Visual Countdown Timer vs Little Timer Hatch Countdown
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Visual Countdown Timer
This app helps children transition between activities with a visual countdown. A picture slowly reveals as time elapses, and a fun animation and sound reward completion. It's designed to make daily tasks more engaging and less of a struggle.
- Visual time progression (green to red)
- Picture reveal as time counts down
- Customizable reveal images
- Time-of-day background changes
- Reward animation and sound
- COPPA and GDPR compliant
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This is the Educational Institution Edition of "Visual Countdown Timer". It has all the great features of the normal version but comes without any Ads or InApp purchases, and is opted into Apple's volume discount for educational institutions. COPPA and GDPR compliant. Is it a battle to get your child to do something quickly? This visual countdown App was designed for my 2 year old son to help him get his reward chart star for getting dressed quickly. Getting him dressed used to take forever with many stalling strategies being deployed. Now he runs upstairs asking for the "Countdown". Watch as the timer runs from green to amber to red, helping the child understand that time is running out. A fun picture is slowly revealed as the time runs down and when the time is up the child is rewarded with an exciting sound and the picture spins. Background image changes to match the time of day, so that your child is given subtle hints as to what time of day the task they are being asked relates to. Choose your own image to reveal from your iPhones photo library to really surprise your child. Endless possible uses: * Getting dressed * Getting out the door (shoes and coats on) * Tidying * Brushing teeth * Sharing toys Turns daily struggles into fun time!
Little Timer Hatch Countdown
This app offers a fun, visual countdown timer designed for children. When the timer concludes, a surprise animated animal appears, making tasks engaging. It's ideal for managing routines, encouraging focus, and supporting children with special needs.
- Visual countdown timer
- Surprise animated animal reveal
- Customizable sounds and visuals
- No commercials
- Supports focus and transitions
- Beneficial for special needs children
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A super fun and simple visual timer for kids, no commercials. An egg hatches when timer ends, revealing a surprising animated cute animal! A great timer that helps with focus, transitions, time outs, getting ready, quiet time, tooth brushing, potty training, play time and taking turns. Customizable sounds and visuals. Super friendly for kids with ADHD, autism, and other special needs.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Little Timer Hatch Countdown at Free against Visual Countdown Timer's $3.99. Little Timer Hatch Countdown also leads on ratings volume (10K vs 251) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.5). Visual Countdown Timer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (100% vs 84%). On rating, update cadence, 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
Little Timer Hatch Countdown is free to download; Visual Countdown Timer costs $3.99 up front. Little Timer Hatch Countdown sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Visual Countdown Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Visual Countdown Timer against 4.5 for Little Timer Hatch Countdown. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Little Timer Hatch Countdown has 10K ratings behind it against 251, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Visual Countdown Timer's written reviews are positive against 84% of Little Timer Hatch Countdown's.
Visual Countdown Timer ships an update monthly, Little Timer Hatch Countdown every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Visual Countdown Timer | Little Timer Hatch Countdown |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (251 ratings) | 4.5 (10K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 83.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 251 | 10K — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 165 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fehners Software LLP | Bitscuit Games |
Customer experience
Visual Countdown Timer
Little Timer Hatch Countdown
Bugs and requests
Visual Countdown Timer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Little Timer Hatch Countdown
Reported bugs
3 issues- Upgrade purchase not working as expected
- Sound not working on iPad
- Timer gets offset when used in split screen on iPad
Requested features
7 requests- Add a gallery to display hatched animals
- Add an "almost done" sound
- Add a "kid safe" feature to disable buttons during timer
- Add a web/PC version
- Add an option to hide buttons during timer
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- Add more animals or special occasion animals
- Add a feature to make the stop button require a longer press
In-app purchases
Visual Countdown Timer
No in-app purchases
Little Timer Hatch Countdown
- Go Premium$2.99
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