Brush DJ vs Oral
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Music-based toothbrush timer
- Oral hygiene reminders
- Educational videos
- Customizable screen colors
- NHS-recommended oral health information
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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!
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.
- 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
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
Brush DJ ships an update every 3 months, Oral monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Brush DJ | Oral |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (2.2K ratings) | 4.8 (200K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.3% of reviews — better | 35.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.2K | 200K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #138 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 87 MB | 374 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Benjamin Underwood | P&G Health Care |
Customer experience
Brush DJ
Oral
User reviews
Brush DJ
From 2.2K App Store ratingsWhat 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 ratingsWhat 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
Brush DJ
No in-app purchases
Oral
No in-app purchases







