Most people don't need another lecture about flossing. They need a system that makes
ninety seconds a day automatic.
The short answer: there isn't one best flossing app. Pick the one built
around the reason you keep quitting: nobody notices, there's no consequence, or it's one
more thing to remember.
Looking for a water flosser? This page compares phone apps, not devices.
Quick picks
Which app to start with, by what you want
If you want…
Start with
Friends who see your streak and can nudge you
FlossBrosFree, no ads, up to 5 friends. It's ours.
A hard consequence: your apps stay locked until you floss
Four different bets on why people stop: nobody notices, no consequence, the wrong moment, too much friction.
FlossBros Ours
Best for: People who stick with habits when someone else can see them.
One tap a day, streaks and badges, reminders at a time you pick, Floss Academy lessons with sources, and friends who see your streak and can send a nudge or a high-five.
Premium adds streak freezes, a 90-day catch-up window, unlimited friends and a PDF of your flossing log to bring to your dentist.
Platforms
iPhone (iOS 15+); Android in closed beta
Price
Free, no ads. Premium $6.99/month or $59.99/year
Account
Required (email, Google or Apple)
Privacy label
Contact info, identifiers, diagnostics; not linked to you
Skip if: You refuse any account, you want meal-by-meal logging, or you are on Android and would rather not join a beta.
Best for: People who respond to a hard consequence rather than a reminder.
Called FlossGate inside the app. You choose apps to lock with Screen Time, and they stay locked until the front camera sees you floss for about 45 seconds. Detection runs on the device.
Streak badges at 7, 30 and 90 days, and a parent passcode that locks the settings; its website suggests it for families.
Platforms
iPhone (iOS 26.4+); also runs on iPad and Mac
Price
$2.99 once, no in-app purchases
Account
None
Privacy label
Data Not Collected
Skip if: Your iPhone can’t run iOS 26.4, you don’t want to floss on camera, or you want friends, lessons or a history for your dentist.
Best for: Flossing after meals, without making an account.
Four meal windows (breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks) with a reminder after each meal time you set, streaks, a weekly pattern grid, tiers and achievements, and an opt-in global leaderboard.
The developer says your logs stay on your device, but the app is ad-supported: its privacy label lists usage data used to track you. Version 1.0 since July 2026.
Platforms
iPhone, iPad (iOS 15.1+)
Price
Free with ads, no in-app purchases
Account
None
Privacy label
Usage data used to track you (ads)
Skip if: You don’t want ads or tracking, or you want a floss buddy or a dentist export.
One big button, a pixel-art cheering screen, a streak counter and a calendar where you can fix a day you forgot to log. That is everything its listing describes, and simplicity is the point.
Last updated in November 2025.
Platforms
iPhone (iOS 17.6+)
Price
Free, no in-app purchases
Account
None listed
Privacy label
Data Not Collected
Skip if: You want reminders (none are listed), friends, lessons or an export for your hygienist.
Flossing is one habit among several. Good if you want brushing, water flossing or your hygienist’s notes in the same place.
Floss: Oral Health Tracker
Best for: Tracking your whole routine, if you don’t mind a subscription.
Tracks morning and evening brushing, flossing, tongue cleaning, mouthwash and water flossing, with timers, streaks, points, a “Smile Score” and reminders for your next cleaning.
It creates progress summaries you can share with a hygienist or dentist; detailed reports are Premium. It launched in July 2026.
Platforms
iPhone (iOS 15.1+)
Price
Free; Premium $2.99/month or $19.99/year
Account
Email or Apple sign-in (not stated whether required)
Privacy label
Health, contact and usage data linked to you
Skip if: You want flossing to be the focus rather than one habit of six, or you’d rather not pay monthly.
Best for: Remembering what your hygienist told you, privately.
Logs brushing, flossing and water flossing with a gentle streak, keeps a tooth-by-tooth map of the spots your dentist flagged, and exports a summary for your dentist or a CSV/JSON file of everything.
No account, no cloud, no ads. It launched in July 2026.
Platforms
iPhone (iOS 26+)
Price
Free
Account
None
Privacy label
Data Not Collected
Skip if: Your iPhone can’t run iOS 26, or you want friends to keep you honest.
Best for: quip toothbrush owners who like earning points.
A brushing-first app from the toothbrush brand. You can log flossing with any floss for a point a day, and points go toward quip products and gift cards. It runs on both iPhone and Android.
Platforms
iPhone (iOS 18+), Android (13+)
Price
Free
Account
Required
Privacy label
Usage data used to track you
Skip if: You want an app built around flossing rather than brushing.
If you already live in a habit app, add “floss” there and save the download.
Streaks
Best for: One app for flossing and every other daily habit, on Apple devices.
A paid habit tracker that won an Apple Design Award in 2016 and is an App Store Editors’ Choice. Flossing is one habit among up to 24; older versions suggested it out of the box.
