Comparison

Alive by Whitney Simmons vs Smilo

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

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About

Alive by Whitney Simmons

This app offers a safe and empowering space for women to build strength, confidence, and lifelong habits through guided workouts and wellness challenges. It provides expert-designed programs, daily workouts, and progress tracking to support your fitness journey.

Highlights
  • 20+ guided workout programs
  • 30-day wellness challenges
  • 200+ daily workouts
  • Beginner to advanced levels
  • Gym and at-home options
  • Progress tracking and achievements
Features
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It’s a beautiful day to be Alive! Placing your physical and mental wellness at the forefront, Alive was designed to offer a safe and empowering space for women to build strength, confidence, and lifelong habits. Created by fitness experts, Alive meets you exactly where you are in your journey and guides you toward becoming your strongest, most confident self from the inside and out Alive App Features - Simple, intuitive design focused on your workout experience - 20+ guided programs to match your goals and fitness level - 30-day mental & physical wellness challenges - 200+ daily workouts to mix and match - Beginner, Intermediate, and advance difficulty levels - Select between gym and at-home equipment options Meet the Trainers - Whitney Simmons - Leads with a well rounded strength training, focused to help maximize strength utilizing progressive overload, and creating a balanced physique. - Jessica Bickling - Glute dominant programming built on progressive overload and ready to challenge you at all levels. - Marissa McNamara - Uses her power training systems to build maximum strength, placing an emphasis on compound movements. - Libby Christensen - Brings your strength to the next level by utilizing progressive overload training adaptions with an emphasis on compound movements - Madeleine Abeid - Certified classic mat Pilates instructor with experience in sculpt & fusion practice. Bringing mat pilates to Alive in a follow along format. - Felicia Keathley - Primarily focuses to help you master essential and foundational exercises. Also known for her pregnancy and postpartum programing. Programs Choose from over 20 expert-designed programs. Each program guides you through a structured schedule across several week so you can focus less on planning and more on showing up. Challenges Our 30-day challenges are where fitness and mindfulness meet with daily journal prompts, mobility sessions, and habits to support your mental and physical well-being. Daily Workouts Don’t want a set program? Choose from 200+ daily workouts across categories like HIIT, core, pull, push, and more. Perfect for mixing things up or staying on track when life gets busy. Your Journey The path to a fit, healthy life is a journey, not an overnight process. Stay motivated by logging weight, photos, and completed workouts. See your growth over time and earn achievements along the way. Sync with Apple Health for a complete view of your activity. Alive Premium Alive is free to download with Premium plans (Monthly or Annual), both with a 7-day free trial. Premium unlocks full access to all programs, challenges, and daily workouts. Your subscription will be charged to your Apple account and will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. You may manage your subscriptions and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your Account Settings after the purchase. After purchase, refunds will not be provided for any unused portion of the term. You agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions by downloading and subscribing to Alive Premium. https://aliveapp.co/terms https://aliveapp.co/privacy

About

Smilo

This app helps you stay on track with your clear aligner or retainer treatment. It gamifies compliance with features like wear time tracking, tray change reminders, and progress photos to keep you motivated towards your smile goals.

