Comparison

Tooth Buddy vs SaunaFlow

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

SaunaFlow

Features
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No need to watch the clock. Apple Watch automatically guides you through sauna>cold plunge>rest right on your wrist. Build routines on iPhone, run them on your Watch, and refine your flow with every session. ◆ Start instantly with built-in presets Choose from classic presets like 60-min standard, quick single round, or short cold plunge. Changes made on iPhone sync automatically to Apple Watch. ◆ Complete sessions from Apple Watch No need for your smartphone inside the sauna. Phase transitions are notified by haptic feedback, and you can check time remaining and the next phase on your wrist. Use the Digital Crown to skip or add 30 seconds to the current phase; pause has its own on-screen button. ◆ Build your personal routine from history History shows completion rate, best session, notes, and score trends. Re-run great sessions or save them as new presets. ◆ Designed for consistent use Favorite and recommended presets are easy to find on Watch. This isn't just a one-off timer — it's built for repeated use. ◆ Heart rate from Apple Watch Your Watch records heart rate through the whole session and charts the climb in the sauna and the drop during the cold plunge and rest. The deeper the recovery, the higher your Session Score. Each session is saved to Health as a workout. ◆ Streaks, badges and place logging A weekly streak, badges at 10, 50 and 100 sessions and a monthly summary show how consistently you go. Log the venue name, sauna, cold plunge and outdoor temperature, and whether there was löyly. Add days you didn't wear the Watch by hand. You can also start with Siri. ◆ Backup, editing and deleting Save every preset and session to a single file and restore it on your new phone. Edit any session's start time and rounds, or delete it, so one wrong entry doesn't skew your stats forever. ◆ Premium (one-time purchase) Try it free, buy once if you need more. No subscription. [Free] · Up to 5 presets · Your latest 10 sessions in History · Score, notes, streak and backup [Premium] · Unlimited presets · Unlimited history and comparison · Watch display/haptic customization · Re-run and save sessions from history ◆ Safety Notice Displayed times are guidelines. In high-heat environments, always prioritize your health and stop immediately if you feel unwell. ◆ Requirements · iPhone: iOS 17 or later · Apple Watch: watchOS 10 or later · All data stored on-device. No personal data collected or sent to external servers.

Screenshots

SaunaFlow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: SaunaFlow at Free against Tooth Buddy's $1.99. SaunaFlow also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). Tooth Buddy's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On 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

SaunaFlow is free to download; Tooth Buddy costs $1.99 up front. SaunaFlow sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tooth Buddy asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tooth Buddy ships an update every 3 months, SaunaFlow fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Tooth Buddy versus SaunaFlow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTooth BuddySaunaFlow
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB9 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperChristian ThompsonYANGLI CHEN

In-app purchases

None

Tooth Buddy

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

SaunaFlow

One-time1
  • SaunaFlow Premium$4.99

Questions

Is Tooth Buddy free?
Tooth Buddy costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is SaunaFlow free?
SaunaFlow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tooth Buddy or SaunaFlow have ads?
Neither Tooth Buddy nor SaunaFlow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tooth Buddy or SaunaFlow?
Tooth Buddy ships an update every 3 months, and SaunaFlow fortnightly. Most recently, Tooth Buddy was updated on October 27, 2026 and SaunaFlow on October 25, 2026.

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