Comparison

Little Timer Hatch Countdown vs Time’s Up! Timer (VPP)

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Visual countdown timer
  • Surprise animated animal reveal
  • Customizable sounds and visuals
  • No commercials
  • Supports focus and transitions
  • Beneficial for special needs children
Features
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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.

About

Time’s Up! Timer (VPP)

This app offers a visually engaging countdown timer designed for various uses, from managing work breaks and children's activities to focusing on tasks. It features unique visual styles that reveal or pixelate photos as time elapses, making time management more interactive and fun.

Highlights
  • Visual countdown timer
  • Photo reveal and pixelate styles
  • Customizable alert sounds and colors
  • iCloud timer synchronization
  • Live Activities support
  • Guided Access for kids
  • AirPlay and tvOS support
Currently charting
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Time’s Up! is a fun, visual timer that you’ll actually want to use. Whether it’s for you, your kids, or someone else, Time’s Up! will make counting down much more engaging. Timers can be used at work and at home, whether you’re making sure you take a break or telling kids it’s bedtime. Timers exist everywhere, but none of them are fun and visually appealing — and that can be important when you’re dealing with kids big and small! Time’s Up! has the features you need to make time fun again. ——————— What’s the difference between “Time’s Up! — Visual Timer” and “Time’s Up! Timer (VPP)”? The free-to-download version of Time’s Up! lets you try the app five times before upgrading via in-app purchase. “Time’s Up! Timer (VPP)” is the same app but available paid-upfront with no limits in the app itself. “Time’s Up! Timer (VPP)” exists so educators can purchase the app through Apple’s Volume Purchase Program (VPP) for Education. It also excludes any third-party frameworks and analytics from the app. ——————— Time’s Up! isn’t just for kids and workaholics. The possibilities are endless: • Adults who need to set timers to stop them from working for too long without a break. • Kids who don’t want to do their homework but can be convinced to work in smaller chunks. • Setting reading or other activity timers before bed time. • Helping bigger kids focus on an activity for a set amount of time. • Setting timers for exercises — put Time’s Up! on your TV screen using AirPlay and turn a timer into the focal point for your exercise group. • Anything that’s based on a specific amount of time! What makes a timer fun? Time’s Up! has 5 fun styles to choose from, including: • “Reveal” a photo from your Photo Library as the seconds tick down. • “Pixelate” makes a photo more clear as a timer gets closer to completion. • “Puzzle” breaks a photo into jigsaw puzzle pieces and then puts the pieces into their places as time progresses. Alternatively, there are more traditional clock faces if you just want a simple timer. Timers can be customized with their own alert sound and color, too. Other key features include: • Sync your timers between iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV using iCloud. • See your timers on your Lock Screen, Dynamic Island, and Apple Watch with Live Activities (requires iOS 18). • Guided Access to prevent kids from switching apps and changing timers, making sure only you have the power to control time. • Airplay and tvOS support so you can put a timer up on a TV screen. • Get audio updates each minute or countdown the last 10 seconds. • On macOS, you can float the timer window above other apps so it’s always visible. Time’s Up! has no ads or data trackers. We believe your data is your own and we don’t collect any of it.

Screenshots

Little Timer Hatch Countdown3 screens
Time’s Up! Timer (VPP)4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Little Timer Hatch Countdown at Free against Time’s Up! Timer (VPP)'s $5.99. Little Timer Hatch Countdown also leads on ratings volume (10K vs 8) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.4). Time’s Up! Timer (VPP)'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (100% vs 84%). On rating, update cadence and ads 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

Little Timer Hatch Countdown is free to download; Time’s Up! Timer (VPP) costs $5.99 up front. Little Timer Hatch Countdown sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Time’s Up! Timer (VPP) asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Little Timer Hatch Countdown against 4.4 for Time’s Up! Timer (VPP). That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Little Timer Hatch Countdown has 10K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 84% of Little Timer Hatch Countdown's written reviews are positive against 100% of Time’s Up! Timer (VPP)'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Little Timer Hatch Countdown ships an update every 6 weeks, Time’s Up! Timer (VPP) every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Little Timer Hatch Countdown versus Time’s Up! Timer (VPP): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLittle Timer Hatch CountdownTime’s Up! Timer (VPP)
PriceFree — better$5.99
Rating4.5 (10K ratings) — better4.4 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews83.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings10K — better8
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#187 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.4
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBitscuit GamesOverdesigned, LLC

Customer experience

Little Timer Hatch Countdown

All ratings10,468 ratings
Positive88.5%
Neutral5.4%
Negative6.2%
Written reviews368 reviews
Positive83.7%
Neutral6.3%
Negative10.1%

Time’s Up! Timer (VPP)

All ratings8 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and 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
Show 2 more
  • Add more animals or special occasion animals
  • Add a feature to make the stop button require a longer press

Time’s Up! Timer (VPP)

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Little Timer Hatch Countdown

One-time1
  • Go Premium$2.99
None

Time’s Up! Timer (VPP)

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Little Timer Hatch Countdown free?
Little Timer Hatch Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Time’s Up! Timer (VPP) free?
Time’s Up! Timer (VPP) costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Little Timer Hatch Countdown or Time’s Up! Timer (VPP)?
Little Timer Hatch Countdown is rated higher. Little Timer Hatch Countdown averages 4.5 out of 5 from 10K ratings, while Time’s Up! Timer (VPP) averages 4.4 from 8 ratings.
Do Little Timer Hatch Countdown or Time’s Up! Timer (VPP) have ads?
Neither Little Timer Hatch Countdown nor Time’s Up! Timer (VPP) shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Little Timer Hatch Countdown or Time’s Up! Timer (VPP)?
Little Timer Hatch Countdown ships an update every 6 weeks, and Time’s Up! Timer (VPP) every 2 months. Most recently, Little Timer Hatch Countdown was updated on September 24, 2026 and Time’s Up! Timer (VPP) on September 10, 2026.

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