Kids Timer by Kiddo vs Protern Clock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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)
Protern Clock
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Protern Clock puts a precise time of day on every clip you film with a video camera, from the phone you already carry. A camera stamps each clip with its own clock: set once, drifting since, and only ever to the whole second. That is fine for watching. It is not enough to line the clip up with anything else: an athlete's sensor data, a second camera, or the phone footage from the top of the course. Protern Clock gives the camera a time it can trust, accurate to a hundredth of a second. TWO WAYS TO PUT THE TIME ON THE CAMERA LTC Audio. Plug the phone into the camera's mic input with a 3.5 mm cable, press Start, set the phone down beside the camera, and film. The phone sends the time as an audio timecode signal (linear timecode, or LTC, the broadcast standard) and the camera records it on the audio track. The timecode keeps running with the screen off. QR Clock. For a camera with no mic input. The phone shows the time as a QR code that refreshes every frame. Film the phone screen for a few seconds at the start of each clip, then the athlete. Protern Video reads the time from those frames. WHAT PROTERN VIDEO DOES WITH IT Import the clips and they behave like clips filmed on a phone. Each one sorts into the right session on the right day. It lines up with the athlete's Protern Sensor data to a hundredth of a second, so speed, time, and line sit on the frame they belong to. The run names itself when the athlete wore a sensor. And it joins other cameras and phones in one multi-cam run: a single feed that switches from camera to camera at the right instant, or angles side by side, in sync. PROTERN CLOCK AND TIMELINK TimeLink is Protern's LTC generator as a dedicated device, for the camera that films all day. Protern Clock puts the same timecode on the camera from your phone. Most teams use both: TimeLink on the main camera, Protern Clock on the second camera, the borrowed camera, or the camera with no mic input. SETTINGS Frame rate of 24, 25, 29.97, or 30. Timecode on the left, right, or both audio channels. The date embedded in the timecode. The time shows on screen while it runs, so you can check it against the camera. BEYOND PROTERN Any app that reads SMPTE linear timecode can use the signal, including Dartfish and Telemetry Overlay, so the same clip lines up with other sensor data in other analysis and overlay tools. REQUIREMENTS LTC Audio needs a wired 3.5 mm audio connection from the phone to the camera's mic input. An adapter may be needed depending on the phone. Bluetooth audio does not carry the timecode. QR Clock needs no cable. Reading QR Clock needs Protern Video 2.3.15 or later.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Kids Timer by Kiddo at Free against Protern Clock's $9.99. Kids Timer by Kiddo also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 months) and device support (4 vs 2). On ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
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Kids Timer by Kiddo is free to download; Protern Clock costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Kids Timer by Kiddo ships an update fortnightly, Protern Clock every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kids Timer by Kiddo | Protern Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (78 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 76.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 78 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | oWorld Software | Proskida |
In-app purchases
Kids Timer by Kiddo
No in-app purchases
Protern Clock
No in-app purchases
Questions
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