Comparison

BraceTime vs Trayce

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

Trayce

Features
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Trayce tracks how long your clear aligners or retainer are actually in — and it keeps counting no matter what you do to your phone. WORKS WITH YOUR BRAND Trayce works with every clear aligner and retainer — including Invisalign®, ClearCorrect®, SureSmile®, Angel Aligner®, Spark™, Byte® and Candid®, as well as bonded and removable retainers and any custom lab appliance. Trayce is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by any of these companies; all trademarks are the property of their respective owners. WHY THIS ONE IS DIFFERENT Trayce was designed by reading several hundred one- and two-star reviews of the aligner apps people already use. Every point below is a direct fix for something they said was broken. • The timer never stops. Wear time is worked out from saved times, not a counter running in memory. Force-quit Trayce, restart your phone, or spend the day in airplane mode — the total is identical. • No account. No email, no password, no server, no sign-in that loops. Trayce never makes a network request, so there is nothing to be logged out of and nothing to go down. • No ads. Not in the free version, not ever. Nothing will cover the screen you opened the app for. • Fix anything, any time. Forgot to tap? Edit or add a period out for today, for yesterday, or for three weeks ago. Nothing in your log is locked. • Your schedule, not ours. Any number of days per tray, any daily goal, change trays early or late. Your orthodontist's plan wins over the app's guess. • Your history is never trimmed, and exporting all of it is free. THE NUMBER THAT ACTUALLY MATTERS A 22-hour goal means two hours a day out. Trayce counts down what is left of that budget instead of counting wear up, because the out-time is the number you plan lunch around. WHAT YOU GET, FREE • Take out / put back in, with a live count • Your daily out-time budget, and how much of it is left • Worn today, out today, and what the day is on track for • Tray number, days per tray, change countdown and change reminders • Put-back reminders with your own delay, repeat interval and repeat count — and they stop the moment you put them back in • Unlimited history, with per-day detail and full editing • A compliance summary: average worn, days at goal, percentage • CSV export of every day and every entry • Aligners and retainers, with sensible defaults for each • Streaks, so a good run is worth keeping TRAYCE PRO • Progress photos, with side-by-side compare • A one-page PDF wear report to hand to your orthodontist • Track more than one person — two children in treatment at once • Alternate app icons Trayce Pro is available as a one-time purchase or as a yearly subscription. There is no free trial, so nothing quietly starts charging you later. Nothing that is free today will ever move behind the paywall. PRIVACY Everything stays on your iPhone. There is no account, no server, no analytics, no advertising and no tracking. Your wear log is yours, and the free CSV export means you can always take it with you. Trayce is a wear-time log and reminder. It is not a medical device and it gives no treatment advice — always follow your orthodontist's instructions. Trayce is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to any clear aligner manufacturer or brand. Terms of Use: https://tanzil114.github.io/trayce/terms.html

Screenshots

BraceTime4 screens
Trayce4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Trayce at every 4 days against BraceTime's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. BraceTime sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Trayce sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BraceTime ships an update every 3 weeks, Trayce every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
BraceTime versus Trayce: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBraceTimeTrayce
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB1 MB
Age rating12+4+
Developer卓学 陈Tanzeel Hassan

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
2 purchases

Trayce

Subscriptions1
  • Trayce Pro - Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Trayce Pro - One Time$19.99

Questions

Is BraceTime free?
BraceTime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Trayce free?
Trayce is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BraceTime or Trayce have ads?
Neither BraceTime nor Trayce shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BraceTime or Trayce?
BraceTime ships an update every 3 weeks, and Trayce every 4 days. Most recently, BraceTime was updated on September 29, 2026 and Trayce on September 21, 2026.

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