You can share any task with other Streaks users, who see your progress, but nothing is flossing-specific: no lessons and no report for your dentist, though you can export your history as a CSV file. CNET’s Gael Cooper wrote about using it to floss for 100 straight days.
Platforms
iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch
Price
$5.99 once, no subscription
Account
None (iCloud sync)
Privacy label
Crash data, not linked to you
Skip if: You’re on Android, or you want help that is specific to flossing.
Best for: Android users who want a free, private tracker today.
A free, open-source habit tracker with no ads and no account. Add “Floss” as a habit, set a reminder, and it tracks your consistency with a habit score that doesn’t drop to zero after one missed day. Last updated in September 2025.
Platforms
Android (9+), also on F-Droid
Price
Free, open source
Account
None
Privacy label
No data collected (Google Play)
Skip if: You’re on iPhone (an unrelated iOS app borrows the Loop name), or you want anything flossing-specific.
Waterpik Water Flossing app. Still recommended in older articles, but its App Store and Google Play pages return “not found”.
Flossify. A website describes a flossing tracker with a free trial, but we found no app on the App Store or Google Play.
“Flossy”. Named on at least one dental-practice blog. The only project with that exact name we found is an unpublished code project on GitHub (not Flossy42, which is listed above).
How we checked
On 19 September 2026 we read each app's current App Store or Google Play listing, its
privacy label and its developer's own site. We use FlossBros every day. We didn't install
the other apps, so everything we say about them comes from those listings, labels and
sites. For each app we noted:
How you log (one tap, per meal, or on camera)
Reminders: when they come, or whether any are listed
What keeps you going: streaks, friends, rewards or a hard lock
Whether you can show your history to a dentist, and in what form
Price, platforms, whether you need an account, and the privacy label
We don't show star ratings. Several of these apps, ours included, have too few ratings to
mean much, and the numbers change; check each listing. Nobody paid to be here, and there
are no affiliate links.
Spotted something out of date? Email hello@flossbros.app
and we'll fix it. First published ; last
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The short version
If you floss alone and keep quitting, add accountability. That's the gap FlossBros is built
for. If reminders never worked and you need a hard stop, Go Floss Yourself! locks the apps
you choose until you floss. If you
already have a habit system you love, add flossing there and save the download. If
meal-based logging matches how you live, try Flossy42.
The best flossing app is the one you'll open tonight.
FlossBros is a habit tool, not dental advice, and so is every app on this page. If your gums
bleed regularly, see a dentist.
Questions
Flossing apps, answered
What is the best flossing app?
There isn't one best app; it depends on why you keep quitting. If you stick with habits when someone can see them, FlossBros (our app) is built for that. If you need a hard consequence, Go Floss Yourself! locks chosen apps until you floss. If you already use a habit tracker, add flossing to Streaks on iPhone or Loop on Android.
Is there a free app that reminds you to floss?
Yes. FlossBros is free with no ads and reminds you at a time you pick. Flossy42 is free with ads and reminds you after each meal time you set. Loop Habit Tracker, free and open source on Android, can remind you about a “floss” habit you create.
Is there a flossing app I can use with friends?
FlossBros is built around it: friends see each other's streaks and can send a nudge or a high-five, with up to 5 friends free. Streaks, a paid habit app for Apple devices, can share any task with other Streaks users. Flossy42 has an opt-in global leaderboard rather than friends.
Can I show my dentist my flossing history?
Yes, in a few apps, as a self-reported log rather than a clinical record. FlossBros exports a PDF of your log on Premium. Gumline exports a summary for your dentist, or CSV and JSON. Floss: Oral Health Tracker creates progress summaries to share, with detailed reports on Premium.
Is there a flossing app for Android?
Few. In September 2026 we found no dedicated flossing tracker on Google Play with a real track record. FlossBros for Android is in a closed beta you can ask to join. Otherwise, add a “floss” habit to Loop Habit Tracker (free, no account), or use quip, which logs flossing next to brushing.
Which flossing apps don't collect data?
By their App Store privacy labels, Good Job You Flossed!, Go Floss Yourself! and Gumline collect no data, and Loop's Google Play listing says the same. FlossBros lists contact info, identifiers and diagnostics as not linked to you. Flossy42 and quip list usage data used to track you. Developers write these labels themselves.
Do flossing apps actually work?
We don't know of a clinical trial of any consumer flossing-streak app, ours included. What is established: the American Dental Association recommends cleaning between your teeth once a day, and in the best-known habit study a new daily behaviour took a median of 66 days to feel automatic. An app can't floss for you. It can make remembering easier.
What's the difference between FlossBros and a general habit tracker?
A general tracker like Streaks ($5.99 once, Apple devices) or Loop (free, Android) treats flossing as one task among many, and works well if you already live in one. FlossBros is only about flossing: friends and nudges, Floss Academy lessons with sources, and a PDF log for your dentist on Premium.
