Comparison

TrayJourney vs Tray Harder

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

Head to head
About

TrayJourney

This app helps you track your clear aligner wear time and schedule. It provides reminders, progress photos, and a history of your treatment. It's designed to support your aligner journey, regardless of the brand.

Highlights
  • Wear-time timer
  • Aligners-out nudge
  • Tray schedule
  • Progress photos
  • 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-legal.canada-deal-finder.workers.dev. 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/

About

Tray Harder

Track your clear aligner wear time and stay on schedule with this privacy-focused app. It helps you meet daily wear goals, monitor tray changes, and capture your smile's transformation with progress photos. Gentle reminders and appointment logging ensure you stay on track with your orthodontic treatment.

Highlights
  • Track aligner wear time
  • Monitor tray change schedule
  • Progress photo capture
  • Gentle, customizable reminders
  • Appointment logging
  • Privacy-focused, no cloud storage
Features
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Tray Harder is a calm, private wear tracker for clear aligners and retainers. Tap when your aligners come out, tap when they go back in, and see at a glance how your day, your tray and your treatment are going. No account. No cloud. No ads. Your treatment data and photos stay on your phone. Works with Invisalign, Spark, ClearCorrect, SureSmile and other clear aligners, and with retainers. TODAY • A wear dial shows your progress toward your daily goal, which you set to match your orthodontist's plan • A live break timer shows how long your aligners have been out • Tag each break with a reason, and log a break you forgot to track • See which tray you're on and how many days until the next switch CALENDAR • Month view of every day: goal met, close or missed • Tap any day to see and edit each break • Note pain or comfort per day to spot patterns by tray • Streaks, with streak freezes for the odd tough day • Log orthodontist visits and, if you choose, add them to your iPhone Calendar SMILE • Take progress photos with a built-in alignment guide • Compare any two trays with a draggable slider and share a comparison card • Play your photos back as a timelapse • Import photos you've already taken REMINDERS • A nudge to put your aligners back in after a break • Tray-switch, bedtime, appointment and tray supply reminders • Each reminder can be switched on or off MORE • Wrapped: a recap of your treatment you can share when you finish • NFC tag: program a blank tag to start or end a break with a tap • Chewies timer after a tray change • Retainer mode for nights-only wear after treatment • Ortho report (PDF) and compliance CSV to bring to your appointments • Ice and Graphite themes, or follow your system setting TRAY HARDER PRO Try everything free for 14 days. Pro is a one-time $4.99 unlock, with no subscription, that keeps: • Home and Lock Screen widgets • Live Activity on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island • The Apple Watch app with complications Tray Harder is made by an independent developer who has been through clear aligner treatment. Questions or ideas? Use Send Feedback in Settings. Tray Harder is not medical advice and does not replace your orthodontist. Always follow your orthodontist's instructions.

Screenshots

TrayJourney4 screens
Tray Harder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Tray Harder at 5.0 against TrayJourney's 1.0. Tray Harder also leads on monetization model (free vs freemium) and update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). TrayJourney's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. TrayJourney sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Tray Harder sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tray Harder holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TrayJourney ships an update monthly, Tray Harder fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
TrayJourney versus Tray Harder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrayJourneyTray Harder
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB28 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSalman's Work IncBari Halag

Customer experience

TrayJourney

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

Tray Harder

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

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
1 purchases

Tray Harder

One-time1
  • Tray Harder Pro$4.99

Questions

Is TrayJourney free?
TrayJourney is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tray Harder free?
Tray Harder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TrayJourney or Tray Harder?
Tray Harder is rated higher. TrayJourney averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Tray Harder averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do TrayJourney or Tray Harder have ads?
Neither TrayJourney nor Tray Harder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TrayJourney or Tray Harder?
TrayJourney ships an update monthly, and Tray Harder fortnightly. Most recently, TrayJourney was updated on November 9, 2026 and Tray Harder on November 10, 2026.

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