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LetSmile vs Orthoclear

Starting price, treatment length, supervision, FDA safety record and full spec sheet for LetSmile and Orthoclear, side by side. Every figure links to the source that states it.

Prices checked against their sources Nov 1, 2026FDA records read Nov 10, 2026
6comparisons with LetSmile
6comparisons with Orthoclear

LetSmile (LetSmile clear aligners)·Orthoclear (Orthoclear GO, Orthoclear Flex, Orthoclear Pro)

LetSmile
Dentist-led
Orthoclear
Hybrid
At a glance
Starting price
€1,390Light; from €46/mo over 36 months
€300/moor €1,200 one-time
Typical treatment
2-8 months
3-14 months
Supervision
Dentist-led
Hybrid
FDA safety
No recalls
No recalls
FDA adverse-event reports
0
0
Treatment
Treats
CrowdingSpacing and gaps (diastemas)Crooked front teeth (3-3 anterior zone only)
Minor relapseMild-to-moderate crowdingSpacing and gapsCosmetic front-teeth alignment
Product lines
LetSmile clear aligners
Orthoclear GO, Orthoclear Flex, Orthoclear Pro
Wear schedule
Not published by LetSmile: the brand does not state a specific daily wear time or tray-change interval (clear aligners are conventionally worn about 20 to 22 hours a day with trays changed on a set schedule, but LetSmile does not publish its own figures).
Worn 20 to 22 hours a day, switching to the next aligner about every 2 weeks.
Spec sheet
Start method
At-home visually guided (self-made) impression, or an impression taken at your local dentist; no impression-kit price is published
In-clinic 3D digital scan with a handheld intraoral scanner at a SmileStudio or partner dental practice; EUR 100, deducted if you proceed
Material
"Made in Germany"; the specific thermoplastic material name is not published by LetSmile
Not published (described only as clear, nearly invisible, custom-fitted; aligners said to be manufactured in Germany and Ireland)
Retainers
Not published (LetSmile does not state whether post-treatment retainers are included)
Included with the Flex and Pro plans; not included with the GO plan. Optional 'Bite Club' maintenance subscription offered
Whitening
Not published / not advertised as included
Optional finishing add-on (not included in the base package)
Refinements / touch-ups
Not published
Included with the Pro plan; the GO plan includes none; Flex offers an optional extension to 8 months for +EUR 300
Guarantee
Money-back guarantee until aligner production begins; buyer protection via the brand's payment providers
Not published
Clinical oversight
A personally assigned dentist checks eligibility and monitors the full treatment remotely via LetSmile's digital telemedicine model; dentists are described as independent practitioners with their own practices, remunerated by LetSmile
100% dentist-supervised: an independent dentist at a SmileStudio or partner practice performs the 3D scan and a clinical check before treatment starts and monitors progress in person; the treating dentist provides and invoices the clinical care
Financing
Monthly installment plans: EUR 65/month for 22 months (Light tier) or EUR 75/month for 32 months (Medium tier)
Four interest-free instalments via Alma; longer-term financing via SprayPay (about 12% APR), plus In3, Klarna and iDEAL. Prices in EUR
HSA / FSA
Not applicable (European brand; not published)
Not applicable (Europe-based; no US HSA/FSA)
Insurance
Not published
Not published
Availability
Germany and the Netherlands (sites available in German, Dutch and English via let-smile.com and letsmile.de)
Netherlands (six SmileStudios: Amsterdam, Den Haag, Amstelveen, Utrecht, Amersfoort, Tilburg); partner clinics in Germany, Spain and Romania that set their own local pricing
Headquarters
Haarlem, Netherlands (LetSmile B.V., Wagenweg 13); aligners manufactured in Germany
Berlin, Germany (Smile Aid GmbH, Unter den Linden 24, 10117 Berlin); trademark holder CC Lab Technology Limited, Dublin, Ireland
Spec sources
  1. 1.let-smile.com
  2. 2.let-smile.com
  3. 3.web.archive.org
  4. 4.let-smile.com
  5. 5.let-smile.com
  1. 1.ortho-clear.com
  2. 2.ortho-clear.com
  3. 3.ortho-clear.com
  4. 4.en.wikipedia.org
Company
On the market since
2020
2018
Parent company
LetSmile BV, The Hague, Netherlands (aligners manufactured by a partner laboratory in Germany).
Smile Aid GmbH (commercial operator, Unter den Linden 24, 10117 Berlin, Germany); brand and trademark held by CC Lab Technology Limited (Dublin, Ireland).

Blue marks the lower price only where every compared price is quoted the same way (a monthly price in US dollars); prices quoted in another currency, as a one-time fee or as a provider-set range are shown exactly as stated and never converted. Adverse-event figures are raw counts of reports filed with the FDA, not rates (what the reports mean). Each spec value opens that brand's spec sheet, and its numbered sources verify the specs as a set. None of this is a recommendation: the right choice depends on your case, your budget and, above all, an in-person exam by a dentist or orthodontist.

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