Comparison

Lickety Split vs Random Name Selector Starter

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

Head to head
About

Lickety Split

This app transforms daily chores into engaging games for children using music and visual timers. It helps motivate kids to complete tasks like getting ready or cleaning up by making time tangible and fun, reducing the need for parental nagging.

Highlights
  • Musical countdown timers
  • Animated hourglass visual
  • Gamifies daily tasks
  • Motivates dawdling children
  • Customizable timers with in-app purchase
  • Parent and educator developed
Features
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"We need to leave the house in five minutes." "Brush your teeth for two whole minutes." "For the umpteenth time, please pick up your toys." Sound familiar? Telling a young child they have five minutes rarely works: five minutes feels different every time. So we made it a game. Lickety Split is the visual musical timer that turns daily tasks into a beat-the-clock adventure, so parents can be their child's champion instead of their task-master. Choose a task and start the timer. Classical music plays for exactly as long as the task should take, gently and then excitedly speeding up, while an animated character acts out the task and a Time Disc drains as time runs out. Kids feel the urgency without the pressure. When they beat the timer, everyone celebrates. Two kinds of timers: Beat the Timer: finish before the music runs out. - Ready to leave the house (5 minutes) - Getting dressed - PJs on - Getting ready for a meal - Cleaning up the room - Making the bed Count Down: turn waiting into a calm, visible experience. - Brushing teeth (a full two minutes) - Taking turns - Study time - Reading time Anything Timer: choose 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10 or 20 minutes, each with its own perfectly matched song. Great for any new task, or for "Watch the timer and then we'll play together." Your Song, Your Length: time any task with a song from your own music. Timey the hourglass is free, with 18 different rewards. Premium adds four more characters, a train, a unicorn, a bee and a caterpillar, each with its own short animated stories for both kinds of timer. Premium is an optional yearly subscription ($1.99 a year in the US), behind a grown-up question. Made for small hands and busy grown-ups: - Tap the timer to pause; resume, start over or go home - Settings to hide the Time Disc or the numbers, skip the story intro or voice prompts, and choose what happens when time runs out - Anything that changes how a timer works, opens a link or involves a purchase asks a grown-up question first Why it works: For young children, time is an abstract idea that only makes sense when it is attached to something they can see and hear. The prefrontal cortex, responsible for focus, self-regulation and executive function, is among the last parts of the brain to mature. Lickety Split meets children where they are: the accelerating music, the animation and the Time Disc act as a gentle scaffold for attention and transitions, helping children build a real sense of time at their own pace. Especially loved by parents of children with ADHD, autism and sensory processing differences, for whom visual timers and clear sound cues can make an enormous difference with time blindness and transitions. It was designed for all children, and works beautifully for every family. Used and loved by: - Families building morning routines, bedtime routines and homework habits - Early childhood educators managing classroom transitions - Occupational therapists supporting children's daily living skills Available in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Turkish, Japanese, Korean and Chinese. Timers and music work fully offline. No ads, no tracking and no personal information collected: the app goes online only to verify purchases and send anonymous crash reports. Developed by parents and educational technologists, Lickety Split has been helping families raise confident, independent children since 2011. We hope it brings a little more calm, and a lot more cheering, to your family's day. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.swirlystudios.com/privacy

About

Random Name Selector Starter

This tool helps teachers and groups randomly select names from created lists. It allows for excluding participants and offers animated graphics and sound effects for an engaging experience. The starter edition has limitations on groups and names, with an option to upgrade.

Highlights
  • Random name selection from groups
  • Exclude participants from selection
  • Animated graphics and sound effects
  • Universal app for iPhone and iPad
  • Direct user feedback option
  • Share selections on social media
Features
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A great tool for Teachers, Clubs, or anyone who wants to Randomly select names! Simply create one or more Groups (up to 3 in this "Starter" Edition of the app). Add names to those groups (up to 20 names per Group in this Starter Edition) . The App will then randomly select and display names from the highlighted group. All names will be displayed before a name is displayed for a second time.  Features: • Call on your students in a different (Random) order every time. • If you want to exclude a Student/s from the selection simply turn them off in the settings screen. • The number of Groups / Names is limited in the "Starter Edition" ( 3 groups with up to 20 Names in each Group) but unlimited in the "Pro" Edition of the App. • This is a Universal App for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. • The Animated Graphics and sound effects make the whole experience a pleasure. The audio can be switched ON/OFF in the app and even mirrored (via Airplay) to external speakers. • Users can provide Feedback to the Developers directly from within the App….let us know how we can make it better.  • Share with your friends on Facebook or Twitter from within the App. • If you like the app tap on the "Go Pro" button to see what additional features are available in the "Pro" version!

Screenshots

Lickety Split4 screens
Random Name Selector Starter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Lickety Split at 4.8 against Random Name Selector Starter's 2.7. Lickety Split also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (67% vs 38%). Random Name Selector Starter's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, 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. Lickety Split sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per year. Random Name Selector Starter asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lickety Split holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 28 and 53 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Lickety Split's written reviews are positive against 38% of Random Name Selector Starter's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lickety Split ships an update every 11 days, Random Name Selector Starter every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Lickety Split versus Random Name Selector Starter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLickety SplitRandom Name Selector Starter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (28 ratings) — better2.7 (53 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better38.5% of reviews
Number of ratings2853 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size155 MB71 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSwirly Studios LLCEDTECH MONSTER LIMITED

Customer experience

Lickety Split

All ratings26 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral3.8%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral5.6%
Negative27.8%

Random Name Selector Starter

All ratings53 ratings
Positive41.5%
Neutral1.9%
Negative56.6%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive38.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative61.5%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Lickety Split

Subscriptions1
  • Plus$2.991 Year
None

Random Name Selector Starter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lickety Split free?
Lickety Split is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Random Name Selector Starter free?
Random Name Selector Starter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lickety Split or Random Name Selector Starter?
Lickety Split is rated higher. Lickety Split averages 4.8 out of 5 from 28 ratings, while Random Name Selector Starter averages 2.7 from 53 ratings.
Do Lickety Split or Random Name Selector Starter have ads?
Neither Lickety Split nor Random Name Selector Starter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lickety Split or Random Name Selector Starter?
Lickety Split ships an update every 11 days, and Random Name Selector Starter every 4 months. Most recently, Lickety Split was updated on October 30, 2026 and Random Name Selector Starter on October 24, 2026.

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