Comparison

Tooth Buddy vs MySteps

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

Head to head
About

Tooth Buddy

This app is a 2-minute brushing timer designed for Apple Watch. It helps users maintain a consistent oral hygiene routine by tracking sessions, providing reminders, and offering quick access via widgets and complications.

Highlights
  • 2-minute brushing timer
  • HealthKit integration
  • Brushing session logging
  • Smart reminders
  • Streak tracking
  • Widgets and complications
Features
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Tooth Buddy turns Apple Watch into a brushing habit tool you will actually use. Start a 2-minute timer, log your sessions to HealthKit, and keep your momentum visible throughout the day. Tooth Buddy is built for quick interactions on the wrist, so checking progress, opening recent logs, adjusting reminders, or jumping back into a session takes only a moment. Features include: - A fast brushing timer made for Apple Watch - HealthKit logging for brushing sessions - Recent log review, editing, and deletion for app-owned entries - Manual entry for a session you brushed somewhere your watch wasn't - Morning and evening reminders on separate schedules, with smart skip behavior - AM and PM streaks, weekly progress, perfect days, and recent-history tracking - Widgets and complications for glanceable status and faster access - English and Japanese localization If you want a brushing app that feels simple on the surface but keeps your routine visible in the places you already look, Tooth Buddy is built for that.

About

MySteps

This app offers a highly customizable pedometer experience, allowing users to design their own fitness dashboard. Set personal goals, track various metrics like steps, distance, and calories, and view progress through visually appealing recap stories. Your health data remains private and on your device.

Highlights
  • Customizable dashboard
  • Personalized goal setting
  • Privacy-first data handling
  • Recap stories
  • Home and lock screen widgets
  • Apple Watch complications
Features
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MySteps turns your Apple Health data into a clear step tracker for iPhone and Apple Watch. Set a goal, keep your streak, and see your progress at a glance. APPLE WATCH • Walk with large, clear numbers: time, steps, heart rate, distance, and pace • See live steps, steps per minute, and your daily goal • Follow heart rate zones and a live map on outdoor walks and hikes • Get a full summary with energy and steps per minute after each walk REACH YOUR GOAL • Set a daily step goal and build a streak • See steps, distance, calories, floors, and exercise minutes • Earn awards as your total steps grow KEEP PROGRESS CLOSE • Add Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Add Apple Watch complications • Track outdoor walks, indoor walks, and hikes on iPhone and Apple Watch • Use both pages of iPhone Duo when it is open SEE THE PATTERN • Review weekly, monthly, yearly, and all-time insights • Watch your monthly Wrapped story • Compare steps with other walkers on the optional leaderboard MYSTEPS PRO Core step tracking is free. MySteps Pro is a one-time purchase. It adds AI Insights, your full history and Wrapped archive, Pro widgets, more colors and layouts, custom daily goals, more streak freezes, and data export. Core step tracking works without an account. MySteps reads Apple Health data on your device. AI Insights and the leaderboard use online services only after you turn them on. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: MySteps at Free against Tooth Buddy's $1.99. MySteps also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (9 vs 2). Tooth Buddy's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5). On rating, 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

MySteps is free to download; Tooth Buddy costs $1.99 up front. MySteps sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Tooth Buddy asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Tooth Buddy against 5.0 for MySteps. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 9 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tooth Buddy ships an update every 3 months, MySteps weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Tooth Buddy versus MySteps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTooth BuddyMySteps
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings29 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.0 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB205 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperChristian ThompsonMSW Digital LLC

Customer experience

Tooth Buddy

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

MySteps

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Tooth Buddy

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

MySteps

Subscriptions2
  • MySteps Pro Monthly3 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • MySteps Pro Yearly7 Days trial$4.991 Year
One-time3
  • Premium Upgrade$2.99
  • Premium Member Upgrade$4.99
  • MySteps Pro Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is Tooth Buddy free?
Tooth Buddy costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is MySteps free?
MySteps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tooth Buddy or MySteps?
Tooth Buddy and MySteps are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 9 ratings respectively.
Do Tooth Buddy or MySteps have ads?
Neither Tooth Buddy nor MySteps shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tooth Buddy or MySteps?
Tooth Buddy ships an update every 3 months, and MySteps weekly. Most recently, Tooth Buddy was updated on November 8, 2026 and MySteps on November 5, 2026.

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