Comparison

Lickety Split vs Brushing Hero

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

Brushing Hero

Transform toothbrushing into an engaging RPG adventure for children. Users become heroes who battle monsters by brushing their teeth, earning rewards and leveling up their abilities. The app encourages consistent and thorough oral hygiene through gamified progression.

Highlights
  • Toothbrushing RPG gameplay
  • Transform into a hero
  • Battle monsters by brushing
  • Level up attack power
  • Collect hero cards
  • Unlock new hero helmets
Features
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Brushing Teeth becomes an entertainment This game makes children enjoy brushing teeth. Once you hold a toothbrush and face the camera, you will be transformed into a hero with iron war helmet on. You can attack the monsters by brushing your teeth. Aiming to let children get into the habit of brushing their teeth neatly, we made this app to level up the attack power as you brush your teeth from various angles. Makes you want to try over and over After playing the game, you will get "hero cards" depending on how many coins you acquired, and can level up your attack power. You will be able to beat more monsters. This app supports your mind to brush your teeth proactively by a simple rule that the more you play, the stronger you will be, and go to the next stage. If you beat dragons that appear every 30 stages, you'll get a new gorgeous hero helmet!

Screenshots

Lickety Split4 screens
Brushing Hero4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Lickety Split at 4.8 against Brushing Hero's 4.1. Lickety Split also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 3 months). Brushing Hero's advantage is ratings volume (166 vs 28) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Lickety Split sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per year and Brushing Hero sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lickety Split holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brushing Hero has 166 ratings behind it against 28, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Lickety Split's written reviews are positive against 68% of Brushing Hero's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lickety Split ships an update every 11 days, Brushing Hero every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Lickety Split versus Brushing Hero: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLickety SplitBrushing Hero
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (28 ratings) — better4.1 (166 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews67.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings28166 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size155 MB134 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSwirly Studios LLCLITALICO Inc.

Customer experience

Lickety Split

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

Brushing Hero

All ratings166 ratings
Positive74.7%
Neutral11.4%
Negative13.9%
Written reviews229 reviews
Positive67.7%
Neutral12.2%
Negative20.1%

Bugs and requests

Lickety Split

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Brushing Hero

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Toothbrush detection fails randomly during gameplay
  • Face recognition inconsistent with different lighting
  • App crashes after defeating certain bosses
  • Helmet/character not appearing on screen
  • Game freezes mid-round
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  • Progress resets unexpectedly
  • Coins not awarded despite proper brushing
  • Camera angle incompatibility with iPad usage
  • Detection issues with transparent toothbrushes
  • Level progression stuck at certain thresholds (75, 120, 242)
  • Audio cuts out during gameplay
  • Inconsistent detection with white/bright bathroom backgrounds

Requested features

14 requests
  • Adjustable brushing timer (2-3 minutes recommended)
  • Multiple user profiles for different family members
  • Guidance on which areas of mouth to brush
  • Female character variants (princess, fairy themes)
  • Extended content and levels beyond current maximum
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  • Ability to pause game when toothbrush not detected
  • Dual/multiplayer mode for simultaneous brushing
  • Electric toothbrush compatibility mode
  • Cloud save functionality
  • More character customization options
  • Separate score tracking per child
  • Consistent coin rewards regardless of play order
  • In-game tutorial explaining mechanics
  • Spin-off apps (bath time, shower, nail care versions)

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Lickety Split

Subscriptions1
  • Plus$2.991 Year
1 purchases

Brushing Hero

One-time1
  • 4 Legendary Heroes$0.99

Questions

Is Lickety Split free?
Lickety Split is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Brushing Hero free?
Brushing Hero is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lickety Split or Brushing Hero?
Lickety Split is rated higher. Lickety Split averages 4.8 out of 5 from 28 ratings, while Brushing Hero averages 4.1 from 166 ratings.
Do Lickety Split or Brushing Hero have ads?
Neither Lickety Split nor Brushing Hero shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lickety Split or Brushing Hero?
Lickety Split ships an update every 11 days, and Brushing Hero every 3 months. Most recently, Lickety Split was updated on November 1, 2026 and Brushing Hero on November 2, 2026.

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