Aligner Tracker vs TrayWise
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Aligner Tracker
This app helps you track your clear aligner wear time with simple tap controls and timely reminders. It monitors your progress, calculates your treatment plan, and provides reports for your orthodontist. Stay motivated with streaks, awards, and a friendly mascot.
- One-tap timer for aligner wear
- Break budget tracking
- Treatment plan calculation
- Tray change reminders
- Progress reports for orthodontists
- Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
- Motivation streaks and awards
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Finish your aligners on time. Tap when your trays come out, tap when they go back in, and TrayHabit counts every hour toward your daily goal. It speaks up before a break runs too long, keeps your treatment plan on schedule, and a friendly tooth mascot cheers you on along the way. No account, no sign-up. Works with clear aligners and retainers from any provider or clinic. Every hour, counted • A one-tap timer and a bar that fills toward your goal: 22 hours a day by default, or whatever your orthodontist asked for • One break budget for meals, coffee and brushing. A break after you've hit your goal costs nothing • Forgot to tap? Add or fix a session in seconds. A session that runs past midnight is split between the two days • A simple or detailed timer on Home Your treatment, on schedule • Answer a few one-tap questions, and TrayHabit works out your plan and your finish date • See which tray you're on, how far into it you are and when the next switch is due, with a reminder on switch day • A celebration when the last tray of your plan comes out, and past plans kept as history • Moving on to a retainer? Finish with your aligners and start a new tray. Everything you wore stays under Finished trays, and your streak carries on Your days at a glance • Home shows your week and today's progress. Tap a day to open it in the calendar • The calendar shows one week at a time or whole months at once • Orthodontist visits, tray changes and scans on the calendar, with reminders. Type the date in plain words, like "next Tuesday 3pm" A coach that speaks up in time • A "put it back" nudge when your tray has been out too long • A last-chance alert before the day's goal slips away • A wind-down reminder at bedtime, and a quiet ping when you reach your goal • All of it laid out on a timeline of your day Insights you can act on • A clear weekly verdict: on track, or room to improve • Your wear time and routine: when your trays come out, and for how long • A full wear report and a one-page PDF summary for your orthodontist • Export every session as a CSV file Without opening the app • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • A Live Activity on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island: watch your break tick and put your tray back with one tap • A Control Center button to put your tray in or take it out Stay motivated • A streak that grows with every day you hit your goal • 27 awards to collect as 3D medals • A tooth mascot who waves hello, peeks over your progress, dozes off on your breaks and cheers when you close the day Private by design • No account or sign-up • Your wear history stays on your iPhone and, with iCloud sync on, in your own private iCloud. We can't see it • The app sends only anonymous usage, purchase and crash statistics, so we can fix bugs and make TrayHabit better TrayHabit helps you build a steady wear habit. It isn't medical advice: always follow your orthodontist's instructions. Questions or ideas? Write to support@trayhabit.app TrayHabit is free to download. TrayHabit Pro is available as a monthly or yearly subscription, as a Family plan shared through Family Sharing, or as a one-time Lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and you can manage or cancel them anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://trayhabit.app/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://trayhabit.app/privacy/
TrayWise
This app helps you track the wear time of your clear aligners or retainers. It provides reminders to put them back in and manage your tray schedule, with a free core set of features and an optional one-time purchase for advanced tools.
- One-tap wear time tracking
- Daily wear progress ring
- Editable tray schedule
- Tray change reminders
- Progress photo tracking (Pro)
- Retainer mode (Pro)
- CSV data export
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TrayWise tracks how long your clear aligners or retainer are actually in, reminds you to put them back, and keeps your tray schedule straight, all without an account, ads, or a subscription. The whole core is free forever. TRACK YOUR WEAR IN ONE TAP - Tap once when your aligners go in, tap again when they come out - A daily wear ring shows your running total against your goal at a glance - Weekly and monthly averages to show your orthodontist - A Lock Screen widget, a Live Activity countdown, and an Apple Watch toggle, all free A SCHEDULE THAT BENDS, NOT BREAKS - Set your trays and days, and see your tray-change countdown - Wear one tray longer? Change just that tray and every later date updates automatically - Reminders to switch trays and to put your aligners back in after meals - Log or fix any past day with full backdating FREE FOREVER - The one-tap timer, daily total, and wear-time averages - The editable tray schedule with per-tray overrides - All reminders, the Apple Watch toggle, the widget, and the Live Activity - CSV export of your wear and schedule, so your data is never held hostage - No account. No ads. No subscription. TRAYWISE PRO (one-time purchase) - Unlimited progress photos and timelapse export - Retainer mode: a night-only goal for after treatment - An elastics / rubber-band tracker - Per-tray notes and an exportable orthodontist report Pay once. It is yours forever. No subscription, ever. WHY PEOPLE SWITCH TO TRAYWISE - No account and no login walls. Your data lives on your iPhone with optional private iCloud sync. We never see it. - Honest pricing. The extras are a single one-time purchase, not a subscription, and the core is free. - An exit door, on purpose. Free CSV export means your history is never locked in. TrayWise tracks wear time and reminders for your own aligner or retainer schedule. It is not a medical device, makes no clinical claims, and does not provide treatment advice. Always follow your orthodontist's instructions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Aligner Tracker at every 4 days against TrayWise's every 2 months. TrayWise's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Aligner Tracker sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and TrayWise sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Aligner Tracker ships an update every 4 days, TrayWise every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Aligner Tracker | TrayWise |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NOMADIX APPS LLC | Vikram Joshi |
In-app purchases
Aligner Tracker
- TrayHabit Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- TrayHabit Pro Family Monthly$6.491 Month
- TrayHabit Pro Yearly7 Days trial$35.991 Year
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- TrayHabit Pro Family Yearly7 Days trial$46.991 Year
- Lifetime$99.90
- Family Lifetime$129.99
TrayWise
- TrayWise Pro$6.99





