BraceTime vs AlignerLog
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Aligner wear time tracking
- Tray change management
- Progress photo timeline
- Daily wear habit building
- Gentle reminders
- Private, on-device data storage
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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/
AlignerLog
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Clear aligner treatment. Sound familiar? • You only have a rough feeling for how long you've worn them today • You took them out for a meal, forgot, and noticed hours later • You lost track of the change day and wore the same tray too long AlignerLog is a wear-time tracker built just for clear aligners. Every feature, including the home screen widgets, is free, and no account is needed. ■ One tap to log, today's wear time at a glance Tap once when you take your aligners out and once when you put them back in. A 24-hour dial fills up with today's IN and OUT time and shows how close you are to your goal (for example 22 hours). Switch to the timeline view to see which hours of the day you were wearing them, laid out like a clock face. ■ Home screen widgets Check today's wear time without opening the app. Choose a dial or a bar widget, and switch IN/OUT right from the widget (widgets require iOS 17 or later). ■ Show your time the way you like On the home screen and widgets, choose what to show (total or count-up), the text size, and whether to show the IN/OUT icon. ■ Forgot to tap? Fix it afterwards If you notice you forgot to tap, pick the time you actually took them out (or put them in) and the log is corrected. One missed tap no longer ruins a whole day. ■ Reminders when they're still out After the time you set, AlignerLog asks "Did you put your aligners back in?" With repeat reminders on, it keeps nudging you at the same interval until you log IN, so a forgotten tray doesn't stay out until bedtime. ■ Change-day tracking Set your change interval (7, 10, 14 days, and more) to count down to the next tray and get a reminder on the day. The reminder includes how long you wore the current tray. You can shift the change day by 1 to 3 days from the app. ■ A history that keeps you going The calendar shows each day's result and your change days. Look back at daily details and timelines any time. Your goal streak and overall treatment progress are always visible, so motivation stays up. ■ Retainer phase too Switch to retainer mode after treatment to track retainer hours with a separate daily goal. ■ Private and simple • No account. Open the app and start • Your data stays on your device • Export and restore a backup when you change phones • Every feature is free Made for: • Anyone in clear aligner treatment, or about to start • People who want to keep a daily goal such as 22 hours • Anyone worried about forgetting to put aligners back in, or forgetting to tap • People tracking retainer wear time Seeing your wear time every day makes treatment far easier to stick with. AlignerLog is here for the whole journey. * AlignerLog helps you record wear time. Always follow your orthodontist's or dentist's instructions on treatment, wear time, and when to change trays.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AlignerLog at none against BraceTime's 6. AlignerLog also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.6). On price, ads and device support 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. BraceTime sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. AlignerLog asks for nothing beyond the download.
BraceTime ships an update every 3 weeks, AlignerLog every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BraceTime | AlignerLog |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 88.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 87 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 卓学 陈 | MIKI CHINEN |
In-app purchases
BraceTime
- 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
- BraceTime Pro Lifetime$24.99
- Lifetime$49.99
AlignerLog
No in-app purchases








