Comparison

Brush · Toothbrush Timer vs AlcoGrip

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

Head to head
About

Brush · Toothbrush Timer

This app helps you track your tooth-brushing sessions and build healthy habits. It integrates with Apple Health, offers haptic feedback, and allows for customizable timers and streaks.

Highlights
  • Track brushing sessions
  • Integrates with Apple Health
  • Haptic feedback
  • Streak tracking
  • Customizable timer goals
  • Optional mouthwash timer
  • Complication support
Features
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Brush is a lightweight toothbrush timer for watchOS that lets you save and track all your tooth-brushing into Apple's Health app. Keep a streak going to form a healthy habit of proper teeth brushing. — Features — - Saves and reads from HealthKit for nice progress inside the Health App - watchOS only app - Shows your current streak of good sessions and keep a high score - Get haptic feedback when you hit your mark and every 30 seconds to know when to switch - Complication support shows your active timer or best streak. - Automatically save the session once the timer has hit the mark (optional) - Set your brush goal however you like (120 seconds recommended) - Optional mouthwash timer for after brushing your teeth - Always-on display will always show a timer during an active session

About

AlcoGrip

Track your alcohol intake with this straightforward iOS application. Log drinks manually or via presets, and gain insights into your consumption patterns over various timeframes. It offers Apple Health and Shortcuts integration, with Apple Watch support for convenient logging.

Highlights
  • Alcohol consumption tracking
  • Manual and preset drink logging
  • Apple Health integration
  • Apple Watch companion app
  • Consumption insights and limits
  • Automatic reminders
  • Data export functionality
Features
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AlcoGrip is the no-nonsense alcohol tracker for iOS. Using AlcoGrip, you can keep track of your alcohol consumption via your phone, directly via your Apple Watch, or straight from your home screen or lock screen. Add your own drink presets or add consumptions manually, and gain insights in your alcohol usage. AlcoGrip automatically groups your consumptions in sessions, and you can see the consumptions you logged in the past 24 hours, week, month, or since the start of the year. AlcoGrip will also remind you to keep logging your consumptions, since thinking about an app is the last thing you want to do when you're enjoying some beverages. AlcoGrip can also integrate with Apple Health and Shortcuts, and provide data about your consumptions. AlcoGrip does not require any subscription or in-app purchases to work, once you got the app - it's yours forever. AlcoGrip includes: - iPhone widget for your home screen, lock screen, and smart stack - track your session, last 7 or 30 days, or year-to-date at a glance - Apple Watch complication in circular, rectangular, and corner styles - Edit any logged consumption to fix its time, drink, or notes - Swipe a logged drink in your history to log it again with the current time - Favourite your most-used drinks and search by name to keep your collection manageable - Smarter reminders that mention which drink you logged and let you log again in one tap - Integration with Apple Health - Integration with Shortcuts - iCloud sync to store your data on all your devices - Automatic grouping of consumptions in sessions - Manual consumption entry - Consumption entry based on manageable drink presets, based on a single alcoholic component or multiple alcoholic components - Insights into your alcohol consumptions - Set limits on your consumption (consumptions, standard units or grams of alcohol) per day, 7, or 30 days - See your consumption in standard drinks (definitions for multiple countries are available, as well as a custom option) - Companion app for Apple Watch to log consumptions from your wrist - Automatic reminders to help you keep logging your consumptions - Export functionality

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Brush · Toothbrush Timer at every 2 months against AlcoGrip's every 6 months. Brush · Toothbrush Timer also leads on price ($0.99 vs $2.99) and chart position (#52 vs #189). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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

Brush · Toothbrush Timer costs $0.99 and AlcoGrip $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Brush · Toothbrush Timer against 4.5 for AlcoGrip. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 60 and 58 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 85% and 85% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brush · Toothbrush Timer ships an update every 2 months, AlcoGrip every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Brush · Toothbrush Timer versus AlcoGrip: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrush · Toothbrush TimerAlcoGrip
Price$0.99 — better$2.99
Rating4.5 (60 ratings)4.5 (58 ratings)
Positive reviews85.4% of reviews — better84.6% of reviews
Number of ratings60 — better58
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank#52 — better#189
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB18 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperModum B.V.David van Erkelens

Customer experience

Brush · Toothbrush Timer

All ratings60 ratings
Positive88.3%
Neutral5.0%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive85.4%
Neutral4.9%
Negative9.8%

AlcoGrip

All ratings58 ratings
Positive89.7%
Neutral6.9%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive84.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.4%

In-app purchases

None

Brush · Toothbrush Timer

No in-app purchases

None

AlcoGrip

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Brush · Toothbrush Timer free?
Brush · Toothbrush Timer costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is AlcoGrip free?
AlcoGrip costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Brush · Toothbrush Timer or AlcoGrip?
Brush · Toothbrush Timer and AlcoGrip are both rated 4.5 out of 5 on the App Store, from 60 and 58 ratings respectively.
Do Brush · Toothbrush Timer or AlcoGrip have ads?
Neither Brush · Toothbrush Timer nor AlcoGrip shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Brush · Toothbrush Timer or AlcoGrip?
Brush · Toothbrush Timer ships an update every 2 months, and AlcoGrip every 6 months. Most recently, Brush · Toothbrush Timer was updated on September 27, 2026 and AlcoGrip on September 10, 2026.
Which is more popular, Brush · Toothbrush Timer or AlcoGrip?
Brush · Toothbrush Timer currently peaks at #52 in the App Store charts, and AlcoGrip at #189. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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