Comparison

Thumsters vs Kid Turns

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

Head to head
About

Thumsters

This app helps parents foster positive behavior and build stronger connections with their children through a reward-based tracking system. It offers tools for habit formation, emotional coaching, and consistent parenting across multiple caregivers, designed for children aged 4-12.

Highlights
  • Real-time behavior tracking (thumbs up/down)
  • Kid-friendly chore list and reward system
  • Emotional coaching and awareness tools
  • Multi-device syncing for caregivers
  • Customizable reward system
  • Designed for ages 4-12
Features
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You didn’t sign up for tantrums, power struggles, or endless nagging. You just want your kids to listen, without losing your cool. Meet Thumsters – the award-winning parenting app that helps you build better behavior, calmer routines, and deeper connection with your kids. Whether you’re dealing with defiance, meltdowns, or chore resistance, Thumsters gives you a proven, easy-to-use system based on positive reinforcement and emotional coaching—not yelling or punishment. WHY PARENTS LOVE THUMSTERS Track behavior in real-time – Log thumbs up/down and reasons to see patterns at a glance. Create better habits – Reinforce routines and tasks with a kid-friendly chore list and reward system. Coach, don’t correct – Build your child’s confidence and emotional awareness with our Emotions Tracker. Stay consistent – Sync across multiple devices for caregivers, co-parents and therapists. Backed by science – Built with child professionals and recommended by therapists worldwide. HOW IT WORKS Use Thumsters to log your child’s behavior choices—good or bad. Assign tasks or daily routines. Set goals and rewards. Thumsters builds a clear picture of their progress, helping you parent with purpose and coach your child toward better emotional regulation and decision-making. BUILT FOR REAL FAMILIES Works with multiple kids & carers Includes a customizable reward system Designed for ages 4–12 Used by families, teachers, and therapists Recognized by the US National Library of Medicine for behavior support Join thousands of families who’ve said goodbye to chaos and hello to calm and connection. Download Thumsters today and transform your home—one thumbs up at a time. Terms of Use: https://www.thumsters.com/legal/terms-of-use

About

Kid Turns

This app helps parents and educators manage turn-taking for children in a fun and organized way. It features a random spinner, activity order tracking, and a shuffle generator to ensure fairness and engagement in daily activities, games, and chores.

Highlights
  • Turn spinner for random selection
  • Activity order tracker
  • Random turn order generator
  • Kid profile creation
  • Multi-device account sync
  • Customizable activity lists
Features
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Bringing a little more order and fun into daily activities, Kid Turns helps parents, teachers and caregivers manage and engage kids in turn taking. Turn Spinner: Need to decide who goes first or whose turn it is? The turn spinner randomly selects someone, adding excitement and fairness to turn taking. Kid Turns Platinum will enable the ‘everyone gets a turn’ option, ensuring that the wheel lands on everyone once! Activity Order Tracker: Organize activities with ease by keeping track of an order and checking off who had their turn. Perfect for games, chores, or any group activity. Add multiple activities and keep track of turns for each. Random Turn Order Generator: Shuffle the order of kids to keep things interesting and unpredictable. Whether you're trying to create an order or choose turns for 2 kids, a class, or the whole family, Kid Turns can help. Simple and fun kid organization! Create an account to log in to access your kids and turns on multiple devices. Upgrade to Kid Turns Platinum to ensure that the turn wheel lands on everyone, save each spin, add unlimited activities and remove all ads. Monthly or yearly subscriptions are available. How to Use: Choose a picture (zoom and crop the face for best results) and enter a name. The pictures will appear in the turn wheel to spin and on the turn order screen. Go to the “Kid”s tab to edit, delete and add new users. Quick setup and perfect for at home or out in public! Works for parenting, preschool, grade school and daycare settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/us/terms.html Portrait only. Attribution: Camera icon - Vectto, www.creativecommons.org Edit Icon: https://icons8.com Girl face: Image by rawpixel.com on Freepik https://www.freepik.com/free-photo/worldface-french-girl-white-background_19085320.htm#fromView=search&page=2&position=6&uuid=de414fed-c966-4b34-88cb-92253ea15ff5

Screenshots

Thumsters4 screens
Kid Turns4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Thumsters at none against Kid Turns's shown. Thumsters also leads on ratings volume (874 vs 32) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and in-app purchases 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. Thumsters sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Kid Turns sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Thumsters holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Thumsters has 874 ratings behind it against 32, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Thumsters's written reviews are positive against 67% of Kid Turns's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Thumsters ships an update fortnightly, Kid Turns every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Thumsters versus Kid Turns: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThumstersKid Turns
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (874 ratings) — better4.5 (32 ratings)
Positive reviews68.7% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings874 — better32
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size92 MB33 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperKØBEN digitalJill Uhl

Customer experience

Thumsters

All ratings873 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral5.0%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews134 reviews
Positive68.7%
Neutral14.9%
Negative16.4%

Kid Turns

All ratings32 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral6.3%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Thumsters

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when adding child profiles
  • Sync issues between devices
  • Thumbs up/down disappearing or not registering properly
  • Inconsistent behavior after app updates

Requested features

5 requests
  • Allow kids to track their own progress
  • Add more customization options for goals and rewards
  • Implement better reporting and analytics
  • Improve Apple Watch integration
  • Simplify the process of giving thumbs up/down

Kid Turns

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Thumsters

Subscriptions7
  • Weekly Premium Subscription$1.997 Days
  • Monthly Premium Subscription3 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Monthly Premium Subscription14 Days trial$12.991 Month
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  • 6 Month Premium Subscription3 Days trial$39.996 Months
  • Yearly Premium Subscription7 Days trial$47.991 Year
  • 6 month premium subscription14 Days trial$59.996 Months
  • ThumbsUp full account - 1 year14 Days trial$79.991 Year
2 purchases

Kid Turns

Subscriptions2
  • Platinum Monthly1 Month trial$1.991 Month
  • Platinum Yearly$7.991 Year

Questions

Is Thumsters free?
Thumsters is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kid Turns free?
Kid Turns is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Thumsters or Kid Turns?
Thumsters is rated higher. Thumsters averages 4.7 out of 5 from 874 ratings, while Kid Turns averages 4.5 from 32 ratings.
Do Thumsters or Kid Turns have ads?
Kid Turns shows ads; Thumsters does not.
Which is updated more often, Thumsters or Kid Turns?
Thumsters ships an update fortnightly, and Kid Turns every 2 months. Most recently, Thumsters was updated on October 26, 2026 and Kid Turns on October 24, 2026.

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