Comparison

Lickety Split vs Visual Timer for Kids

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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Lickety Split is a visual and musical timer for kids that turns everyday routines into a game. Each task has its own classical music, which plays for as long as the task should take and speeds up as time runs out, while an animated character acts out the task and a Time Disc drains. WHY IT WORKS "We need to leave in five minutes." That rarely works with a young child: research shows the prefrontal cortex, which handles focus, self-regulation and executive function, is among the last parts of the brain to mature. Music is a way in. A child follows a song long before they can read a clock, so Lickety Split puts the time left into the music. Five minutes becomes something a child can see and hear, and grown-ups get to cheer instead of nag. TWO KINDS OF TIMER 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: keep going until the music ends. - Brushing teeth (a full two minutes) - Taking turns - Reading time - Study time Anything Timer: a song of about 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10 or 20 minutes for anything else. Your Song, Your Length: time any task with a song from your own music. Its length becomes the timer. MAKE IT YOUR FAMILY'S - Your own tasks: "Shoes on" or "Feed the cat", in your words, with a picture, of the length you choose - Your own prompts: record what the timer says before the song, in your voice - Your own songs: give any task a song of yours, or one of the app's 15 recordings - Routines: put tasks in order for the morning or bedtime. A Now and Next card shows what is happening now and what comes next, in the tasks' pictures, like a picture schedule - Children & profiles: up to six children on one device, each with their own character, routines and progress. No accounts MY DAY The win is the child’s own: they beat the music and tap “I Did It!” themselves. Today, a calendar and a Storybook bring routines and plans together. Plan school mornings, change a single day, and look back together in the evening. A family can choose something to try, like patience, and keep a few words, a drawing or a short voice story. Trying counts, on hard days too, with no points or streaks to keep up. CHARACTERS Timey the hourglass is free, with 25 rewards. Premium adds a train, a unicorn, a bee, a caterpillar and the dinosaurs, each with short animated stories for both timers, and Music Practice with Beaty: play, sing or clap, and Beaty listens and dances along (needs a microphone; nothing is recorded). Premium is an optional subscription, $2.99 a year in the US, behind a grown-up question. MADE FOR SMALL HANDS - A narrator says each task out loud, so a child who can't read yet can use it - Tap the timer to pause, resume, start over or go home - Settings hide the Time Disc or the numbers, skip the story intro or voice prompts, and choose what happens when the duck wins - Changing a timer, opening a link or buying anything asks a grown-up question first - Works with VoiceOver, Voice Control and Reduce Motion WHO USES IT Parents, for morning, bedtime and homework routines. Preschool teachers, for transitions and tidy-up time. Occupational therapists, for everyday skills. Visual timers are a familiar tool for children with autism or ADHD, and in small studies a visible timer lowered children's anxiety and inattention during timed tasks. Lickety Split is for all children. Spoken prompts in 21 languages, from English and Spanish to Japanese, Hindi and Arabic. No ads, no tracking and no accounts. Nothing your family makes is sent to us. Timers, music and characters work offline; the app goes online only for purchases, crash reports and optional iCloud. Made by parents and educational technologists, helping families since 2011. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.swirlystudios.com/privacy

About

Visual Timer for Kids

This app uses colorful visuals and fun animations to help children learn time management. It's designed to make routines like homework, playtime, and chores engaging and stress-free for kids.

Highlights
  • Color and sound customization
  • Fun visual interface
  • Timer statistics for habit building
  • Versatile use for various activities
  • Rewards with animations
  • Supports parents in scheduling
Features
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Time Management with Tokimo: A Visual Timer Made for Kids! Tokimo is a fun and easy-to-use app designed especially for children to help them learn how to manage time. With colorful visuals and calming sounds, keeping track of time becomes a joyful and stress-free experience. Customize the timer with playful backgrounds and cheerful countdown melodies. When time's up, cute animations appear to celebrate achievements and keep kids motivated to finish their tasks. Whether it's homework, playtime, brushing teeth, screen time limits, or daily routines, Tokimo helps kids stay on track with simple, interactive features made just for them. Key Features: • Color & Sound Customization: Kids can choose their favorite themes and fun sounds to make timing more enjoyable. • Fun Visual Interface: Bright, friendly, and easy to understand — perfect for little ones. • Timer Stats: Parents and kids can see how time is used and build better habits together. • Versatile Use: Great for homework sessions, chores, breaks, bedtime routines, and more. Why Tokimo? • Designed specifically for children's needs and attention spans • Encourages positive routines and independence • Helps improve focus using visual and audio cues • Rewards kids with fun animations and cheerful sounds • Supports parents in creating smooth daily schedules Make learning about time easy and exciting. Download Tokimo today and watch your child's confidence grow with every countdown! Access to Tokimo Premium requires a paid subscription. Premium subscribers can use the timer without limits, access all advanced features, and unlock exclusive premium animations, countdown melodies, and themes. Privacy Policy: https://mobimount.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://mobimount.com/terms

Screenshots

Lickety Split4 screens
Visual Timer for Kids4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Lickety Split at 4.9 against Visual Timer for Kids's 4.6. Lickety Split also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.4). Visual Timer for Kids's advantage is review sentiment (83% vs 67%) and ratings volume (187 vs 28). On price, update cadence, 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 Visual Timer for Kids sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. 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, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Visual Timer for Kids has 187 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 83% of Visual Timer for Kids'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, Visual Timer for Kids fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Lickety Split versus Visual Timer for Kids: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLickety SplitVisual Timer for Kids
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (28 ratings) — better4.6 (187 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings28187 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.4
Further details — not scored
Size203 MB467 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSwirly Studios LLCNadiia Martyniuk

Customer experience

Lickety Split

All ratings28 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral3.6%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral4.8%
Negative28.6%

Visual Timer for Kids

All ratings187 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral5.3%
Negative6.4%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative10.0%

Bugs and requests

Lickety Split

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Visual Timer for Kids

Requested features

4 requests
  • Lock timer to prevent pausing/stopping
  • More sound options, including no sound
  • Customizable with own pictures
  • Rechargeable battery option

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Lickety Split

Subscriptions1
  • Plus$2.991 Year
4 purchases

Visual Timer for Kids

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Plan3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • MONTHLY ACCESS$7.991 Month
  • YEARLY ACCESS$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • LIFETIME ACCESS$59.99

Questions

Is Lickety Split free?
Lickety Split is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Visual Timer for Kids free?
Visual Timer for Kids is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lickety Split or Visual Timer for Kids?
Lickety Split is rated higher. Lickety Split averages 4.9 out of 5 from 28 ratings, while Visual Timer for Kids averages 4.6 from 187 ratings.
Do Lickety Split or Visual Timer for Kids have ads?
Neither Lickety Split nor Visual Timer for Kids shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lickety Split or Visual Timer for Kids?
Lickety Split ships an update every 11 days, and Visual Timer for Kids fortnightly. Most recently, Lickety Split was updated on November 6, 2026 and Visual Timer for Kids on November 4, 2026.

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