Comparison

Visual Timer by Yong vs Lily pad

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

Head to head
About

Visual Timer by Yong

This app offers a customizable countdown timer with a visual indicator, ideal for various tasks and productivity boosts. It features kid-friendly options, multiple sound and color choices, and integration with voice assistants.

Highlights
  • Create multiple preset timers
  • Pomodoro timer with repeat feature
  • Customizable reminders with notes
  • Multiple sound and completion effect options
  • Gesture, button, and wheel duration controls
  • Wide color options with dark mode
  • Siri and Shortcuts support
Features
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Visual Timer by Yong provides an awesome graphical indicator for measuring times. It contains wide configuration options so that the user can make their own timers for various occasions. Boost your productivity with a powerful timer! = Main Features = - Create Multiple Preset Timers. - Repeat features for Pomodoro timer. Boost your productivity! - Add reminders of the timers: so that you can easily check the remaining time by percentage, or by time. (e.g. alert 5 mins before it ends) - Multiple sound options (starting, during, ended) - Multiple adjusting options (classical buttons, gestures, wheels) - Wide color options with dark mode support. Choose your favorite color! - Siri and Shortcuts Support. You can control timer using your voice! - Kid-friendly Image Sets included (You can display the image sets on the ending screen!) = Highlights = - Various completion effects Set your favorite effects: Sounds, vibration, flashlight, images to reveal. (Kids friendly!) - Presets Prepare your preset for your task. Quick start leads to finish. - Reminders Add more reminders to handle complicated tasks. Add a note and sounds as breadcrumbs. - Repeat Repeat a whole timer as much as you want. - Landscape/Multitasking support Visual Timer is avilable to use on iPhone and iPad. The layout optmized for the both mode, landscape and portrait. - Title as a mini note Tap the title on presets screen. Add a note or inspirational quote easily. - Open preset or last timer Decide the first screen of the app: a list of timer or the last-used timer. - Styles You can change every color of the timer using a flexible color picker. - Change timer display Change timer display setting such as a direction of movement, size of display. - 3 types of duration control Visual Timer provides wheel, buttons, and gestures mode for duration control. - Quick action buttons You can quickly change certain settings such as brightness, sounds, vibrations. - Default templates provided Visual Timer comes with basic presets. Create the timer using templates. - Share the timer Share your timer setting with others using a QR code or a link.

About

Lily pad

This app offers a gentle approach to time management, reducing stress during daily tasks like meal prep or getting ready. It aids in building routines, overcoming procrastination, and achieving a better activity balance.

Highlights
  • Manually adjust visual timer
  • Create multiple timers
  • Distraction-free time tracking
  • Build routines
  • Reduce stress with time management
Features
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Enjoy a gentle time awareness by having our visual timer as an aid. We created this app to have less stress during activities that require time management. Like preparing to go outside or making a meal. It also helps to build up routines, to get started with things one postpones, or get a better balance between activities. Features: - Manually adjust your visual timer - Create multiple timers - Keep track of the time, free from distraction

Screenshots

Visual Timer by Yong4 screens
Lily pad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Visual Timer by Yong at 99% against Lily pad's 50%. Visual Timer by Yong also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.7) and ratings volume (52 vs 3). Lily pad's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Visual Timer by Yong sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Lily pad asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Visual Timer by Yong holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Visual Timer by Yong has 52 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 99% of Visual Timer by Yong's written reviews are positive against 50% of Lily pad's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Visual Timer by Yong ships an update every 4 days, Lily pad every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and July 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Visual Timer by Yong versus Lily pad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVisual Timer by YongLily pad
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (52 ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews98.7% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings52 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.1
Further details — not scored
Size145 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYong Gyun KimFreek Lever

Customer experience

Visual Timer by Yong

All ratings52 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral3.8%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews75 reviews
Positive98.7%
Neutral1.3%
Negative0.0%

Lily pad

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Visual Timer by Yong

One-time7
  • Snack-Sized Tip$1.99
  • Vehicle Image Set$1.99
  • Vegetable Image Set$1.99
Show 4 more
  • Animal Image Set$2.99
  • Vintage Flowers Image Set$2.99
  • Coffee-Sized Tip$3.99
  • Lunch-Sized Tip$5.99
None

Lily pad

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Visual Timer by Yong free?
Visual Timer by Yong is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lily pad free?
Lily pad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Visual Timer by Yong or Lily pad?
Visual Timer by Yong is rated higher. Visual Timer by Yong averages 4.7 out of 5 from 52 ratings, while Lily pad averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Visual Timer by Yong or Lily pad have ads?
Neither Visual Timer by Yong nor Lily pad shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Visual Timer by Yong or Lily pad?
Visual Timer by Yong ships an update every 4 days, and Lily pad every 6 days. Most recently, Visual Timer by Yong was updated on September 18, 2026 and Lily pad on July 21, 2026.

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