Comparison

Clean Teeth vs Brush Buddy

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

Head to head
About

Clean Teeth

This app guides you through your brushing routine with customizable timers. It supports HealthKit integration and tracks your brushing streaks without ads or user tracking.

Highlights
  • HealthKit integration
  • Customizable timings
  • Random brushing order
  • No advertisements
  • No user tracking
  • Streak tracking support
Features
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Helpful toothbrush timer that supports the daily cleaning ritual. • Integrates with HealthKit • Customisable timings • Random order • No ads • No tracking Tip: Keep track of your streaks – use a habit forming app that connects to the Health app. Happy brushing!

About

Brush Buddy

Features
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Brush Buddy turns the daily fight over toothbrushing into something a child actually wants to finish. A cheerful cartoon tooth sits in the middle of the screen, covered in little germs, and gets visibly cleaner and happier as your child brushes. No ads, no account, no internet needed. TWO MINUTES, PROPERLY SPLIT Dentists ask for two minutes — but they also ask that the time be spread evenly, which is the part almost everyone gets wrong. Brush Buddy walks through the mouth in six steps and holds each one for as long as it deserves: • Top right, top left, bottom left, bottom right — 25 seconds each, because the molars at the back are where brushing is usually rushed. • Top front and bottom front — 10 seconds each. They are easy to reach and do not need a full turn. That is exactly 120 seconds. A ring of teeth around the buddy lights up to show where to brush right now, and a progress arc fills as the seconds tick down. IT PROMPTS FOR THE SURFACES TOO Within each section the app cycles through the surfaces most children forget: outsides, chewing tops, and insides — with a short written cue and a gentle tick each time it moves on. Front teeth get outsides and insides; the back teeth get the chewing surfaces as well. THE GERMS COME OFF Every section starts with germs scattered across the buddy's tooth. They pop and vanish as that part of the mouth gets its time, so a child can see the progress rather than just being told about it. The buddy's face brightens as the mouth gets cleaner. A REWARD WORTH FINISHING FOR Reach the end and the buddy's chosen character bursts onto the screen to celebrate — a tooth fairy, a girl or boy dentist, or a girl or boy superhero. Your child picks which one, and it is genuinely the reason they will come back tomorrow. A STREAK THAT BUILDS THE HABIT A small pill at the top counts consecutive days brushed and the stars earned along the way. It is quiet encouragement, not pressure — nothing is ever lost or taken away. MADE TO SUIT YOUR CHILD • Nine colour schemes, from candy pink to calm teal. • Five characters to choose between. • A calm mode that turns off the buzzing and the livelier animation, for children who find that too much. • Sound on or off, with soft cues rather than jingles. • Four languages: English, Dutch, French and Spanish. FOR PARENTS • No advertising, ever. • No in-app purchases. You pay once and that is it. • No account, no sign-in, no email address. • No tracking and no analytics. The app collects nothing at all. • No internet connection required. The whole app is inside the download, so it works in a bathroom with no signal, or on an iPad that has never been online. • No outbound links, no social media, no chat. The streak, the stars and your settings are stored on the device and nowhere else. The screen stays awake for the whole two minutes so nobody has to touch a wet phone mid-brush. FOR IPHONE AND IPAD The layout scales to the screen, so the tooth ring stays big enough to read at arm's length on an iPad propped on the bathroom shelf.

Screenshots

Clean Teeth2 screens
Brush Buddy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Brush Buddy at none against Clean Teeth's 6. On price, ads, device support 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

Both are free to download. Clean Teeth sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Brush Buddy asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Clean Teeth versus Brush Buddy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClean TeethBrush Buddy
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTom LokhorstSmall Victories

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Clean Teeth

One-time3
  • Small Tip2 variants$0.99
  • Medium Tip2 variants$2.99
  • Large Tip2 variants$9.99
None

Brush Buddy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Clean Teeth free?
Clean Teeth is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Brush Buddy free?
Brush Buddy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Clean Teeth or Brush Buddy have ads?
Neither Clean Teeth nor Brush Buddy shows ads.

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