Product comparison · Handheld Devices
CurrentBody Anti‑Acne Pen vs Hooga Dot
The CurrentBody Anti-Acne Pen scores 4.5 and ranks 16th of 26 in Handheld Devices; the Hooga Dot scores 5.2 and ranks 6th of 26 in Handheld Devices. The Anti-Acne Pen leads on warranty & support, the Dot on wavelength spec.
All 11 CurrentBody products 
CurrentBody Anti‑Acne Pen
$80 · 16th of 26 in Handheld Devices
Buy Now- Warranty & Support — 4 against 2
4.5
5.2
All 18 Hooga products 
Hooga Dot
$79 · 6th of 26 in Handheld Devices
Buy Now- Wavelength Spec — 7 against 5
Across everything we scored, Hooga Dot sits 0.67 ahead — led by wavelength spec.
Verdict
Dot ahead · +0.67 (5.2 vs 4.5)Pick the CurrentBody Anti-Acne Pen when
Warranty & support matters4vs2
Ease of use matters7vs6
You want blue (400-499 nm)
Pick the Hooga Dot when
Wavelength spec matters7vs5
You want near-infrared (800-880 nm)
Scored 8 October 2026 from published specs and owner reviews. We don't buy or test units. How we score
Most common complaints
From each product's own owner reviews and retailer ratings.
CurrentBody Anti‑Acne Pen
- Suited only to occasional spots (Beautymone)
- Vibration uncomfortable (Tabitha Isobel)
- Tedious across several spots (both creators)
Hooga Dot
- No 810 nm option, per one owner
- Touch button easily bumped and session restarts, per one reviewer
- Fiddly adhesives that need restocking, per one tester
Where the CurrentBody Anti‑Acne Pen and Hooga Dot differ
Scores on a 0–10 scale. Each row is one criterion, biggest difference first.
Warranty & Support
+2 CurrentBodyCurrentBody Anti-Acne Pen: 2 Years · Hooga Dot: 1 Year.
Ease of Use
+1 CurrentBodyVerification
tiedCurrentBody Anti-Acne Pen: Registered or listed only · Hooga Dot: Not stated.
Coverage
tiedBuild Quality
tiedValue
tiedLight Output
one side unscoredWhat CurrentBody Anti‑Acne Pen and Hooga Dot owners report
Independent sources, scored for each model. Anti-Acne Pen on 5 of five, Dot on 4.
The CurrentBody Anti-Acne Pen reading covers the whole brand.
What they say
CurrentBody Anti‑Acne Pen
- Reddit has no owner report on the Anti-Acne Pen; it comes up only as a suggestion in r/redlighttherapy and in an r/30PlusSkinCare question whose replies discuss masks instead.
- An r/30PlusSkinCare thread asking whether CurrentBody's face mask is worth it (44 comments) leans positive where expectations stay modest, while a second r/30PlusSkinCare thread, titled "Don't waste your money with them", describes a broken promotional gift, a missing item and slow customer service.
Hooga Dot
- Reddit has one owner report on the Dot and it is positive.
- In October 2024 an r/redlighttherapy owner said the Dot "is great" and that she preferred it to her Hooga wrap.
- She also said she wished it had an 810 nm option and asked whether Kineon's 808 nm pods were a good alternative.
- In January 2024 a shopper in the same subreddit said she had bought Hooga Dots along with an HG200 panel and planned to compare them, but did not post a follow-up.
- No Reddit post reports a battery, adhesive, button or warranty problem with the Dot, and none reports one going well over time either.
- One owner is too few to read as a pattern.
Both readings are about these exact models.
What they say
CurrentBody Anti‑Acne Pen
- Both written tests are on units CurrentBody supplied.
- Beautymone (March 2024) reports small spots gone after one to three sessions over a month and says widespread breakouts suit a mask better, and Unfading Beauty (February 2025, affiliate code) reports her partner's spots cleared by day three or four, with inconsistent use.
Hooga Dot
- Two written reviews cover the Dot, and both like its size and price more than its details.
- Light Therapy Insiders (Alex Fergus, October 2024) earns a 10% commission through a Hooga link and also carries Mito and Kineon links.
- Testing at contact, it read 68 mW/cm2 in red mode, 34 in near-infrared mode and 45 in combined mode, and 0.4 at 6 inches.
- It called that solid for the size but well under Hooga's advertised 120 mW/cm2.
- It liked the portability, the three ways to attach the Dot and the $79 price, and faulted the fiddly adhesives that have to be rebought and the strap that only fits small limbs.
- In My Expert Opinion (Tracy Block, July 2025) earns Amazon commission through its links to the Dot.
- Her Dot had lasted a year by the time of her review.
- She found the touch button easy to bump, which restarts the session, and noted a cool-down is needed between sessions.
- She counted about six 15-minute sessions per two-hour charge.
YouTube
tiedBoth readings are about these exact models.
What they say
CurrentBody Anti‑Acne Pen
- Brazilian Girl Channel (March 2024, 3,312 views, made in partnership with CurrentBody) reports a breakout calmed overnight.
- Tabitha Isobel, a skin specialist whose channel earns commission (April 2024), saw jawline spots reduced within four days but found the vibration uncomfortable and three minutes per spot tedious.
Hooga Dot
- One full-length independent review covers the Dot.
- Alex Fergus (Red Light Therapy by Alex Fergus, September 2024, about 4,600 views, 15 minutes) links Hooga with an auto-applied discount and also gives a Mito discount link.
