Comparison

Brush DJ vs Glister Smart

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

Head to head
About

Brush DJ

This award-winning app uses your music to time your brushing for an effective duration, making oral hygiene fun for all ages. It provides reminders for dental care tasks and offers educational videos and information.

Highlights
  • Music-based toothbrush timer
  • Oral hygiene reminders
  • Educational videos
  • Customizable screen colors
  • NHS-recommended oral health information
Features
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The multi-award winning Brush DJ app is suitable for use by all ages and is recommended in the NHS 'Delivering Better Oral Health toolkit'. This toothbrush timer plays 2 minutes of music from your devices or cloud to make toothbrushing for an effective length of time less boring! Brush DJ has been developed by a dentist for anyone wanting to reduce their risk of gum disease and tooth decay. The app helps keep your smile healthy and breath fresh. Also, by using this app you will find new songs and rediscover your music collection - from guilty pleasures to holiday anthems! Brush DJ works with either a manual or electric toothbrush and allows you to set reminders to: • Change your toothbrush/brush head every 3 months • Brush at least twice a day • Floss/clean interdentally every day • Use a mouthrinse at a different time to toothpaste • When next to visit dentist, hygienist, orthodontist or dental therapist You can choose the colour of the screen and timer to match your toothbrush, bathroom or just pick your favourite colour combinations. There are short, animated videos showing how to carry basic oral hygiene tasks such as flossing, using and interdental brush and a manual toothbrush. The latest evidence-based age specific information is given from the NHS toolkit ‘Delivering Better Oral Health’ in text and video format. Feedback on how you feel Brush DJ can be improved is welcomed via www.brushDJ.com. Here you can also let us know your favourite song to brush to, which might make it into the weekly Brush DJ Top 5 chart!

About

Glister Smart

This smart toothbrush app guides you to develop better brushing habits. It tracks 16 areas of your mouth in real-time, providing daily reports to help you improve coverage. Monitor your brushing history over time and receive reminders to replace your brush head.

Highlights
  • Real-time 16-area brushing guidance
  • Daily, weekly, and monthly brushing reports
  • Sonic action up to 40000 strokes/min
  • Offline data synchronization
  • Brush head replacement reminders
  • Multiple brushing modes
Features
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Teethcare is a smart sonic toothbrush app that helps you form a better teeth-brush habit. Deep Sonic Cleaning The smart toothbrush is equipped with 5 different modes and with sonic action up to 40000 brush strokes per minute, which drives fluid between the teeth, effectively clean every surface, even between the teeth and along the gumline, for a difference you can see and feel. Total 16 Areas Track Guidance Teethcare can track 16 areas of your real-time toothbrush and give a report accordingly on a daily basis. Then you will know which area you brushed and which area you haven’t and need to improve next time. Offline Data Storage You can even the toothbrush office and when connect to the app, it will synchronize the duration of your toothbrush and give you suggestion as well. History Data Monitor You can check your teeth brush habit on a daily, weekly and monthly basic, including total brushing time, duration and frequency etc... Reminder Bristles Fade for Brush Head Replacement It is suggested by doctors that the brush head should be changed in every 3 month. Teethbrush has a smart counter for the using time and date for you to change the brush head, improve your overall oral hygiene

Screenshots

Brush DJ4 screens
Glister Smart4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Glister Smart at every 9 days against Brush DJ's every 3 months. Glister Smart also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 11.0). Brush DJ's advantage is review sentiment (76% vs 53%). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brush DJ ships an update every 3 months, Glister Smart every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Brush DJ versus Glister Smart: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrush DJGlister Smart
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.3K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.2% of reviews — better52.9% of reviews
Number of ratings2.3K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBenjamin Underwood立华 赵

Customer experience

Brush DJ

All ratings2,249 ratings
Positive91.2%
Neutral4.3%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews164 reviews
Positive76.2%
Neutral6.7%
Negative17.1%

Glister Smart

Written reviews17 reviews
Positive52.9%
Neutral17.6%
Negative29.4%

Bugs and requests

Brush DJ

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Music playback issues
  • Connectivity problems with streaming services
  • Compatibility issues with iOS updates

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow custom music selection
  • Add restart/reset button
  • Improve music compatibility
  • Provide more visual/audio feedback

Glister Smart

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Brush DJ

No in-app purchases

None

Glister Smart

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Brush DJ free?
Brush DJ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Glister Smart free?
Glister Smart is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Brush DJ or Glister Smart have ads?
Neither Brush DJ nor Glister Smart shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Brush DJ or Glister Smart?
Brush DJ ships an update every 3 months, and Glister Smart every 9 days. Most recently, Brush DJ was updated on October 29, 2026 and Glister Smart on October 24, 2026.

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