TimeTime vs Kids Timer by Kiddo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TimeTime
This app helps visualize the passage of time with intuitive countdown timers. It's designed for simplicity, making it easy for children and adults to understand time progression for various activities, from meal times to workouts.
- Create, edit, and delete timers
- Customizable tile colors, icons, and names
- Multiple countdown face styles (cylinder, pie, ring)
- iCloud data synchronization across devices
- Privacy-focused, no data collection
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# Motivation I was furious by my 3-year-old son's innocent look after my warning to take away his food if he can't finish it within 10 minutes, an hour and a half ago. There's gotta be a way to let him know that 10 minutes is not that long. TimeTime was born that night, out of a mixed feeling of anger and love. I use the app daily ever since because it is working like a charm. No yelling and screaming. He knows exactly what I am talking about. # Beyond Small Kids TimeTime is a simple countdown timer that tries to visualize time's elapsing in the most intuitive ways. Since its original target audience was a 3-year-old boy, simplicity is in the blood of the design. Over time, I found it is often useful to my older kids for various purposes where a clear grasp of the progression of time is needed. I used it in certain workout sessions. Seeing the progress straightaway really motivates me at tough times. # Features - Create, edit, delete timers, with customized tile colour, icon and name. - Customizable countdown faces (currently support 3 flavours: cylinder, pie and ring, more to come shortly, because it's fun). - all data are synced via iCloud, meaning all your personal preferences are synced across all your iOS devices. - we collect NOTHING. It's all yours. Hopefully, it can be helpful to you. Enjoy.
Kids Timer by Kiddo
This app helps parents establish consistent routines for their children, providing a sense of security and independence. It visually displays remaining time for activities, reducing meltdowns and fostering autonomy. The tool is designed to simplify and reinforce daily schedules for young ones.
- Define child routines
- Visual time remaining display
- Promotes child autonomy
- Reduces activity transition meltdowns
- Supports consistent scheduling
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With Kiddo, you can define the routines you adopt with your children. A child with a good routine gives him a sense of security and independence. During the routines, some of your child's basic needs are met. You can share the time left for each activity. No more meltdowns at the end of a play session or at the end of a bath. Routines reassure children that they know what will happen and for how long. It also helps develop the child's autonomy, the parent starts the routine/timer and the app rings at the end of the activity, the child knows he/she has to stop independently. For a good routine, be consistent, make sure to repeat it as often as possible and keep things simple. Be sure to involve the child in the process. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Kids Timer by Kiddo at 4.7 against TimeTime's 4.4. Kids Timer by Kiddo also leads on ratings volume (78 vs 5). On price, review sentiment, ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Kids Timer by Kiddo holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kids Timer by Kiddo has 78 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 78% of TimeTime's written reviews are positive against 75% of Kids Timer by Kiddo's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
| Parameter | TimeTime | Kids Timer by Kiddo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (5 ratings) | 4.7 (78 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 78 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Xiaoxing Hu | oWorld Software |
Customer experience
TimeTime
Kids Timer by Kiddo
In-app purchases
TimeTime
No in-app purchases
Kids Timer by Kiddo
No in-app purchases