- On contact he read 68 mW/cm2 in red, 34 in near-infrared and 45 combined, and 0.4 at 6 inches, well under Hooga's 120 mW/cm2 claim.
- He found $79 a fair price for trying red light or for travel, and liked the tiny size, USB-C charging and 15-minute auto-off.
- He criticised the touch button for changing modes too easily, the fiddly adhesives, the strap being too small for larger limbs, the lack of a carry bag, and output weighted toward red rather than near-infrared.
- He ranked it below the Kineon Move+ Pro and Hooga's own tabletop panels.
- A 90-second how-to from In My Expert Opinion (July 2025, 164 views), which earns Amazon commission on the Dot, shows the setup only.
Amazon
+1 HoogaThe CurrentBody Anti-Acne Pen reading covers the whole brand; the Hooga Dot reading covers the whole brand.
What they say
CurrentBody Anti‑Acne Pen
- The pen is not listed on Amazon US.
- CurrentBody's most-rated device on Amazon US is the LED Face Mask Series 2, at 4.1 from 699 ratings, split 71 percent five-star against 15 percent one-star.
- Its critical reviews centre on reliability, including masks that stopped working after about a month.
Hooga Dot
- Every Hooga listing on Amazon US is sold by Hooga Health, which Amazon's seller page names as Commerce Trading Group LLC, and fulfilled by Amazon.
- The panel files all read 4.6, with about four-fifths five-star and about 5 percent one-star: the HG family 4.6 from 1,375 (one file shared by the 60-, 100-, 200- and 300-LED sizes), the PRO300 4.6 from 772, the HG200 4.6 from 539 and the ULTRA360 4.6 from 181.
- The belt is the exception at 3.8 from 45, with 15 percent one-star.
- The seller's own feedback is 98 percent positive over 12 months from 242 ratings, and the HG300 listing marks the panel non-returnable for product-safety reasons.
Owner reviews
one side unscoredThe CurrentBody Anti-Acne Pen reading covers the whole brand; no usable source for the Hooga Dot.
What they say
CurrentBody Anti‑Acne Pen
- No US retailer rates the Anti-Acne Pen from enough reviews to count.
- Costco's CurrentBody Face & Neck Kit, the earlier Series 1 masks, holds 3.7 from 55 reviews, 25 of them five-star and 8 one-star, and its critics name discomfort around the eyes and nose bridge, loose straps and brightness.
Hooga Dot
No usable source.
CurrentBody Anti‑Acne Pen vs Hooga Dot: pros and cons
What each one does well, and where it falls short.
CurrentBody Anti‑Acne Pen
What we like
- $79.99the lowest-priced CurrentBody device
- Published peaks at 415 nm blue and 633 nm red
- 3-minute spot sessions with a beep
- Cordlesscharges over USB-C in 1.5 to 2 hours
- 0.71 oz
What holds it back
- Sold as FDA clearedthe cited 510(k) names other models and not this pen
- Stated 30 mW/cm2 has no independent measurement
- One spot at a timetedious across several
- Vibration uncomfortableper one reviewer
- No eye protection includedthough CurrentBody warns blue light is harmful to the eyes
Hooga Dot
What we like
- Wearable and hands-free on adhesive rings or a strap
- Fixed 15-minute session with auto shut-off
- USB-C charging in about an hour
- $79
- Red, near-infrared or both
What holds it back
- Read at 45 mW/cm2 combined at contact against 120 claimed
- Touch button restarts the session when bumped
- Adhesive rings must be rebought
- Strap fits small limbs onlyper one tester
- 1-year warranty
- Spot coverage only
CurrentBody Anti‑Acne Pen vs Hooga Dot: the numbers
Price, scores and rank, then only the specs that differ. Green marks the side with more.
Wavelength bands
BothRed (620-680 nm)
CurrentBodyBlue (400-499 nm)
HoogaNear-infrared (800-880 nm)
- Measured irradianceCurrentBodyNot measuredHooga25-49 mW/cm2
- Claimed irradianceCurrentBody25-49 mW/cm2Hooga100-149 mW/cm2
- FDA statusCurrentBodyRegistered or listed onlyHoogaNot listed
- Session lengthCurrentBodyUnder 5 minHooga11-20 min
- WarrantyCurrentBody More2 YearsHooga1 Year
- DimensionsCurrentBody3.14 x 1.18 x 1.18 inHooga1.75 x 0.8 in
- WeightCurrentBody0.71 ozHooga1 oz
Same on both
- HandheldDevice type
- None verifiableSafety listings
- BatteryPower
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What’s different
- Wavelength bands: adds Blue (400-499 nm)
- Measured irradiance: Not measured, not 25-49 mW/cm2
Pick it ifBuild quality matters7vs5
CurrentBody Anti‑Acne Pen vs Hooga Dot: common questions
Is the CurrentBody Anti-Acne Pen better than the Hooga Dot?
On our scores, the Hooga Dot is ahead, 5.2 against 4.5. The Hooga Dot leads on wavelength spec (7 against 5). The CurrentBody Anti-Acne Pen leads on warranty & support (4 against 2) and ease of use (7 against 6).
Which has the longer warranty, the CurrentBody Anti-Acne Pen or the Hooga Dot?
The CurrentBody Anti-Acne Pen: 2 Years, against 1 Year.
What do owners say about the CurrentBody Anti-Acne Pen and the Hooga Dot?
Across 4 independent sources scored for both, the Hooga Dot is ahead on Reddit, Google and Amazon; YouTube is level.
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Scores calculated 8 October 2026 · Products excluded where fewer than two independent sources cover them · · How we score