Comparison

BracesHelp vs The Braces App

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

Head to head
About

BracesHelp

This app serves as an educational companion for individuals undergoing orthodontic treatment. It helps users understand their treatment, track progress with photos and notes, manage elastics and brushing, and set personalized reminders. It also facilitates communication with their orthodontic provider's office.

Highlights
  • Color braces simulator
  • Progress photo tracking with time-lapse
  • Elastic wear and brushing timer
  • Customizable treatment reminders
  • Guides for every stage of treatment
  • Direct messaging with orthodontic office
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BracesHelp is an educational companion for life with braces: it helps you understand your treatment and know the questions to ask your orthodontic provider and their team. Start in seconds, no account needed. When you're ready, connect to your provider's office with the code they give you, and BracesHelp brings in their reminders, their phone number and a private line to their team. COLOR BRACES • Decorate your smile with color and show it off to friends, family and classmates • Try 16 colors and 6 fun combinations on real smiles, or on a photo of your own • Color the top, the bottom, or one tooth at a time, and mix your own color • Save or share your new look before your next visit MY SMILE JOURNEY • Take a progress photo each month and add a note to any photo • Compare any two photos side by side or with a slider • Watch a time-lapse of your smile changing and share it as a GIF • Your photos stay on your phone; they are never uploaded ELASTICS AND BRUSHING • Track your elastic wear with one tap: daily goal, timeline and streak • A guided two-minute brush timer that walks you through six zones • Your week of brushing and elastics at a glance on the home screen REMINDERS YOUR WAY • Brushing, rubber bands, aligner trays, retainer, appliance wear, checkups, appointments and payment due dates • Repeat every day (up to four times), on chosen days, every few weeks or months, or just once • Add notes such as an address or phone number; they show in the notification • A connected office can add its own reminders too GUIDES FOR EVERY STAGE • Getting your braces on, eating, brushing and flossing, sore days, elastics and appliances, emergencies and loose brackets, and your retainer • Written with orthodontic sources, with photos, clear steps and short videos • Search any question in seconds WITH YOUR PROVIDER'S OFFICE • Your treatment progress, estimated finish and next appointment on the home screen • Message the office in one private conversation and get notified when they reply • A weekly summary of your elastics and brushing that they can see, so they can help at your next visit FOR ORTHODONTIC OFFICES • See which patients are falling behind on elastics or brushing, and who is waiting for a reply • Call, email or message a patient in one tap, and set their next visit and estimated finish • Edit your doctor profile, videos, reminders and colors, and share your practice code with patients Free for patients. Light and dark themes, on iPhone and iPad. BracesHelp supports your treatment but does not replace the advice of your orthodontic provider. In an emergency, contact your provider's office.

About

The Braces App

This app provides comprehensive information and tools for individuals interested in, currently wearing, or having previously worn braces. It includes care instructions, video tutorials, dietary advice, a fun brace coloring feature, and even a game.

Highlights
  • Braces care instructions
  • Tutorial videos
  • Dietary guidelines
  • Color your braces feature
  • Braces-themed video game
Features
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Getting braces? Have braces? Had braces? This app was built for you. The Braces App is the most complete braces resource available — packed with tools, education, and fun that no other orthodontic app offers. COLOR YOUR BRACES Pick your next brace color before your appointment. Choose from dozens of colors — single colors, power chains, glow in the dark, holiday themes, sports teams (NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, NCAA), and more. See exactly how different combinations look on real teeth. LEARN EVERYTHING ABOUT BRACES How braces work and move teeth How to take care of your braces Braces vs. Invisalign Types of braces and gadgets Common problems and how to fix them Retainers, rubber bands, and more Fun facts, timeline of braces history Books about braces GAMES Play Tooth Fairy Escape — dodge obstacles across 10 levels on Easy, Medium, or Hard. Test your braces knowledge with the Trivia Game. BRUSH TIMER Time your brushing sessions to make sure you're doing it right. REMINDERS Set custom reminders for brushing, flossing, rubber bands, aligners, and more. Whether you're a kid getting braces for the first time, a teen deep into treatment, or a parent trying to help — The Braces App has everything in one place. Free to download.

Screenshots

BracesHelp4 screens
The Braces App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Braces App at 88% against BracesHelp's 0%. The Braces App also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (26 vs 4). BracesHelp's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 29 months). On price, in-app purchases, 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

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

The Braces App holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Braces App has 26 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of BracesHelp's written reviews are positive against 88% of The Braces App's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BracesHelp ships an update every 10 days, The Braces App every 29 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
BracesHelp versus The Braces App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBracesHelpThe Braces App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (4 ratings)4.7 (26 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews87.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings426 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 29 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB15 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperThe Dental SpecialistsBaron Hall

Customer experience

BracesHelp

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

The Braces App

All ratings15 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

In-app purchases

None

BracesHelp

No in-app purchases

None

The Braces App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BracesHelp free?
BracesHelp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Braces App free?
The Braces App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BracesHelp or The Braces App?
The Braces App is rated higher. BracesHelp averages 4.3 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while The Braces App averages 4.7 from 26 ratings.
Do BracesHelp or The Braces App have ads?
The Braces App shows ads; BracesHelp does not.
Which is updated more often, BracesHelp or The Braces App?
BracesHelp ships an update every 10 days, and The Braces App every 29 months. Most recently, BracesHelp was updated on November 11, 2026 and The Braces App on November 4, 2026.

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