Comparison

BraceTime vs 22 Hours

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

Head to head
About

BraceTime

Track your clear aligner or retainer wear time with a simple timer and photo timeline. Manage tray changes, build consistent habits, and visualize your smile's progress privately on your device.

Highlights
  • Aligner wear time tracking
  • Tray change management
  • Progress photo timeline
  • Daily wear habit building
  • Gentle reminders
  • Private, on-device data storage
Features
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Stay on track with clear aligners, braces, or retainers. BraceTime helps you track wear time, manage tray changes, and see your smile progress over time—without ads or an account. A simple timer for real life Record when your aligners are out and when they are back in. See your daily total, avoid leaving trays out too long, and stay close to your wear goal. If you forget to start or stop the timer, you can correct the record later. Build better wear habits Daily progress, calendar history, and gentle reminders make it easier to stay consistent through treatment. Get reminded after meals and review past days whenever you need to understand your routine. Manage every tray change Keep track of your current tray, know when it is time to switch, and stay aligned with your treatment schedule. When you need to wear a tray longer or your plan changes, update the schedule instead of starting over. See your smile change Take progress photos, build a private visual timeline, and compare photos side by side as your teeth gradually move. Your first 5 progress photos are included; BraceTime Pro unlocks unlimited photos. Private and lightweight No account required. Your wear records and photos stay on your device. BraceTime has no ads. Made for Apple devices Use the core timer, daily progress, calendar history, tray plan, and first 5 progress photos on iPhone. BraceTime Pro adds custom reminders, unlimited progress photos, Apple Watch controls, widgets, Live Activities, and Siri Shortcuts. Choose monthly, annual, or one-time lifetime access. Perfect for Invisalign users, clear aligner wearers, braces and retainer users, and anyone serious about staying consistent with orthodontic treatment. Privacy Policy: https://bracetime.github.io/bracetime-privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

22 Hours

This app helps users track their clear aligner wear time accurately. It provides simple one-tap logging for aligner insertion and removal, offering insights into daily progress, streaks, and treatment history. The app also includes helpful reminders and progress photo capabilities.

Highlights
  • One-tap aligner wear logging
  • Daily out-time budget visualization
  • Streak tracking for goal achievement
  • Detailed stats and treatment history
  • Customizable reminders for aligner changes
  • Progress photo capture and management
  • Siri integration for hands-free logging
Features
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22 Hours tracks your clear aligner wear from the first tray to the last, so you can stop guessing whether you hit today's goal. Built by someone who wore aligners too. One tap when your aligners go in. One tap when they come out. 22 Hours handles the rest. Free, with no ads. Unlimited photos, Siri and iCloud sync are included. Works with Invisalign, Spark, ClearCorrect and any other clear aligner. Where you stand, at a glance • Hours worn today, out-time left, and whether you are on track. Thinking in time left out is easier than counting hours worn. Streaks that actually mean something • Hit your daily goal and a streak builds. Miss it and it resets. Your current streak and your longest ever, always visible. Stats and history • A compliance ring for every day of treatment, plus weekly average, lifetime hours, a 14-day chart and your weekday pattern. Tap any day to see and edit its sessions. Reminders, not nagging • A heads-up when you go past your out-budget, never a guilt trip about a long lunch or an unexpected meeting. Switch-day routine • A reminder the night before each tray switch and a backup the next morning, optionally kept in sync with your iOS Calendar. Progress photos • Unlimited photos tagged to your aligner number, including ones you took before, saved to a 22 Hours album in your Photos library. Yours to keep even if you uninstall. Siri and Control Center • Say the word and your aligners are logged, in or out, without opening the app. Nothing to set up. Or add the switch to Control Center or the Action button. Set up in under a minute • Your treatment type, aligner count, switch schedule and daily goal. Already a few months in? Backfill from day one. Your data is yours • Synced privately across your devices via iCloud, exportable any time. 22 Hours Pro, if you want it Everything above is free, and stays free. Pro adds: • Apple Watch. Log put-in and take-out from your wrist, and add a complication to your watch face. • Live Activities and Widgets. Today's hours and your streak on your Home Screen, and a countdown on your Lock Screen while your aligners are out. • Key Insights. Your habits, your best and toughest days, and a projected finish date. • Key Events. Appointments and milestones on one timeline with your wear history. • Aligner Wear Report. A one-page PDF of your wear time to bring to your orthodontist, or the full record. • Morning Recap. Open the app in the morning and see how yesterday went. • Progress Photo Story. Any two aligners side by side, with everything that happened between them. • Auto Snap. It finds your teeth, waits until you are still, and takes the photo for you. • Full Screen Alarm. One out-of-aligners nudge that sounds like an alarm clock, for when a banner is easy to miss. iOS 26.1 or later. Your wear goal is personal. We will be with you on your journey to that great smile. Subscription details • 22 Hours Pro is available as a monthly or yearly subscription, or as a one-time lifetime purchase. • The yearly plan starts with a free trial for new subscribers. • Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://22hours.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

BraceTime4 screens
22 Hours4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: BraceTime at 5.0 against 22 Hours's 3.7. 22 Hours's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6). 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. BraceTime sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. 22 Hours asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BraceTime holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BraceTime ships an update every 3 weeks, 22 Hours monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
BraceTime versus 22 Hours: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBraceTime22 Hours
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB19 MB
Age rating12+4+
Developer卓学 陈Gazewing LLC

Customer experience

BraceTime

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral11.1%
Negative0.0%

22 Hours

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

BraceTime

Subscriptions4
  • BraceTime Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription$3.991 Month
  • BraceTime Pro Annual7 Days trial$14.991 Year
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  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time2
  • BraceTime Pro Lifetime$24.99
  • Lifetime$49.99
None

22 Hours

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BraceTime free?
BraceTime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 22 Hours free?
22 Hours is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BraceTime or 22 Hours?
BraceTime is rated higher. BraceTime averages 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while 22 Hours averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do BraceTime or 22 Hours have ads?
Neither BraceTime nor 22 Hours shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BraceTime or 22 Hours?
BraceTime ships an update every 3 weeks, and 22 Hours monthly. Most recently, BraceTime was updated on September 29, 2026 and 22 Hours on October 12, 2026.

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