Comparison

Aliner vs TrayTime

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

Head to head
About

Aliner

Features
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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. 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, unlimited photo cloud 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

About

TrayTime

Track your clear aligner wear time with a simple tap system. Monitor daily progress, receive reminders for tray changes, and capture progress photos privately. Works with any aligner brand without requiring an account.

Highlights
  • Daily wear time tracking
  • Tray change reminders
  • Out-of-case reminders
  • Progress photo diary
  • Works with any aligner brand
  • No account required
Features
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TrayTime keeps your clear aligner schedule on track. Tap once when your trays go in, tap again when they come out — TrayTime counts every minute toward your daily wear goal. YOUR DAILY WEAR RING See today's wear time at a glance on the 22-hour ring (set your own goal from 20–23 h). When trays are out, a counter shows exactly how long they've been out — meals and brushing stay guilt-free, forgetting doesn't. TRAY CHANGES, ON SCHEDULE Enter your total trays and change interval once. TrayTime shows your current tray, days until the next change, and your estimated finish date — with a reminder on change day. OUT-TOO-LONG REMINDERS Left your trays in the case after lunch? TrayTime nudges you when they've been out too long. You choose the threshold, or turn it off. STREAKS & STATS Hit your daily goal and build a streak. Weekly charts show your wear pattern so you know exactly how your wear routine is going. PROGRESS PHOTOS Keep a private photo diary of your smile, organized by tray, with side-by-side comparison. Photos never leave your phone. WORKS WITH ANY BRAND Any clear aligner brand, any provider. No account, no sign-up, no cloud — everything stays on your device. TRAYTIME PRO (one-time purchase) Remove ads, unlock unlimited progress photos and extended statistics. Pay once, keep it forever. TrayTime is a wear-time tracking tool. It does not provide medical or orthodontic advice — always follow your provider's instructions.

Screenshots

Aliner4 screens
TrayTime4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Aliner at none against TrayTime's shown. TrayTime's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.1). On price, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Aliner versus TrayTime: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlinerTrayTime
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB99 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBogdan NikishinSEONYONG LEE

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Aliner

Subscriptions2
  • Aliner+ Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Aliner+ Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Aliner+ Lifetime$34.99
1 purchases

TrayTime

One-time1
  • TrayTime Pro$14.99

Questions

Is Aliner free?
Aliner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TrayTime free?
TrayTime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Aliner or TrayTime have ads?
TrayTime shows ads; Aliner does not.

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