Comparison

Lickety Split vs Make It Real ™

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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Tired of nagging your kids to get ready? Asking them 10 times to put away their toys? The Lickety Split Musical Timer turns daily tasks into a fun, beat-the-clock game. Accelerating classical music encourages dawdling kids to get going, while an animated hourglass counts down. The abstract concept of time becomes tangible for kids. The timer uses encouragement and the power of music to motivate children as they move through daily transitions. So, instead of nagging, grown-ups are free to champion their kids! Developed by parents and educational technologists. Perfect for preschoolers, early elementary schoolers, and their grown-ups. Built-in musical timers include: * Ready to leave the house in 5 minutes * Getting dressed * Getting ready for a meal * Cleaning one's room * Making one's bed * Brushing teeth (for a full two minutes) * Taking turns * Study Quietly In app purchase upgrade allows you to have additional timers or select a song from your library to create your own timer of any length!

About

Make It Real ™

This app provides step-by-step instructions for creative projects and kits. It offers role model videos and challenges to inspire and empower young creators.

Highlights
  • Step-by-step project instructions
  • Creative kit guidance
  • Role model videos
  • Extended play ideas
  • Creative challenges
Features
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Make It Real is dedicated to creating meaningful products and experiences that inspire, educate, empower and develop skills of creative tween girls. The Make It Real app is an online environment for creating and sharing. The app provides step by step instructions for Make It Real projects and kits, role models videos, suggestions for extended play ideas and challenges for those wanting to take the Make It Real experience to the next level!

Screenshots

Lickety Split4 screens
Make It Real ™4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Lickety Split at 5.0 against Make It Real ™'s 3.4. Lickety Split also leads on review sentiment (69% vs 47%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). Make It Real ™'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). 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 one-off in-app purchase. Make It Real ™ asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lickety Split holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25 and 33 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Lickety Split's written reviews are positive against 47% of Make It Real ™'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lickety Split ships an update every 3 weeks, Make It Real ™ every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on July 5, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Lickety Split versus Make It Real ™: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLickety SplitMake It Real ™
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (25 ratings) — better3.4 (33 ratings)
Positive reviews68.6% of reviews — better46.7% of reviews
Number of ratings2533 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size126 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSwirly Studios LLCMake It Real LLC

Customer experience

Lickety Split

All ratings22 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive68.6%
Neutral5.7%
Negative25.7%

Make It Real ™

All ratings33 ratings
Positive57.6%
Neutral6.1%
Negative36.4%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive46.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative46.7%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Lickety Split

One-time1
  • Full Upgrade$1.99
None

Make It Real ™

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lickety Split free?
Lickety Split is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Make It Real ™ free?
Make It Real ™ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lickety Split or Make It Real ™?
Lickety Split is rated higher. Lickety Split averages 5.0 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while Make It Real ™ averages 3.4 from 33 ratings.
Do Lickety Split or Make It Real ™ have ads?
Neither Lickety Split nor Make It Real ™ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lickety Split or Make It Real ™?
Lickety Split ships an update every 3 weeks, and Make It Real ™ every 3 months. Most recently, Lickety Split was updated on July 5, 2026 and Make It Real ™ on September 15, 2026.

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