure! Start with a mysterious egg that hatches after you walk, then raise a magical creature that grows and evolves as you move. From baby to beast — every step helps your pet level up. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Track your daily, weekly, and total steps while unlocking new accessories and milestone evolutions. Compete with friends in weekly step challenges and rise to the top of the leaderboard. Customize your pet’s look, show off your progress, and collect companions from four elemental realms — Elemental, Forest, Mythic, and Shadow — by walking more and achieving milestones. Whether you're walking for fun, fitness, or a bit of friendly competition, StepPet keeps you moving with a purpose. Ready to hatch your journey?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: StepPet at 100% against @braces's 0%. @braces's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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. StepPet sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. @braces asks for nothing beyond the download.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | @braces | StepPet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 177 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Steven James Schau | Vickio Labs Inc. |
Customer experience
@braces
StepPet
In-app purchases
@braces
No in-app purchases
StepPet
- Monthly Premium3 Days trial$7.991 Month
- Annual Premium - Save 37%$59.991 Year
- 100 Gems$1.99
- 350 Gems + Bonus$4.99
- 800 Gems + Extra Bonus$9.99
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- 1700 Gems + Huge Bonus$19.99
- 4500 Gems + Maximum Bonus$49.99
- Lifetime Premium Access$129.99









