Comparison

Aligner vs Smilo

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

Head to head
About

Aligner

This app helps users maintain consistency with clear aligner treatments by tracking wear time, progress photos, and providing smart insights. It offers local data storage for privacy and helps build healthy habits throughout the treatment journey.

Highlights
  • Daily wear-time tracking
  • Progress photo logging
  • Aligner and days worn tracking
  • Custom reminders
  • Streak tracking
  • Advanced insights and trend analysis (Premium)
Features
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TrackMyAligners is the most complete wear-time tracker for clear aligner patients. Whether you're wearing Invisalign, ClearCorrect, SmileDirectClub, Candid, Byte, or any other brand - this app keeps your treatment on track. ONE TAP TO TRACK Start and stop your wear timer with a single tap. The app calculates your daily compliance, shows your progress toward your 20–22 hour daily goal, and alerts you when you've been without aligners too long. NEVER MISS A TRAY CHANGE Schedule your next aligner change and let the app handle the rest. Automatic midnight transitions mean you wake up on Day 1 of your new tray without lifting a finger. STAY MOTIVATED Build streaks. Hit milestones. Watch your smile change one photo at a time. TrackMyAligners turns a daily chore into a rewarding habit. NEW: BACK UP AND RESTORE WITH SIGN IN WITH APPLE Getting a new phone, or just want peace of mind? Sign in with Apple to securely back up your wear history, streaks, treatment schedule, and progress photos. Switch devices anytime and restore everything with one tap — no email, no password, no new account to manage. YOUR DATA, YOUR CHOICE Cloud backup is completely optional and off by default. If you never sign in, nothing leaves your device. If you do, your data is backed up only to your own private account — never sold, never used for ad targeting, never shared with third parties. Available in English, Turkish, German, Spanish, Italian, and Arabic.

About

Smilo

This app helps you stay on track with your clear aligner or retainer treatment. It gamifies compliance with features like wear time tracking, tray change reminders, and progress photos to keep you motivated towards your smile goals.

Highlights
  • Aligner wear time tracking
  • Tray change reminders
  • Projected treatment completion date
  • Daily compliance score
  • Progress photo timeline
  • Guided brush timer
  • Whitening session scheduler
Features
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Finally finish your clear aligner or retainer treatment on time — and get the smile you're paying for. Smilo turns compliance into a game you actually want to win. Track your daily wear hours against your goal, watch your Smilo Score climb, and know exactly when your treatment ends. Aligner Wear Timer — Log every hour your aligners or retainer are in, compared against your daily target (like 22h/day). No more guessing if you're on track. Tray Change Plan — Get reminders for every tray swap and a projected completion date that updates as you go. See the finish line, not just the next step. Smilo Score — One number that rolls up your daily compliance so you always know how you're doing at a glance. Progress Photos — Capture your smile journey with side-by-side before/after comparisons and a full timeline. Watching the change happen keeps you motivated when it matters most. Brush Timer & Whitening Tracker — A guided 2-minute brush timer plus a whitening session scheduler, because a great smile is about more than just aligners. Streaks, badges, and achievement celebrations keep you consistent day after day — because the treatments that work are the ones you actually stick to. Start your 7-day free trial of Smilo Pro today and stay on track for the smile you've been working toward. Smilo Pro is an auto-renewable subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase, and the subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://blackboxx.info/terms Privacy Policy: https://blackboxx.info/privacy

Screenshots

Aligner4 screens
Smilo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Smilo at 4.3 against Aligner's 4.1. Aligner's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Aligner sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Smilo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Smilo holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 6 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Aligner ships an update fortnightly, Smilo every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Aligner versus Smilo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlignerSmilo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (16 ratings)4.3 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings16 — better6
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUgur YuceBlack Boxx LLC

Customer experience

Aligner

All ratings16 ratings
Positive81.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.8%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Smilo

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Aligner

Subscriptions5
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Premium – Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Premium – 3 Months$12.993 Months
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  • Semi-Annually Subscription6 Months trial$14.996 Months
  • Premium – Semi-Annual$17.996 Months
One-time2
  • Premium Lifetime$29.99
  • Lifetime Premium$29.99
2 purchases

Smilo

Subscriptions2
  • Smilo Pro Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Smilo Pro Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Aligner free?
Aligner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Smilo free?
Smilo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Aligner or Smilo?
Smilo is rated higher. Aligner averages 4.1 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Smilo averages 4.3 from 6 ratings.
Do Aligner or Smilo have ads?
Neither Aligner nor Smilo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Aligner or Smilo?
Aligner ships an update fortnightly, and Smilo every 2 weeks. Most recently, Aligner was updated on October 15, 2026 and Smilo on October 16, 2026.

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