Comparison

Pull‑Free vs Toothbrush Timer

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

Head to head
About

Pull‑Free

This app uses your iPhone's camera to detect when your hands approach your face or hair, providing real-time alerts to help break habits like hair-pulling, skin-picking, and nail-biting. It focuses on building awareness and tracking progress privately on your device.

Highlights
  • Real-time hand-to-face detection
  • Customizable alerts (haptic, sound, flash)
  • On-device private processing
  • Adjustable sensitivity and cooldown
  • Progress tracking and streaks
  • Support for trichotillomania, dermatillomania, nail-biting
Features
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You touch your face dozens of times an hour without noticing. FaceFence helps you break the habit. Prop up your iPhone, and its front camera watches for the moment your hand drifts toward your face or hair — then gives you an instant buzz so you can catch yourself in real time. Whether you're working through hair-pulling (trichotillomania), skin-picking (dermatillomania), nail-biting, or any body-focused repetitive behavior (BFRB), awareness is the first step to change. REAL-TIME DETECTION Powered by Apple's on-device Vision framework, FaceFence tracks your hands and face and alerts you the instant they get too close — a gentle haptic buzz, a sound, and an on-screen flash. 100% PRIVATE All processing happens on your iPhone. Your camera feed is never recorded, stored, or uploaded. Ever. BUILT FOR REAL USE - Prop your phone up facing you while you work, study, scroll, or relax - Adjustable sensitivity to match how close is "too close" - Cooldown control so you're nudged, not nagged - Pause anytime, plus a quick Test button to feel how it works TRACK YOUR PROGRESS - Daily detection counts and trends - Detections-per-hour and total monitoring time - Pull-free streaks and achievements to keep you motivated MADE FOR THE BFRB COMMUNITY - Hair-pulling (trichotillomania) - Skin-picking (dermatillomania) - Nail-biting and cheek-biting - Building awareness of unconscious face-touching and fidgeting A note: FaceFence watches while the app is open with the screen on — prop your phone up facing you and let it keep an eye out. It's a gentle awareness tool, not a medical device. Hands off. Pull-free. FaceFence is your gentle reminder.

About

Toothbrush Timer

Features
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BrushBeaver makes brushing easy to keep track of. Log a session in one tap, or let the guided timer record it for you. Use your iPhone on its own, or Apple Watch to brush without watching the screen. FREE EVERYDAY TOOLS • One-tap logging from the app or an interactive widget. • A timer with adjustable duration and zone guidance. Apple Watch gives haptic cues when it is time to switch zones. • A month calendar, morning/evening view and forgiving streaks. Add forgotten records later. • Records for flossing, rinsing and tongue care alongside brushing. • Apple Watch logging and timing, plus Apple Health support. YOUR DATA, YOUR CHOICE Sessions are stored locally. Paired iPhone and Apple Watch exchange records through the system connection. No account is needed, and we do not collect your brushing data. With your permission, BrushBeaver writes brushing events to Apple Health. You can also choose to include events from other sources in a merged view without duplicates. Health permission is optional: local logging and timing still work without it. ONE PURCHASE, NO SUBSCRIPTION Core logging, timing, widgets, Apple Watch, Apple Health and the basic calendar are free. A one-time purchase unlocks deeper statistics and trends, plus more app icons. No subscription. No ads. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Pull‑Free4 screens
Toothbrush Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pull‑Free at none against Toothbrush Timer's 1. Toothbrush Timer's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Toothbrush Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pull‑Free asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pull‑Free ships an update every 4 months, Toothbrush Timer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Pull‑Free versus Toothbrush Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPull‑FreeToothbrush Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (4 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDerinbogaz Ventures源 陈

In-app purchases

None

Pull‑Free

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Toothbrush Timer

One-time1
  • Full Unlock$2.99

Questions

Is Pull‑Free free?
Pull‑Free is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Toothbrush Timer free?
Toothbrush Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pull‑Free or Toothbrush Timer have ads?
Neither Pull‑Free nor Toothbrush Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pull‑Free or Toothbrush Timer?
Pull‑Free ships an update every 4 months, and Toothbrush Timer every 2 months. Most recently, Pull‑Free was updated on October 7, 2026 and Toothbrush Timer on October 20, 2026.

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