Comparison

Tooth Fairy Timer vs Brushy Buddy

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

Head to head
About

Tooth Fairy Timer

This app helps children develop healthy brushing habits by making the recommended two-minute brushing time fun and interactive. A happy tune plays when the timer finishes, encouraging consistent use.

Highlights
  • Two-minute brushing timer
  • Interactive fun
  • Reward tune upon completion
  • Encourages healthy habits
  • Dentist recommended duration
Features
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Tooth Fairy Tykes presents the Tooth Fairy Timer app to encourage your child’s brushing habits. Dentists recommend brushing for 2 minutes so we have created an app to help make brushing fun and interactive! Press the start button to begin the timer and when the 2 minutes are up, your child will be rewarded with a happy tune! Make brushing a fun and healthy habit with the Tooth Fairy Tykes new Tooth Fairy Timer app! See why thousands of children, parents and dentists love Tooth Fairy Tykes! Get your very own Tooth Fairy Tyke at www.ToothFairyTykes.com

About

Brushy Buddy

This app uses a fun 2-minute timer and sticker rewards to help children develop consistent oral hygiene habits. It tracks brushing twice daily and weekly progress, making it a positive routine for kids and supporting parents in reinforcing healthy smiles.

Highlights
  • 2-minute toothbrushing timer
  • Sticker rewards system
  • Twice-daily brushing tracking
  • Weekly progress tracking
  • Kid-safe, ad-free experience
Features
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Brushy Buddy is a simple and fun toothbrushing app designed to help children build healthy oral hygiene habits from an early age. With a kid-friendly 2-minute brushing timer, cheerful visuals, and sticker rewards, Brushy Buddy encourages children to brush their teeth consistently and confidently. The app helps children stay motivated and makes brushing feel like a positive daily routine rather than a chore. Parents can easily support healthy habits with twice-daily brushing tracking, and weekly progress tracking, reinforcing the dentist-recommended routine in a gentle, encouraging way. Brushy Buddy is thoughtfully designed for young children, with no ads, no accounts, and no distractions — just a joyful brushing experience that supports lifelong healthy smiles. Features: • 2-minute toothbrushing timer for kids • Sticker rewards to encourage consistency • Twice-daily brushing tracking • Weekly progress counting • Kid-safe, ad-free experience

Screenshots

Tooth Fairy Timer4 screens
Brushy Buddy3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Brushy Buddy at 5.0 against Tooth Fairy Timer's 3.7. Tooth Fairy Timer's advantage is ratings volume (12 vs 1) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Brushy Buddy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tooth Fairy Timer has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Tooth Fairy Timer versus Brushy Buddy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTooth Fairy TimerBrushy Buddy
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (12 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better1
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatthew Statonhelen yeung

In-app purchases

None

Tooth Fairy Timer

No in-app purchases

None

Brushy Buddy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tooth Fairy Timer free?
Tooth Fairy Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Brushy Buddy free?
Brushy Buddy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tooth Fairy Timer or Brushy Buddy?
Brushy Buddy is rated higher. Tooth Fairy Timer averages 3.7 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Brushy Buddy averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Tooth Fairy Timer or Brushy Buddy have ads?
Neither Tooth Fairy Timer nor Brushy Buddy shows ads.

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