Comparison

Oral vs BrushBuddy

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

Head to head
About

Oral

This app acts as a digital coach for your oral hygiene, guiding you to brush correctly and for the recommended duration. It tracks your brushing habits, provides personalized insights, and helps you monitor gum health.

Highlights
  • Real-time brushing guidance
  • 3D teeth tracking
  • AI brushing recognition
  • Brushing data summary
  • Personalized coaching tips
  • Gum bleeding tracker
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Realize a superior clean with the new revolutionized Oral-B mobile experience. Studies show that the average person brushes for only 30-60 seconds, compared to the dentist- recommended 2 minutes. Also, up to 80% of people spend an insufficient amount of time brushing in at least one zone of their mouth. This includes 60% of people who either don’t brush their back molars at all or don’t spend enough time when they do[1]. At Oral-B we strive to improve those stats to help deliver a superior clean. The breakthrough technology of the Oral-B Bluetooth® enabled toothbrushes seamlessly connects to the Oral-B app to deliver brushing intelligence at the next level. The Oral-B app is your digital coach to help you brush correctly as recommended by Dental Professionals. Brush for a Clean that Wows 3D Teeth Tracking and A.I. Brushing Recognition[2] guides you in real-time as you brush. This ensures you cover all areas of your mouth and surfaces of your teeth. Assess Your Brushing Habits Pull up your brushing data summary after each guided brushing session and view your brush score to quickly see just how well you did. Get Personalized Coaching Receive individual coaching tips and insights tailored to your unique brushing behavior to see how you can improve the next time you brush. Access Personalized Insights at a Glance Browse through your personal brushing coverage to see which areas you need to pay more attention to. You can also view high-pressure dentition maps to learn where you need to apply less pressure and view trends based on your recorded brushing history – all easily filtered by week, month, and year. Track Your Gum Bleeding The unique Gum Guard[3] technology helps improve your brushing while protecting your gums. It includes an interactive gum bleeding tracker to help you capture instances of gum bleeding for better oral health. Revolutionize Your Oral Health Statistics show that brushing with an Oral-B connected toothbrush paired with the app will transform your brushing behavior. • Over 90% of brushing sessions last longer than the dentist-recommended 2 minutes with almost no instances of overly applied pressure • Over 82% of people who brushed with Oral-B SmartSeries experienced a noticeable improvement in their oral health[4] You can now connect Oral-B App with Apple Health App. This helps you track and review your brushing habits on the Apple Health App. We’ll motivate you to improve your brushing routine! **The Oral-B app connects to Oral-B iO, Genius and Smart Series electric toothbrushes with Bluetooth 4.0 compatible devices** **Check app.oralb.com for app availability and compatibility details** [1] Oral-B Motion Tracking Research. [2] 3D tracking only available at iO M9 model, AI Brushing Recognition available at iO Series & Genius X. [3] Gum Guard available for all iO Series, Genius 10000 and Genius X models. [4] After 6-8 weeks of use. Based on a practice-based trial with 52 subjects

About

BrushBuddy

This app helps you maintain a consistent dental hygiene routine with a guided brushing timer and personalized reminders. Track your progress with streaks and statistics, and receive helpful dental health tips.

Highlights
  • Guided brushing timer
  • Customizable reminders
  • Progress tracking with streaks
  • Dental health tips
  • Sound feedback
  • Dark Mode
Features
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Brushing your teeth has never been easier! Follow along Capy, your personal Brush Buddy, and keep a consistent dental hygiene routine! With BrushBuddy, you can: - Receive dental health tips - Set custom reminders to brush whenever you like! - Keep track of your progress with streaks and statistics - Follow along the brushing timer to know what teeth regions to brush - Receive sound feedbacks during your brushing - Customize your experience with Dark Mode!

Screenshots

Oral4 screens
BrushBuddy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: BrushBuddy at 82% against Oral's 35%. BrushBuddy also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 6 weeks) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Oral's advantage is ratings volume (202K vs 22) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). On price, ads, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Oral holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Oral has 202K ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 35% of Oral's written reviews are positive against 82% of BrushBuddy's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Oral ships an update every 6 weeks, BrushBuddy daily. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Oral versus BrushBuddy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOralBrushBuddy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (202K ratings) — better4.5 (22 ratings)
Positive reviews35.4% of reviews82.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings202K — better22
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#178 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.014.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size418 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperP&G Health CareNicolas Godoy de Almeida

Customer experience

Oral

All ratings202,147 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral2.6%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews1,678 reviews
Positive35.4%
Neutral15.4%
Negative49.2%

BrushBuddy

All ratings23 ratings
Positive87.0%
Neutral8.7%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive82.4%
Neutral11.8%
Negative5.9%

Bugs and requests

Oral

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes and freezes
  • Incorrect time/date recording
  • Duplicate/missing brushing sessions
  • Inability to edit or delete sessions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow manual tracking of flossing, rinsing, and tongue cleaning
  • Improve accuracy of position detection
  • Add Apple Watch integration
  • Provide more customization options

BrushBuddy

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Oral

No in-app purchases

None

BrushBuddy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Oral free?
Oral is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BrushBuddy free?
BrushBuddy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Oral or BrushBuddy?
Oral is rated higher. Oral averages 4.8 out of 5 from 202K ratings, while BrushBuddy averages 4.5 from 22 ratings.
Do Oral or BrushBuddy have ads?
Neither Oral nor BrushBuddy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Oral or BrushBuddy?
Oral ships an update every 6 weeks, and BrushBuddy daily. Most recently, Oral was updated on October 31, 2026 and BrushBuddy on October 25, 2026.

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