My Bright Smile vs Brushing Hero
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
My Bright Smile
This interactive app uses fun dental games and a 2-minute brush timer to help children establish lifelong healthy oral care habits. It reinforces key lessons about brushing, flossing, and visiting the dentist, making dental hygiene engaging and anxiety-free for kids.
- 5 educational dental games
- 2-minute brush timer with song
- Simulates dental office visit
- Teaches brushing techniques
- Flossing maze game
- Limits sweet snack game
- Dental health puzzle
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Colgate My Bright Smile is a fun, FREE and interactive app that will help your children build a lifetime of healthy oral care habits. It is compatible with iPad and iPhone. My Bright Smile app extends and builds upon the success of the Colgate Bright Smiles, Bright Futures® program through 5 educational dental games and a 2-minute brush timer. Each dental game reinforces one important oral care lesson. NOTE: The My Bright Smile app does not store any personal information, and no data about its use is sent back to Colgate. Game Descriptions • 2-minute brush timer: Brushing our teeth becomes fun and easy when we put it to a tune and timer. Use the brushing song to support your child in developing the healthy habit of regular brushing. • Visit the Dental Office: Kids will have fun discovering the tools a dentist and dental hygienist use to help care for teeth. Use this game to get your child ready for a visit to the dentist. It will help make the visit fun and anxiety-free! • Brush the Teeth: By practicing tooth brushing techniques, kids will learn how to maintain a bright smile. Play this game with your child and then try out the brushing techniques together. • Fun with Floss: By dragging his/her way through a maze, your child will learn the importance of flossing every day. • Swipe the Sweets: Kids will learn the importance of limiting the number of times they eat sweet and sticky snacks by swiping them away. • Picture This: Slide the tiles, put the puzzle pieces together and discover a strategy to get a bright smile. Ask your child to share his/her own strategy! Award Winning Curriculum The cornerstone of the Colgate Bright Smiles, Bright Futures® program is its award-winning dental health education curriculum. Developed by global experts, Colgate’s multi-cultural materials help illustrate how to maintain healthy teeth and gums. Today, the educational curriculum has become a part of the permanent school curriculum. For more information, visit http://www.ColgateBSBF.com.
Brushing Hero
Transform toothbrushing into an engaging RPG adventure for children. Users become heroes who battle monsters by brushing their teeth, earning rewards and leveling up their abilities. The app encourages consistent and thorough oral hygiene through gamified progression.
- Toothbrushing RPG gameplay
- Transform into a hero
- Battle monsters by brushing
- Level up attack power
- Collect hero cards
- Unlock new hero helmets
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Brushing Teeth becomes an entertainment This game makes children enjoy brushing teeth. Once you hold a toothbrush and face the camera, you will be transformed into a hero with iron war helmet on. You can attack the monsters by brushing your teeth. Aiming to let children get into the habit of brushing their teeth neatly, we made this app to level up the attack power as you brush your teeth from various angles. Makes you want to try over and over After playing the game, you will get "hero cards" depending on how many coins you acquired, and can level up your attack power. You will be able to beat more monsters. This app supports your mind to brush your teeth proactively by a simple rule that the more you play, the stronger you will be, and go to the next stage. If you beat dragons that appear every 30 stages, you'll get a new gorgeous hero helmet!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: My Bright Smile at 4.7 against Brushing Hero's 4.1. My Bright Smile also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (83% vs 68%). Brushing Hero's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 28 months) and ratings volume (166 vs 6). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Brushing Hero sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. My Bright Smile asks for nothing beyond the download.
My Bright Smile holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brushing Hero has 166 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of My Bright Smile's written reviews are positive against 68% of Brushing Hero's.
My Bright Smile ships an update every 28 months, Brushing Hero every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | My Bright Smile | Brushing Hero |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (6 ratings) — better | 4.1 (166 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better | 67.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 166 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 28 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 233 MB | 134 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Colgate-Palmolive Company | LITALICO Inc. |
Customer experience
My Bright Smile
Brushing Hero
Bugs and requests
My Bright Smile
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Brushing Hero
Reported bugs
12 issues- Toothbrush detection fails randomly during gameplay
- Face recognition inconsistent with different lighting
- App crashes after defeating certain bosses
- Helmet/character not appearing on screen
- Game freezes mid-round
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- Progress resets unexpectedly
- Coins not awarded despite proper brushing
- Camera angle incompatibility with iPad usage
- Detection issues with transparent toothbrushes
- Level progression stuck at certain thresholds (75, 120, 242)
- Audio cuts out during gameplay
- Inconsistent detection with white/bright bathroom backgrounds
Requested features
14 requests- Adjustable brushing timer (2-3 minutes recommended)
- Multiple user profiles for different family members
- Guidance on which areas of mouth to brush
- Female character variants (princess, fairy themes)
- Extended content and levels beyond current maximum
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- Ability to pause game when toothbrush not detected
- Dual/multiplayer mode for simultaneous brushing
- Electric toothbrush compatibility mode
- Cloud save functionality
- More character customization options
- Separate score tracking per child
- Consistent coin rewards regardless of play order
- In-game tutorial explaining mechanics
- Spin-off apps (bath time, shower, nail care versions)
In-app purchases
My Bright Smile
No in-app purchases
Brushing Hero
- 4 Legendary Heroes$0.99
Questions
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