Comparison

Mouse Timer vs Tistu

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

Head to head
About

Mouse Timer

This app visualizes time with a cute mouse eating apples, making it easier for children to grasp time duration. It functions as both an educational tool and a regular timer for daily use, offering a distraction-free experience.

Highlights
  • Visualized time with a mouse character
  • Educational tool for children
  • Normal timer for daily life
  • Pause and resume functionality
  • Notifications when time is up
  • Customizable time choices
Features
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Mouse Timer is a cute VISUALIZED TIMER for everyone who wants to measure and/or visualize the time, especially for kids who have hard time understanding the length of time. The app expresses the length of time with a cute little, greedy mouse gnawing on apples! Mouse Timer was developed from the request from teachers and parents of kids who attend LITALICO classrooms. *LITALICO classrooms are run by teachers and professors who specialize in kids development and education. Characteristics of this app: • This timer can be used not only as an educational tool but also as a normal timer for daily life. • You can use it for FREE. • NO Advertisements are displayed so there is no visual destruction and kids can use it safely. Main function: • Alarm can be set only by choosing the displayed time. • Choices of time can be reduced. • You can pause and resume the timer. • This app notifies you when the time comes even when you're not using the app. • White mouse will appear by in-app purchases. Please feel free to notify us! app-support@litalico.co.jp Hope you enjoy our app. Thank you!

About

Tistu

This app provides a secure and convenient way for parents to monitor their child's school activities in real-time. Track daily progress, communicate with teachers, and manage important health and schedule information from your mobile device.

Highlights
  • Real-time daily activity log
  • Direct messaging with teachers
  • School event calendar with reminders
  • Medication administration tracking
  • Child's health and authorization details
Features
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O app Tistu é a maneira mais simples, prática e segura de você acompanhar o dia a dia de seu filho na escola. Esqueça as ultrapassadas agendas de papel, você pode utilizar seu celular e ter acesso ao diário de seu filho em tempo real e onde estiver! Com o app Tistu você tem todas as funcionalidades necessárias para acompanhar o dia a dia de seu filho na palma da sua mão: * Diário: acompanhe as atividades realizadas pelo seu filho. Como estava a sua participação nas brincadeiras e tarefas? Ele estava animado? Brincou com os coleguinhas? Fez todas as refeições? Comeu bastante ou pouquinho? Fez pipi? * Recados: envie um recadinho diretamente para o professor de seu filho ou para a diretora da escola e seja avisado quando receber uma resposta. * Calendário: verifique o dia e o horário das atividades realizadas pela escola. Seja avisado assim que receber um novo convite e receba um lembrete quando uma atividade estiver próxima. Informe sua participação aos professores aceitando ou rejeitando os convites. * Medicamentos: informe ao professor os medicamentos que seu filho está tomando, em que horário eles devem ser ministrados e em que dosagem. Encaminhe junto uma foto da receita médica. * Dados: informe os dados mais importantes sobre seus filhos. Quais são as suas alergias? Qual o seu plano de saúde? Quais são as pessoas autorizadas a buscá-lo? Qual o seu aniversário?

Screenshots

Mouse Timer4 screens
Tistu4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tistu at none against Mouse Timer's 1. Tistu also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly) and review sentiment (100% vs 79%). Mouse Timer's advantage is ratings volume (79 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads and device support 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. Mouse Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tistu asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tistu holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mouse Timer has 79 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Mouse Timer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Tistu's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mouse Timer ships an update monthly, Tistu every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Mouse Timer versus Tistu: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMouse TimerTistu
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (79 ratings)4.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings79 — better2
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB112 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperLITALICO Inc.Mongaba Solucoes de Tecnologia Ltda. - ME

Customer experience

Mouse Timer

All ratings79 ratings
Positive83.5%
Neutral1.3%
Negative15.2%
Written reviews145 reviews
Positive78.6%
Neutral6.2%
Negative15.2%

Tistu

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Mouse Timer

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • No sound on iPhone
  • Call sound plays twice
  • Notification bug where it won't close
  • Timer doesn't start if the app is closed immediately after pressing the button
  • App crashes after iOS update

Requested features

14 requests
  • Customizable time settings
  • More preset time options (e.g., 45, 50 minutes)
  • Ability to set time in 5-minute increments
  • Horizontal screen support
  • Option to change mouse color/character
Show 9 more
  • Child lock feature
  • Web version of the app
  • Option to customize apple color or fruit choice
  • Skip forward/backward functionality
  • Timer continues past 0 to negative numbers
  • Add sound for timer completion
  • Vibration option for timer completion
  • More sound options
  • Add a feature for the mouse's belly to grow as it eats

Tistu

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Mouse Timer

One-time1
  • White Mouse$0.99
None

Tistu

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mouse Timer free?
Mouse Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tistu free?
Tistu is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mouse Timer or Tistu?
Tistu is rated higher. Mouse Timer averages 4.3 out of 5 from 79 ratings, while Tistu averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Mouse Timer or Tistu have ads?
Neither Mouse Timer nor Tistu shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mouse Timer or Tistu?
Mouse Timer ships an update monthly, and Tistu every 5 days. Most recently, Mouse Timer was updated on October 15, 2026 and Tistu on October 4, 2026.

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