Comparison

OutTime vs TrayJourney

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

Head to head
About

OutTime

This app helps you track your clear aligner wear time by counting down your daily out-time budget. It offers hands-free Siri control, session editing, and keeps all your data private on your device. Pro features include wrist and Lock Screen countdowns, and timelapse videos.

Highlights
  • Countdown out-time budget
  • Hands-free Siri control
  • Edit past sessions
  • Private, on-device data
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Lock Screen Live Activities
  • Retainer mode
Features
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Most aligner apps count up. OutTime counts down, so you always know exactly how much out-time you have left today. Free to use, with a one-time Pro upgrade and no subscription. OutTime is a personal timer and does not provide medical advice. Always follow your orthodontist's instructions. Pro adds the Apple Watch app, Home Screen widgets, full stats history, and more for a single $9.99 purchase. No account, no ads, Family Sharing included. Works with Invisalign, Angel Aligner, Spark, ClearCorrect, Byte, and any other clear aligner. A BUDGET, NOT A STOPWATCH A stopwatch leaves you to do the math. OutTime gives you a daily out-time budget and counts it down every time your aligners come out. Tap once when your aligners come out, tap again when they go back in. SEE WHERE YOUR OUT-TIME GOES Where do your two hours go? OutTime sorts your sessions into Food, Drink, Meetings, and more, with your session count, average, and longest. See your 7-day average next to last week's, and days on budget for every tray. Tap any day in the month calendar to see that day's sessions, or log one you forgot. With Pro, share a clean Wear-Time Summary PDF of any month, plus your session data as CSV, ready for your next appointment. PRO: ON YOUR WRIST AND HOME SCREEN Start and end sessions from your Apple Watch, and see your remaining out-time on your wrist. Home Screen widgets show it all day. While your aligners are out, the countdown also runs on your Lock Screen. FORGOT TO START THE TIMER? Edit any session after the fact: adjust the time or duration, or log a session you missed entirely. Life happens; your data should still be accurate. HANDS-FREE WITH SIRI Hands full at lunch? Say "Take my aligners out with OutTime" to start a session, or "Put my aligners back in with OutTime" to end it. Works with Shortcuts and the Action Button too. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS No account. No email. No OutTime server. Zero analytics. Zero data collected. Everything lives on your iPhone. Optional iCloud Backup & Restore (Pro) keeps a copy in your own private iCloud so you can restore on a new iPhone, and we still cannot see it. The App Store privacy label says "Data Not Collected." We mean it. SMILE TIMELINE Build a private photo timeline of your smile, tray by tray. Crop, straighten, rotate, and brighten each photo. Put any two side by side and share them, or turn the whole timeline into an MP4 timelapse video. Your first photo is free. Pro unlocks the rest. RETAINER MODE Treatment ends, but retainers do not. Pick "I wear a retainer" on first launch, or switch later. Full-time or nights-only wear, with its own bedtime and replacement reminders. MADE BY ONE DEVELOPER No investors, no ads, no data sold. Pro is the only thing funding OutTime, so your purchase pays for the updates and the support replies. OUTTIME PRO - PAY ONCE, NO SUBSCRIPTION Your countdown, at a glance - Apple Watch app - Home Screen widgets - Lock Screen countdown during out-time sessions Your history, all of it - Full stats history: every month and every tray, back to day one - Smile Timeline: unlimited photos, side-by-side sharing, MP4 timelapse - Export for your orthodontist: Wear-Time Summary PDF, CSV data, photos Reminders, icons & backup - Cleaning and appointment reminders - Alternate app icons: six quieter looks - iCloud Backup & Restore: optional, off by default FREE - Full countdown timer with daily budget - Activity tagging (Food, Drink, Meeting, Brush, Exercise, Other) - Break Types stats: see where your out-time goes - 7-day average and current + previous tray stats - Your last 30 days of stats and calendar, day by day - Every session you have ever logged, in View All History - Hands-free Siri voice commands - Tray calendar: extend, delay, and set the days for each tray - Out-time and tray change reminders - Your first Smile Timeline photo For informational purposes only. Follow your orthodontist's guidance.

About

TrayJourney

This app helps you track your clear aligner wear time and schedule. It provides a simple interface to log when aligners are in or out, monitor daily progress towards your wear goals, and manage your tray changes. It also allows you to capture progress photos and store important appointment details.

Highlights
  • Wear-time timer
  • Aligners-out nudge
  • Tray schedule management
  • Progress photo capture
  • Tray history and insights
  • Appointment tracking
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TrayJourney is a calm, simple tracker for clear aligner treatment. Tap when your aligners come out and when they go back in, watch your daily wear time add up toward your goal, and follow your tray schedule from the first tray to the last. Clear aligners work when you wear them enough every day. TrayJourney helps you keep that habit without counting hours in your head. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Wear-time timer: one tap when your aligners come out, one tap when they go back in. Your daily total and goal progress update as you go. • Aligners-out nudge: an optional reminder when your aligners have been out longer than you planned. • Tray schedule: see your current tray, how many are left, and when your next change is due on your provider's schedule. • Progress photos: take photos as you move through your trays and look back at how your smile has changed. • Tray history and insights: review past trays and how consistently you wore each one. • Appointments and care team: keep your next check-up date and your provider's details in one place. WORKS WITH ANY CLEAR ALIGNER TrayJourney is independent and works with aligners from a dentist, an orthodontist, or an at-home service. It is a tracking companion, not medical advice. Always follow your provider's instructions. JOURNEY PRO TrayJourney is free to download. Ongoing wear tracking, tray history, progress photos and the aligners-out nudge are part of Journey Pro, available monthly, yearly, or as a one-time lifetime purchase. PRIVACY FIRST Your photos and progress are private to your account. We do not sell your data, and we do not show ads. Read our full privacy policy at https://trayjourney-privacy.vercel.app. SUPPORT Questions, feedback, or issues? Email us at contact@trayjourney.com TrayJourney is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any aligner manufacturer. TERMS OF USE TrayJourney uses the standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

OutTime4 screens
TrayJourney4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: OutTime at 4.4 against TrayJourney's 1.0. OutTime also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks) and ratings volume (7 vs 1). TrayJourney's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.4). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. OutTime sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and TrayJourney sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

OutTime holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OutTime has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OutTime ships an update weekly, TrayJourney every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
OutTime versus TrayJourney: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOutTimeTrayJourney
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (7 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB55 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperEmil GeorgievSalman's Work Inc

Customer experience

OutTime

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

TrayJourney

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

OutTime

One-time1
  • OutTime Pro$9.99
3 purchases

TrayJourney

Subscriptions2
  • Journey Pro Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Journey Pro Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Journey Pro Lifetime$34.99

Questions

Is OutTime free?
OutTime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TrayJourney free?
TrayJourney is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, OutTime or TrayJourney?
OutTime is rated higher. OutTime averages 4.4 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while TrayJourney averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do OutTime or TrayJourney have ads?
Neither OutTime nor TrayJourney shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OutTime or TrayJourney?
OutTime ships an update weekly, and TrayJourney every 5 weeks. Most recently, OutTime was updated on October 24, 2026 and TrayJourney on October 25, 2026.

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