Would love bedtime options...
Yes. Those advertisements need to run somewhere else for sure. The pics were cute so I decided to go ahead and pay to remove them and now it's great. I would love to see some themes in pics and music-like lullabies and a sleepy animal. I need it mostly to keep daughter on bedtime routine so relaxing picture and music would be great!
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Not too thought out
This app runs ads when you start the timer. But it also runs the timer. That ruins the concept of the timer. I wish they would have the timer wait to start until after the ad is over. We downloaded it for our daughter to motivate her and reduce her anxiety while giving her boundaries in completing tasks. Seeing the timer partially completed when the ad is completed has the opposite effect... seems like a good idea and the picture options are cute
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Great App
Our kids love using this app for cleaning teeth - it's nice & simple for them to understand & use too.
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J'adore l'application, formidable pour garder mon terrible two assis durant les repas.
Dommage que l'on doive payer pour toutes les options sΓ©parΓ©es.
Dommage que l'on doive payer pour toutes les options sΓ©parΓ©es.
Video Ads on a kid app ...awful!
The app is initially very cute and a great way for children to learn time management. However, I have no idea why the need to put pop up Ads once you start the timer. There are already ads at the bottom of the screen. You don't have to make the ads so invasive and push the ads down our our throats! It's ridiculous especially for a children's app. I want my money back and I'll find a visual timer that's actually dedicated helping kids and not with an ulterior motive and just trying to make money from advertisers that solely want to sell crap using a kid app. Shame on you!
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Simple and effective
Very good timer. Simple to use. Music and pictures are appropriate and cute, but they are not too entertaining that it becomes a distraction. The visual helps kids to better manage time during meals, getting ready for school, etc.
One thing I don't like is:
The clock always starts with a full face, whether you set it for 1 hour or 30 minutes or 15 minutes, etc. The developers should change the app, or at least offer the option, to have the timer resemble increments on a normal clock. Meaning, if 1 hour is set, the clock should start with a full face; if 30 minutes is set, the clock should start with half the face; if 15 minutes is set, the clock should start with only a quarter of the face remaining to be revealed. Starting with a full face, no matter how long or short the timer is set for, won't fully help kids understand how much time they actually have. For instance, I give my kids 1 hour to eat dinner, but I only give them 20 minutes to eat breakfast. If the clock always starts with a full face for every meal, then how will they know there is actually a difference in the amount of time they have to finish different meals?
In order to mitigate this issue, I always set the timer for 1 hour. Then I "forward" the clock until it displays the amount of time I actually want to have. This way, the kids understand that they have more time when it is a full face, compared to the amount of time they have when it is less than a full face. And doing it this way makes the timer resemble increments on a normal clock. The kids can start to learn what 45 minutes feels like when the timer begins at what is equivalent to the number 3 on a normal clock vs what 10 minutes feels like when the timer begins at what is the equivalent to the number 10 on a normal clock.
One thing I don't like is:
The clock always starts with a full face, whether you set it for 1 hour or 30 minutes or 15 minutes, etc. The developers should change the app, or at least offer the option, to have the timer resemble increments on a normal clock. Meaning, if 1 hour is set, the clock should start with a full face; if 30 minutes is set, the clock should start with half the face; if 15 minutes is set, the clock should start with only a quarter of the face remaining to be revealed. Starting with a full face, no matter how long or short the timer is set for, won't fully help kids understand how much time they actually have. For instance, I give my kids 1 hour to eat dinner, but I only give them 20 minutes to eat breakfast. If the clock always starts with a full face for every meal, then how will they know there is actually a difference in the amount of time they have to finish different meals?
In order to mitigate this issue, I always set the timer for 1 hour. Then I "forward" the clock until it displays the amount of time I actually want to have. This way, the kids understand that they have more time when it is a full face, compared to the amount of time they have when it is less than a full face. And doing it this way makes the timer resemble increments on a normal clock. The kids can start to learn what 45 minutes feels like when the timer begins at what is equivalent to the number 3 on a normal clock vs what 10 minutes feels like when the timer begins at what is the equivalent to the number 10 on a normal clock.
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Video ads? Really?
It really defeats the purpose of having a 10 second timer when a 30 second ad immediately starts as soon as you hit go. And mine froze as soon as I hit skip ad. Had to manually force it to quit. This happened five times before I just deleted the app. Stupid.
Music not working
I paid for the music & it's not working. I'm not happy about this!
Exactly what we were looking for
This app is exactly what we were looking for when we realised 5 minutes is such an abstract concept for a small child. The very first time we used it our 4 year old was giving us updates of where the timer was at while she was playing her game and immediately put down her game as soon as the timer ran out.
Simple and effective.
Simple and effective.
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Pass the time with music
My child and I find it easier to pass the time with this simple app. Whether it's brushing teeth or cleaning toys, tasks get done easily.
