Aliner vs Aligner Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Aliner
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Aliner makes wearing aligners calmer: a timer, a journal and honest stats in one beautiful app. No ads, no tracking. ONE-TAP TIMER Take your aligners out — tap the ring. Aliner counts aligners-out time reliably in the background: it survives restarts, time-zone changes and long flights. The lunch reminder tells you when to put them back in. TRAYS & CALENDAR Your current tray, change day and appointments at a glance. Tray-change reminders arrive on their own. Mark the change in one tap on the Now screen, and edit the plan — trays, days per tray, daily wear goal — any time. GUILT-FREE STATS Day, week, month. Aliner celebrates progress instead of lecturing you: every hour of wear counts. A PHOTO DIARY FOR YOUR SMILE A camera with a framing guide and manual crop keep every photo in the same format. Before/after comparison and a full-course timelapse — free and unlimited. Photos stay yours: on device and in your personal iCloud. JOURNAL & AI SUMMARY Tagged notes build an automatic “ask the doctor” list. The AI summary (Aliner+) turns weeks of notes into one short list for your appointment — only with your explicit consent, and photos are never sent. ALINER+ — ONE SUBSCRIPTION Widgets and Live Activity, an Apple Watch app, Siri shortcuts, photo backup in your own iCloud and the AI summary. The yearly plan starts with 7 days free. Everything else — timer, calendar, stats, photo diary, before/after, timelapse, notes — is free forever. PRIVACY, HONESTLY No ads. No tracking. Photos never leave your iCloud. Aliner shows only your own data and gives no medical recommendations — treatment questions belong to your doctor. Terms: nikibstudio.site/terms · Privacy: nikibstudio.site/apps/aline/privacy
Aligner Timer
Track your clear aligner wear time with simple taps. Features live timers, Apple Watch integration, and customizable reminders. Your data stays private on your device and iCloud.
- Live Activity & Dynamic Island timers
- Apple Watch app and complications
- Private iCloud sync
- Edit past wear times
- Home and Lock Screen widgets
- Data export (CSV, PDF)
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Aligner Timer keeps your clear-aligner treatment on track: one tap when your trays come out, one tap when they go back in. No account. No ads. No subscription. WHY PEOPLE SWITCH TO ALIGNER TIMER • Live Activity & Dynamic Island — when your trays are out, a live timer sits on your Lock Screen so you can't forget them after lunch. Tap it to mark them back in without opening the app. • A real Apple Watch app — toggle from your wrist, see today's wear at a glance, and keep a streak complication on your watch face. The Live Activity mirrors into the watch Smart Stack too. • Sync that actually works — your history lives in your private iCloud and syncs automatically between your iPhone and Apple Watch. No login, no developer servers, nothing to lose. • Fix your history — forgot to tap? Add, edit, or backdate any event with exact times from the calendar. • Travel-proof days — stats stay anchored to your home time zone, so a trip abroad doesn't wreck your streaks or daily totals. EVERYTHING YOU NEED • Wear-time timer with a daily goal (16–24 h) and progress ring • Smart reminders: "put them back in", "still eating?" follow-ups, and tray-switch day — all snoozable • Compliance calendar: green, yellow and red days at a glance, with a pulsing blue dot for today • Stats: daily hours, 7-day average, goal-hit rate and streaks • Tray progression with estimated finish date • Daily discomfort journal (1–5 scale) • Export your data as CSV, or a clean PDF report to share with your orthodontist • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Siri & Shortcuts: "aligners out", "aligners in", toggle PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your data stays on your device and in your personal iCloud. We run no servers, show no ads, track nothing, and collect nothing. Works with Invisalign®, ClearCorrect®, Spark™, Byte® aligners, Angel Aligner and any other removable clear aligner or retainer. Aligner Timer is a tracking aid, not medical advice — always follow your orthodontist's or dentist's instructions. Invisalign is a registered trademark of Align Technology, Inc. ClearCorrect is a registered trademark of the Straumann Group. Aligner Timer is an independent app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any aligner manufacturer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Aligner Timer at none against Aliner's 3. Aligner Timer also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 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
Both are free to download. Aliner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Aligner Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Aliner ships an update every 3 months, Aligner Timer every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Aliner | Aligner Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 18.1 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bogdan Nikishin | Alex Davis |
In-app purchases
Aliner
- Aliner+ Monthly$2.991 Month
- Aliner+ Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Aliner+ Lifetime$34.99
Aligner Timer
No in-app purchases







