Comparison

Brush DJ vs Oral

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

Oral

This app acts as a digital coach for your oral hygiene, guiding you to brush correctly and for the recommended duration. It tracks your brushing habits, provides personalized insights, and helps you monitor gum health.

Highlights
  • Real-time brushing guidance
  • 3D teeth tracking
  • AI brushing recognition
  • Brushing data summary
  • Personalized coaching tips
  • Gum bleeding tracker
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Realize a superior clean with the new revolutionized Oral-B mobile experience. Studies show that the average person brushes for only 30-60 seconds, compared to the dentist- recommended 2 minutes. Also, up to 80% of people spend an insufficient amount of time brushing in at least one zone of their mouth. This includes 60% of people who either don’t brush their back molars at all or don’t spend enough time when they do[1]. At Oral-B we strive to improve those stats to help deliver a superior clean. The breakthrough technology of the Oral-B Bluetooth® enabled toothbrushes seamlessly connects to the Oral-B app to deliver brushing intelligence at the next level. The Oral-B app is your digital coach to help you brush correctly as recommended by Dental Professionals. Brush for a Clean that Wows 3D Teeth Tracking and A.I. Brushing Recognition[2] guides you in real-time as you brush. This ensures you cover all areas of your mouth and surfaces of your teeth. Assess Your Brushing Habits Pull up your brushing data summary after each guided brushing session and view your brush score to quickly see just how well you did. Get Personalized Coaching Receive individual coaching tips and insights tailored to your unique brushing behavior to see how you can improve the next time you brush. Access Personalized Insights at a Glance Browse through your personal brushing coverage to see which areas you need to pay more attention to. You can also view high-pressure dentition maps to learn where you need to apply less pressure and view trends based on your recorded brushing history – all easily filtered by week, month, and year. Track Your Gum Bleeding The unique Gum Guard[3] technology helps improve your brushing while protecting your gums. It includes an interactive gum bleeding tracker to help you capture instances of gum bleeding for better oral health. Revolutionize Your Oral Health Statistics show that brushing with an Oral-B connected toothbrush paired with the app will transform your brushing behavior. • Over 90% of brushing sessions last longer than the dentist-recommended 2 minutes with almost no instances of overly applied pressure • Over 82% of people who brushed with Oral-B SmartSeries experienced a noticeable improvement in their oral health[4] You can now connect Oral-B App with Apple Health App. This helps you track and review your brushing habits on the Apple Health App. We’ll motivate you to improve your brushing routine! **The Oral-B app connects to Oral-B iO, Genius and Smart Series electric toothbrushes with Bluetooth 4.0 compatible devices** **Check app.oralb.com for app availability and compatibility details** [1] Oral-B Motion Tracking Research. [2] 3D tracking only available at iO M9 model, AI Brushing Recognition available at iO Series & Genius X. [3] Gum Guard available for all iO Series, Genius 10000 and Genius X models. [4] After 6-8 weeks of use. Based on a practice-based trial with 52 subjects

Screenshots

Brush DJ4 screens
Oral4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Brush DJ at 76% against Oral's 35%. Brush DJ also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and device support (3 vs 1). Oral's advantage is ratings volume (200K vs 2.2K) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Oral holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Oral has 200K ratings behind it against 2.2K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 76% of Brush DJ's written reviews are positive against 35% of Oral's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Brush DJ ships an update every 3 months, Oral monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Brush DJ versus Oral: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBrush DJOral
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.2K ratings)4.8 (200K ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.3% of reviews — better35.1% of reviews
Number of ratings2.2K200K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#138 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB374 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBenjamin UnderwoodP&G Health Care

Customer experience

Brush DJ

All ratings2,249 ratings
Positive91.2%
Neutral4.3%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews160 reviews
Positive76.3%
Neutral6.9%
Negative16.9%

Oral

All ratings199,905 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral2.6%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews1,605 reviews
Positive35.1%
Neutral15.5%
Negative49.3%

User reviews

Brush DJ

From 2.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and easy to use
  • 🎵 Enjoyable music experience
  • ⏱️ Effective brushing timer
  • 🔔 Helpful reminders
  • 🌟 Motivates kids to brush

Room to improve

  • 🚫 No Spotify option
  • 🤔 Issues playing own music
  • 🐛 App crashes or freezes
  • 🔍 Difficulty finding/selecting songs

Oral

From 200K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Excellent cleaning performance
  • 👍 Motivates better brushing habits
  • 💡 Useful features like timers and reminders

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inconsistent position detection
  • 🐛 Sync and data issues
  • 🐛 Buggy app updates
  • 👎 Cumbersome to use phone while brushing

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

Oral

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes and freezes
  • Incorrect time/date recording
  • Duplicate/missing brushing sessions
  • Inability to edit or delete sessions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow manual tracking of flossing, rinsing, and tongue cleaning
  • Improve accuracy of position detection
  • Add Apple Watch integration
  • Provide more customization options

In-app purchases

None

Brush DJ

No in-app purchases

None

Oral

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Brush DJ free?
Brush DJ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Oral free?
Oral is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Brush DJ or Oral?
Oral is rated higher. Brush DJ averages 4.6 out of 5 from 2.2K ratings, while Oral averages 4.8 from 200K ratings.
Do Brush DJ or Oral have ads?
Neither Brush DJ nor Oral shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Brush DJ or Oral?
Brush DJ ships an update every 3 months, and Oral monthly. Most recently, Brush DJ was updated on September 14, 2026 and Oral on September 24, 2026.

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