Highlights
  • Aligner wear time tracking
  • Tray change reminders
  • Projected treatment completion date
  • Daily compliance score
  • Progress photo timeline
  • Guided brush timer
  • Whitening session scheduler
Features
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Smilo is a simple wear timer for clear aligners and retainers. Tap when your trays come out, tap when they go back in, and see today's hours next to your daily goal. The timer is free, with no ads and no login required. Open the app and start it. FREE • Daily wear timer with hours worn and time left today • Smilo Score, one number that sums up your day • A countdown to your next tray, plus a reminder at 9 AM on switch day • Put-back reminders. Tap Remind Me when your trays come out and pick 15 min, 30 min, 1 hr or after a meal • A daily routine checklist for cleaning your aligners, brushing, flossing and elastics • A weekly chart, your compliance, the last 5 weeks and a timeline of your trays • Estimated finish date from your tray plan • Streaks and badges • Streak saver. If one day a week comes in under your goal, your streak stays • A Sunday recap of your week's hours and best day, with a card you can share • A guided brush timer, 2 minutes with 30 seconds per zone SMILO PRO These features need a Smilo Pro subscription and are marked PRO in the app. • PRO: Progress photo vault for your aligner photos • PRO: Photo compare, two trays side by side • PRO: Whitening tracker for logging your sessions • PRO: Weekly insights • PRO: The full SmileMax Report • PRO: Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets for wear time, tray days left and your streak • PRO: A Lock Screen timer that counts up while your trays are out HOW IT WORKS 1. Add your daily wear goal, for example 22 hours, and your tray plan. Use the numbers your orthodontist or aligner provider gave you. 2. Tap when your trays come out to eat or drink. Pick a reminder if you want one. 3. Tap again when they go back in. Check your hours, streak and Smilo Score whenever you like. Your estimated finish date comes from your tray plan. It's only an estimate. Your orthodontist or aligner provider decides when treatment ends. Works with any clear aligner or retainer. PRICING Smilo is free to download and the timer stays free. Smilo Pro costs $9.99 a month or $59.99 a year in the US, and eligible new subscribers start with 7 days free. Prices can vary by country and are shown in the app before you pay. Smilo Pro is a subscription that renews automatically. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. If you start a free trial, you're charged when the trial ends unless you cancel at least 24 hours before it ends. The subscription renews unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it any time in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://blackboxx.info/terms Privacy Policy: https://blackboxx.info/privacy Smilo is a tracking tool. It doesn't give medical or dental advice. Always follow your orthodontist's or aligner provider's instructions.

Screenshots

Alive by Whitney Simmons4 screens
Smilo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Alive by Whitney Simmons at 4.9 against Smilo's 4.4. Alive by Whitney Simmons also leads on ratings volume (45K vs 8) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks). Smilo's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 72%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Alive by Whitney Simmons sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month and Smilo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Alive by Whitney Simmons holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Alive by Whitney Simmons has 45K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 72% of Alive by Whitney Simmons's written reviews are positive against 100% of Smilo's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Alive by Whitney Simmons ships an update weekly, Smilo every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Alive by Whitney Simmons versus Smilo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlive by Whitney SimmonsSmilo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (45K ratings) — better4.4 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews72.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings45K — better8
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#63 — better—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size172 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWhitney Simmons App, LLCBlack Boxx LLC

Customer experience

Alive by Whitney Simmons

All ratings44,759 ratings
Positive97.9%
Neutral1.1%
Negative0.9%
Written reviews478 reviews
Positive72.4%
Neutral11.3%
Negative16.3%

Smilo

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Alive by Whitney Simmons

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Workout times not accurately tracked
  • Weight and rep tracking issues
  • Syncing problems with Apple Health

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to log weights used
  • More exercise alternatives
  • Warm-up and cool-down routines
  • Nutrition and meal planning
  • Apple Watch integration improvements

Smilo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Alive by Whitney Simmons

Subscriptions2
  • Alive Premium - Monthly7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Alive Premium - Yearly7 Days trial$119.991 Year
2 purchases

Smilo

Subscriptions2
  • Smilo Pro Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Smilo Pro Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Alive by Whitney Simmons free?
Alive by Whitney Simmons is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Smilo free?
Smilo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Alive by Whitney Simmons or Smilo?
Alive by Whitney Simmons is rated higher. Alive by Whitney Simmons averages 4.9 out of 5 from 45K ratings, while Smilo averages 4.4 from 8 ratings.
Do Alive by Whitney Simmons or Smilo have ads?
Neither Alive by Whitney Simmons nor Smilo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Alive by Whitney Simmons or Smilo?
Alive by Whitney Simmons ships an update weekly, and Smilo every 2 weeks. Most recently, Alive by Whitney Simmons was updated on October 31, 2026 and Smilo on October 31, 2026.

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