Comparison

Truthbrush vs Thrive

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

Head to head
About

Truthbrush

This app helps you monitor and improve your family's oral hygiene by tracking toothbrushing duration, coverage, and frequency. It provides insights into brushing habits, allows for goal setting and rewards, and can share data with your dentist.

Highlights
  • Track toothbrushing events
  • Monitor duration and coverage
  • Set goals and rewards
  • Configurable beep timer
  • Share data with dentist
  • Performance reports
  • Brushing tips
Features
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The Truthbrush is a small, decorative device that fits easily on any manual or electric toothbrush. It allows you to track all toothbrush events and monitor the duration and coverage. We all know that brushing twice a day for two minutes is essential to your health. Children often brush for a short duration, miss coverage areas, or simply forget to brush at all. You can't be with your kids for every brushing, Truthbrush can. With Truthbrush you can collect all brush event data seamlessly in the background. There is no start or stop button, it passively collects data so that you can view the trends over time. Truthbrush ends the "did you brush" argument and allows you to coach and reward your family for better oral health. According to the World Health Organization, dental care is the most unmet healthcare need in children and adolescents. Poor brushing leads to increased dental visits, cavities, periodontal disease, discolored teeth, and the loss of confidence that you get with a great smile. Studies have shown that bacteria in the mouth is related to heart disease, diabetes, pneumonia, and other serious health issues. Your family's health is the most important thing in your life. Truthbrush makes it possible to keep track of your family's toothbrush behavior and build great healthy habits. The Truthbrush app shows daily toothbrush events and charts them over time. Understanding behavior and trends are critical to building great habits. The app displays the time of brushing, duration, and coverage. Truthbrush knows the difference between brushing teeth, applying toothpaste, and cleaning the brush. The app makes it easy to set goals and rewards, configure alerts and even share the brush event data with your dentist. Your dentist is a key partner in the health of your family. Truthbrush allows your dentist to check-in and helps without waiting for a six-month visit. The app allows you to set the beeping timer on the Truthbrush tracker for two minutes or any duration that you set. Key Features: Track and monitor all brush behavior Configurable beep timer Weekly goals and rewards Coverage analysis Tips to guide better brushing Alerts and notifications Performance report Share data with your dentist

About

Thrive

This app helps parents manage their children's screen time by allowing kids to earn it through completing activities like chores or homework. It offers simple setup, smart insights into usage, and encourages real-world balance.

Highlights
  • Earn screen time through activities
  • Simple setup for parents
  • Kids manage their own progress
  • Smart usage insights
  • Encourages real-world balance
  • Flexible reward options
Features
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Thrive: Screen Time That Kids Earn Thrive makes parenting screen time simple - and motivating. Set activities you want your kids to do, and they earn their screen time. Kids manage themselves. You stay in control. Everyone wins. Why Families Love Thrive - Motivates, Not Punishes: Kids earn screen time through positive habits - chores, homework, movement, you name it. - Simple Setup: Add your kids, set activities, choose rewards - done in minutes. - Kids in Control: They see what to do, track progress, and unlock time automatically. - Smart Insights: Know how your child spends time and what's working. - Real-World Balance: Encourages focus, activity, and responsibility - not just screen limits. Built for Busy Parents - Fast and Intuitive: No confusing menus or endless settings. - Flexible Rewards: Screen time, treats, privileges - you decide what motivates your child. - Peace of Mind: Thrive handles the tech, you handle the parenting. Try It Free Start your free trial and see how fast your kids start motivating themselves - not fighting limits. A subscription is required to connect your family's devices and access full functionality. One subscription covers your entire Family Sharing group. Terms of Use: https://www.thrive.kids/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.thrive.kids/privacy

Screenshots

Truthbrush4 screens
Thrive4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Truthbrush at 4.5 against Thrive's 1.3. Truthbrush also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 21) and review sentiment (52% vs 20%). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Thrive sells 19 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Truthbrush asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Truthbrush holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Truthbrush has 696 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of Truthbrush's written reviews are positive against 20% of Thrive's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Truthbrush ships an update every 9 days, Thrive every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Truthbrush versus Thrive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTruthbrushThrive
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (696 ratings) — better1.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews52.1% of reviews — better20.0% of reviews
Number of ratings696 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size117 MB324 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCandibellThrive Digital Wellbeing

Customer experience

Truthbrush

All ratings684 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral4.1%
Negative9.2%
Written reviews48 reviews
Positive52.1%
Neutral10.4%
Negative37.5%

Thrive

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%

Bugs and requests

Truthbrush

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • App crashes when linking trackers to profiles
  • Hub fails to stay connected and frequently disconnects
  • Brushing sessions not recorded or missed
  • Inaccurate tracking accuracy (false high scores)
  • Version 2.0 regularly fails to record brushing
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  • Wet fingers accidentally disconnect tracker
  • Inconsistent badge awarding between similar brushing patterns
  • Customer service unresponsive to support requests

Requested features

12 requests
  • Percentage tracker for active/passive/interrupted brushing
  • 30-minute increment options for activity alerts
  • Child-friendly badge designs (more engaging graphics)
  • Separate child and parent app profiles/interfaces
  • Child lock/read-only mode with PIN protection
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  • Flexible reward system based on quality thresholds
  • Recurring scheduling for split custody situations
  • Family scoreboard/leaderboard feature
  • Adjustable badge sensitivity settings
  • More consistent and transparent badge awarding logic
  • Themed badges for specific achievements
  • Improved movement section color coding

Thrive

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Truthbrush

No in-app purchases

19 purchases

Thrive

Subscriptions19
  • Family - Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Monthly Plan2 variants$9.991 Month
  • Monthly Plan7 Days trial$9.991 Month
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  • Monthly Plan: 7-day Free Trial7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Yearly Plan1 Month trial$59.991 Year
  • Yearly Plan2 variants$59.991 Year
  • Yearly Plan7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Yearly Plan14 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Yearly Plan: 14-day Free Trial14 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Yearly Plan1 Month trial$69.991 Year
  • Yearly Plan$69.991 Year
  • Yearly Plan7 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • Yearly Plan14 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • Yearly Family MAX$79.991 Year
  • Yearly Family MAX1 Month trial$79.991 Year
  • Yearly Family MAX7 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • Yearly Family MAX14 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • Family MAX$79.991 Year
  • Family MAX: 14-day Free Trial14 Days trial$79.991 Year

Questions

Is Truthbrush free?
Truthbrush is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Thrive free?
Thrive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Truthbrush or Thrive?
Truthbrush is rated higher. Truthbrush averages 4.5 out of 5 from 696 ratings, while Thrive averages 1.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Truthbrush or Thrive have ads?
Neither Truthbrush nor Thrive shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Truthbrush or Thrive?
Truthbrush ships an update every 9 days, and Thrive every 5 days. Most recently, Truthbrush was updated on October 27, 2026 and Thrive on October 24, 2026.

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