Comparison

Brushout vs Tooth Shade Scanner

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

Head to head
About

Brushout

Achieve a brighter smile and healthier teeth with a simple 2-minute daily brushing routine. This app offers reminders, expert tips, and progress tracking to support your dental hygiene goals. It also includes features to help children develop good habits and integrates with health platforms.

Highlights
  • 2-minute dental timer
  • Brushing reminders and calendar
  • Expert brushing tips and articles
  • Home screen and lock screen widgets
  • Apple Watch integration
  • HealthKit and Health App integration
  • Kid-friendly habit building program
Features
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Brushout: The Ultimate Dental Hygiene Companion!  Your perfect white smile and healthy teeth without going to a doctor. A single cavity filling costs an average of $250. A root canal can cost over $1,000. For less than the cost of a single toothbrush, give yourself the ultimate preventative shield. No ads. No data tracking. Enjoy the best tool for your healthy smile! - Keep your smile shining white with just 2 minutes a day using our dental timer. - Never miss a brush again with our convenient reminders and calendar. - Get expert brushing tips, informative articles, and stay on track with home screen widgets, lock screen widgets and Apple Watch integration and Dynamic Island support. - Track your progress and see your smile shine with our HealthKit integration and easy-to-use Health App integration. - Teach your kids the importance of dental hygiene with our fun and engaging habit building program. - Enjoy your teeth cleaning and whitening naturally over time with just consistent brushing and flossing. - ADHD & Neurodivergent Friendly: Designed with executive function in mind. Our minimalist interface reduces cognitive load and "choice paralysis," making it easier to start and complete your daily self-care. - Kids Friendly: Help your kids build lasting habits. Say goodbye to dental issues and hello to a healthy, radiant smile with Brushout! Download now and join the dental hygiene revolution.

About

Tooth Shade Scanner

Analyze your smile's brightness, staining, and luster from a single photo. Receive personalized, everyday tips to enhance your smile's appearance. Track your progress over time with secure, private processing.

Highlights
  • Instant shade summary
  • Clear metrics for brightness, stain, and luster
  • Actionable daily tips
  • Private photo processing
  • History tracking for progress comparison
Features
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See how your smile’s shade appears in a photo, save the report, and compare future scans under similar lighting. Tooth Shade Scanner turns a clear, well-lit smile photo into an easy-to-read visual report. Each result is based only on features visible in that photo, with an overall score, three visual indicators, focused observations, and practical care suggestions. WHAT YOUR REPORT SHOWS • Overall score based on shade uniformity and visible stain absence • Shade uniformity: how consistent the visible tooth shade appears • Brightness: a descriptive appearance estimate, not a health measurement • Stain absence: a higher value means less visible surface staining • A clear status: Even Shade, Mild Variation, Visible Variation, or Strong Variation • Photo-specific observations and practical next steps SAVE AND COMPARE • Keep completed reports in your scan history • Revisit the original photo, score, indicators, notes, and date • Copy a complete report with one tap • Delete individual scans or clear your history • Use similar lighting, distance, and camera angle for more useful comparisons BUILT-IN PHOTO CHECKS The app checks whether your front teeth are visible and whether the image is clear enough for a useful visual report. Severe blur, darkness, glare, filtering, cropping, distance, or obstruction may require another photo. FREE TO START You receive 3 starter scans. After they are used, one free scan becomes available on each new day. An optional subscription unlocks unlimited scans and can be managed anytime in Settings. Terms of Use - https://pipsapps.com/terms.html Privacy Policy - https://pipsapps.com/privacy.html

Screenshots

Brushout4 screens
Tooth Shade Scanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Brushout at 4.8K against Tooth Shade Scanner's 10. Brushout also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and device support (3 vs 1). Tooth Shade Scanner's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 86%). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Brushout sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Tooth Shade Scanner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Brushout against 4.8 for Tooth Shade Scanner. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brushout has 4.8K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of Brushout's written reviews are positive against 100% of Tooth Shade Scanner's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brushout ships an update every 3 weeks, Tooth Shade Scanner every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Brushout versus Tooth Shade Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrushoutTooth Shade Scanner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4.8K ratings)4.8 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews86.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4.8K — better10
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexandr MoscaliucAlona Nesterenko

Customer experience

Brushout

All ratings4,817 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral2.9%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews236 reviews
Positive86.0%
Neutral5.5%
Negative8.5%

Tooth Shade Scanner

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Brushout

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Inconsistent behavior between phone and watch app
  • Brush timer not working as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add flossing and mouthwash tracking
  • Customizable brushing patterns
  • More achievements/gamification
  • Braces/orthodontic equipment support
  • Background audio playback during brushing

Tooth Shade Scanner

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Brushout

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Plan$3.991 Month
  • Yearly Plan3 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$49.99
2 purchases

Tooth Shade Scanner

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Premium$4.997 Days
  • Yearly Premium$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Brushout free?
Brushout is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tooth Shade Scanner free?
Tooth Shade Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Brushout or Tooth Shade Scanner?
Brushout and Tooth Shade Scanner are both rated 4.8 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4.8K and 10 ratings respectively.
Do Brushout or Tooth Shade Scanner have ads?
Neither Brushout nor Tooth Shade Scanner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Brushout or Tooth Shade Scanner?
Brushout ships an update every 3 weeks, and Tooth Shade Scanner every 3 months. Most recently, Brushout was updated on October 29, 2026 and Tooth Shade Scanner on October 24, 2026.

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