Comparison

HeyKiddo vs TimeFox

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

Head to head
About

HeyKiddo

This app provides daily, expert-backed parenting tips and tools designed by child psychologists. It helps parents understand their child's emotions, foster resilience, and manage everyday challenges with age-based guidance and personalized insights.

Highlights
  • Daily parenting playlists with practical tips
  • 24/7 AI parenting sidekick
  • Partner/caregiver collaboration
  • Mood and behavior tracking
  • Personalized age-based insights
  • Memory and win saving
  • Organization lists and reminders
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Parenting comes with big emotions and everyday questions. HeyKiddo offers 24/7 support, personalized insights, and tools made by child psychologists to help you raise confident, resilient kids. HeyKiddo makes parenting feel more manageable with age-based guidance you can use in just a few minutes a day. Understand your child’s emotions, support their growth, and feel steadier in real-life moments. In just 5 minutes a day, you'll get age-based insights, practical parenting tips, and expert support personalized to your family. Understand your child's emotions, navigate challenges with confidence, and build stronger family connections one small moment at a time. ▶ WHAT YOU GET WITH HEYKIDDO - Daily parenting playlists with short, practical tips that fit real life. - Mae, your 24/7 parenting sidekick for instant, expert-backed support. - Invite a partner, caregiver, or family member to share moments, lists, resources, and chat together. - Mood and behavior tracking to spot patterns and celebrate progress. - Personalized insights based on your child’s age and development. - Moments to save small wins, memories, and everyday joys. HeyKiddo is your parenting coach, family organizer, and emotional support system in one place. ▶ WHY PARENTS CHOOSE HEYKIDDO “I absolutely love the app content. We are building a positive routine together.” – Chris, mom of 6-year-old “The app helps me break things down into manageable pieces.” – Grant, dad of 10-year-old “I am seeing less meltdowns and less anxiety. She is adapting to change better.” – Madison, mom of 7-year-old HeyKiddo parents saw improvements in their child’s emotional well-being within the first month. ▶ JOIN OUR COMMUNITY TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@heykiddoapp Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heykiddoapp/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/young-leader-project/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/heykiddoapp/ Newsletter: https://bit.ly/3YkGAuB

About

TimeFox

This app provides visual timers, customizable routines, and calming tools designed to help families, especially those with children who have ADHD or autism, bring more structure and calm to daily life. It offers features like animated countdowns, step-by-step guidance, and a star chart to encourage positive behaviors and emotional regulation.

Highlights
  • Visual timers with animated reveals
  • Swipeable routines with step-by-step guidance
  • Customizable image packs for timers
  • Fox Stars reward system
  • Distract Mode toolkit
  • Calming tools like breathing exercises
  • Editable calming plans
Features
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TimeFox – Visual Timers, Routines & Calming Tools Your parenting sidekick for transitions, routines, and those moments when nothing seems to be working. TimeFox helps families bring more calm, structure, and focus to everyday life. Built with guidance from pediatric occupational therapists and ABA therapists, it’s designed to support young kids, especially those with ADHD, autism, or sensory sensitivities. Whether you're getting your child out the door, winding down for bed, or navigating big feelings, TimeFox gives you flexible tools that actually work in real life. Why Parents and OTs Love TimeFox: • Visual timers that help kids see time using animated reveals, disappearing blocks, or curtain-style countdowns — now with image selection and fun new timer styles like Shadow Fade • Live Activity support so you can check progress right from your Lock Screen • Swipeable routines with step-by-step guidance — perfect for mornings, bedtime, school prep, and more • Per-step timer options to match the task — choose no timer, a countdown, or a visual reveal • Customizable image packs to personalize your timers and keep things fresh • Fox Stars, a flexible star chart for completing routines, tasks, and practicing positive behaviors • Distract Mode, a toolkit with silly sounds, short visual clips, and a feedback log to help manage dysregulation and redirect attention • Calming tools like Candle Breathing, Box Breathing, 5-4-3-2-1 Grounding, Push the Wall, and Bear Hugs • Editable calming plans to save what works for your child and reuse it anytime • The Fox Den, a “save now, read later” space for parenting tips and tools you want to revisit when the moment is right • Designed for daily parenting and professional use — flexible enough for home, therapy, or classroom environments • No logins or accounts — just easy, effective tools that support emotional regulation and independence Created by a parent with expert input from pediatric OTs and ABA therapists. TimeFox gives your child visual support they can understand, and gives you practical tools to bring calm when it’s needed most.

Screenshots

HeyKiddo4 screens
TimeFox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: HeyKiddo at Free against TimeFox's $0.99. TimeFox's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). On rating, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

HeyKiddo is free to download; TimeFox costs $0.99 up front. HeyKiddo sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and TimeFox sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for HeyKiddo against 4.9 for TimeFox. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 31 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of HeyKiddo's written reviews are positive against 100% of TimeFox's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HeyKiddo ships an update weekly, TimeFox every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
HeyKiddo versus TimeFox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHeyKiddoTimeFox
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.8 (19 ratings)4.9 (31 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1931 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size153 MB445 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHeyKiddo, LLCFranklin Kuok

Customer experience

HeyKiddo

All ratings19 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

TimeFox

All ratings31 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

HeyKiddo

Subscriptions10
  • HeyKiddo™ Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • HeyKiddo™ Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • HeyKiddo™ Monthly Subscription$14.991 Month
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  • HeyKiddo™ Annual Subscription3 Months trial$89.993 Months
  • HeyKiddo™ Annual Subscription14 Days trial$89.991 Year
  • HeyKiddo™ Annual Subscription1 Month trial$89.991 Year
  • HeyKiddo™ Annual Subscription1 Year trial$89.991 Year
  • HeyKiddo™ Annual Subscription6 Months trial$89.991 Year
  • HeyKiddo™ Annual Subscription7 Days trial$89.991 Year
  • HeyKiddo™ Annual Subscription$119.991 Year
4 purchases

TimeFox

One-time4
  • Premium Sounds$0.99
  • Add Your Own Photos$0.99
  • Fantasy Character Pack$0.99
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  • Space Character Pack$0.99

Questions

Is HeyKiddo free?
HeyKiddo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TimeFox free?
TimeFox costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, HeyKiddo or TimeFox?
TimeFox is rated higher. HeyKiddo averages 4.8 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while TimeFox averages 4.9 from 31 ratings.
Do HeyKiddo or TimeFox have ads?
Neither HeyKiddo nor TimeFox shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HeyKiddo or TimeFox?
HeyKiddo ships an update weekly, and TimeFox every 3 days. Most recently, HeyKiddo was updated on September 19, 2026 and TimeFox on September 17, 2026.

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