Lickety Split vs Mightier Parent App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Musical countdown timers
- Animated hourglass visual
- Gamifies daily tasks
- Motivates dawdling children
- Customizable timers with in-app purchase
- Parent and educator developed
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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!
Mightier Parent App
This app offers parents insights into their child's gameplay, tracking progress, preferred strategies, and playtime. It provides articles and activities to support children aged 6-12 in managing emotions like tantrums, anxiety, and aggression. It is HIPAA and COPPA compliant.
- Child gameplay insights
- Real-time progress tracking
- Calming strategy identification
- Parental controls
- Guided curriculum for play routines
- Access to live support
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The complementary app for Mightier families The Mightier Parent app provides caregivers with insights, real time data, and progress tracking for their child’s gameplay. You’ll learn what calming strategies your child gravitates towards, which games they love, and how long they’ve been playing. You’ll also find articles and activities to help you support your child’s journey every step of the way. Mightier and Mightier Parent are HIPPA and COPPA (Child Online Privacy Protection Rule) compliant, and do not collect, sell, or trade any identifiable data. Mightier’s biofeedback games have already helped more than 50,000 families. Designed to help kids ages 6 - 12 better regulate tantrums, aggression, irritability, anxiety, and diagnoses like ADHD, ODD, and Autism Spectrum Disorder. Tested and proven - 87% of parents report improvement in 90 days. Mightier Parent app features include: • Weekly Play Goal & Playtime Tracking • A guided curriculum to help you develop a play routine for your child. • Real time data from your child’s gameplay. • Weekly goals and progress tracking • Tips & Insights to make your Mightier journey successful • Quick & easy access to live support from the Mightier Family Care Team • Parental controls
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lickety Split at 69% against Mightier Parent App's 20%. Lickety Split also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and ads (none vs shown). Mightier Parent App's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Lickety Split sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Mightier Parent App asks for nothing beyond the download.
Lickety Split holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25 and 41 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Lickety Split's written reviews are positive against 20% of Mightier Parent App's.
Lickety Split ships an update every 3 weeks, Mightier Parent App monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lickety Split | Mightier Parent App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (25 ratings) — better | 4.4 (41 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 68.6% of reviews — better | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 25 | 41 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 126 MB | 137 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Swirly Studios LLC | Neuromotion Inc |
Customer experience
Lickety Split
Mightier Parent App
In-app purchases
Lickety Split
- Full Upgrade$1.99
Mightier Parent App
No in-app purchases
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