Comparison

Toothbrush timer vs tonies

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

Head to head
About

Toothbrush timer

Features
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Make toothbrushing fun! Transform the daily 2-minute routine into an exciting adventure for your kids. HOW IT WORKS: Watch as your child brushes to reveal a hidden picture! Every brushing session uncovers a new surprise image while fun nursery songs play along. FEATURES: - 135 beautiful images to discover - 135 collectible achievements to earn - 15 cheerful nursery songs - Up to 12 user profiles (perfect for families!) - Dentist-recommended 1 or 2-minute timer - Colorful animations that keep kids engaged - No ads, no in-app purchases - safe for children WHY PARENTS LOVE IT: - No more struggles at brushing time - Kids actually WANT to brush their teeth - Builds healthy dental habits early - Progress tracking for each child Download now and make toothbrushing the highlight of your child's day!

About

tonies

Manage your Toniebox and create custom audio stories for children. This app allows you to save recordings even with limited phone memory and streamlines the setup process for the Toniebox, including manual WLAN entry and improved setup success indicators.

Highlights
  • Save recordings with limited phone memory
  • Optimized Toniebox setup process
  • Manual WLAN name entry
  • Improved setup success indicator
  • Access customer service via profile
Features
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We are pleased that you are using our tonies app. Our App-Tonies are always hard at work for you. In this update, they have once again worked on improvements. If your mobile phone memory is full during a recording, you can now save your recording until then. We have also optimised some steps in the setup process of the Toniebox: The request for access rights has been corrected. WLAN names (SSIDs) can now also be entered manually. Occasionally, it can happen that the set up process was successful despite the code word "hedgehog". This is now displayed. Do you have questions or feedback? The Tonie customer service is there for you in your profile. Note The use of the Content for text and data mining of (generative) AI systems is expressly reserved in the context specified in clause 13.4 of the Terms of Use and is therefore prohibited.

Screenshots

Toothbrush timer4 screens
tonies2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: tonies at Free against Toothbrush timer's $0.99. tonies also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 9 months) and chart position (#143 vs unranked). Toothbrush timer's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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

tonies is free to download; Toothbrush timer costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Toothbrush timer ships an update every 9 months, tonies every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Toothbrush timer versus tonies: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterToothbrush timertonies
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating—4.6 (8.8K ratings) — better
Positive reviews—56.1% of reviews
Number of ratings—8.8K — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
Best chart rank—#143 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size194 MB94 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGrzegorz Kowalewskitonies GmbH

Bugs and requests

Toothbrush timer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

tonies

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes and freezes
  • Difficulty connecting to WiFi
  • Creative Tonie recording issues
  • Inconsistent device performance

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add remote control and playback options in the app
  • Implement a wishlist feature in the app
  • Allow streaming of purchased content from the app
  • Improve content filtering and curation

In-app purchases

None

Toothbrush timer

No in-app purchases

None

tonies

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Toothbrush timer free?
Toothbrush timer costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is tonies free?
tonies is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Toothbrush timer or tonies have ads?
Neither Toothbrush timer nor tonies shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Toothbrush timer or tonies?
Toothbrush timer ships an update every 9 months, and tonies every 5 days. Most recently, Toothbrush timer was updated on November 2, 2026 and tonies on November 6, 2026.

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