Alinear vs Clear Aligner Tracker & Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Alinear
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Alinear is a wear timer and tracker for clear aligners and retainers. Tap the bubble when your trays come out, tap again when they go back in, and see today's wear time at a glance. Use it with any clear aligner brand and the daily goal recommended by your orthodontist. WEAR TIMER • Start and stop wear sessions with one tap on iPhone or Apple Watch • Follow today's wear time and progress toward your daily goal • Get a put-back reminder after 20 minutes by default • Receive a reminder when today's goal is at risk • Add missed wear time and correct past sessions TREATMENT TRACKING • Follow your current aligner and upcoming change dates • Get reminders when it is time to change aligners • Browse past sessions and aligner changes in the calendar • Continue your treatment with refinement plans • Switch to all-day or nights-only retainer tracking after treatment STATISTICS AND STREAKS • See average wear time for the current aligner • Follow cycle health, goal days, and streaks PROGRESS PHOTOS — ALINEAR PREMIUM • Take photos with a smile guide and an overlay of your previous photo to help match the framing • Import photos from your photo library • Browse photos by month and see their treatment stage • Compare two photos with a slider or side by side • Share a comparison image • Sync photos through your private iCloud database MORE WITH ALINEAR PREMIUM • Lock Screen timer while your aligners are out, with Live Activity and Dynamic Island support • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Apple Watch complications • Custom reminders, including the put-back time limit and quiet hours • Siri Shortcuts The core wear timer, session history, treatment tracking, statistics, retainer tracking, basic reminders, iCloud sync, JSON backup, and basic Apple Watch features are free. Premium is available as a monthly or yearly subscription, or a one-time Lifetime purchase. MADE FOR EVERY DAY Available in English and Japanese, with improved support for larger text sizes. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No Alinear account is required, and there are no ads. Your treatment records and photos stay on your devices and, when iCloud is available, in your private iCloud database. We use RevenueCat to manage purchases and basic app-usage analytics, and TelemetryDeck for privacy-focused usage analytics. Photos, treatment details, and wear-time records are not sent to these services. Export and restore treatment records as a JSON backup. Photos sync separately through iCloud and are not included in JSON backups. Alinear is not a medical device and does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always follow the instructions of your orthodontist or dental professional. Privacy Policy: https://alinear.me/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Clear Aligner Tracker & Timer
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Clear aligners only move your teeth while they are actually in your mouth. Most treatment plans ask for 20 to 22 hours a day, and the minutes you lose to meals, coffee and brushing are almost impossible to count in your head. Aligner Tracker counts them for you. HOW IT WORKS 1. Tap once when your aligner comes out. 2. Tap once when it goes back in. 3. That is the whole app. The math is done for you. WHAT YOU SEE - TIME LEFT TO BE OUT - The ring shows how much longer you can have the tray out today and still reach your goal. It does not sit at a discouraging low percentage all morning. - LIVE COUNTER - While the aligner is out, a counter runs, so a quick coffee does not quietly turn into ninety minutes. - STREAK - How many days in a row you have hit your wear goal. - MONTHLY CALENDAR - A heatmap of every day, with your monthly average wear time and how many days met the goal. - TRAY SCHEDULE - Your current tray number, progress through the wear period, and days remaining until you switch to the next one. - REMOVAL REASONS - Tag each removal as a meal, a drink or brushing, and see where your hours are actually going. BUILT TO STAY OUT OF YOUR WAY The action you repeat five to eight times a day is a single tap. Hold the same button when you want to pick a reason instead. Anything you record can be edited or undone, and you can add a removal after the fact if you forgot to log it at the time. GOOD TO KNOW - Works fully offline. Your records stay on your device. - Set a daily target between 16 and 23 hours to match your own plan. - Light and dark themes. WHO IT IS FOR Anyone wearing clear aligner trays for teeth straightening, from the first tray to the last one. If you have ever finished a day wondering how long your aligners were really out, or opened the drawer unsure whether today was a tray change day, this is the app for that. IMPORTANT Aligner Tracker is a personal record keeping tool. It is not a medical device and does not diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any condition, and it does not provide medical advice. Always follow the instructions given by your orthodontist or dentist, and speak with them about your wear time and your treatment.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Clear Aligner Tracker & Timer at none against Alinear's 3. Clear Aligner Tracker & Timer also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). Alinear's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Alinear sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Clear Aligner Tracker & Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Alinear | Clear Aligner Tracker & Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Anatolii Nehelia | Seulki Eom |
In-app purchases
Alinear
- Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
- Premium Yearly$19.991 Year
- Premium Lifetime$29.99
Clear Aligner Tracker & Timer
No in-app purchases
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