Comparison

Buddy’s timer vs Autism Learning Tools

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

Head to head
About

Buddy’s timer

This app helps young children, including those on the autistic spectrum, understand the concept of time. It visually represents remaining time for activities, reducing frustration associated with waiting. Settings range from 1 to 60 minutes with audio and secure screen options.

Highlights
  • Visual time representation
  • Reduces waiting frustration
  • Settings from 1-60 minutes
  • Secure screen mode
  • Piano key chime
  • Suitable for autistic children
Features
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Have you heard of the Buddy's timer ? It can be used with very young children and is perfectly suited for children on the autistic spectrum. It is the ideal tool to help learn the concept of time. The time timer "materializes" the time left for an activity at home, in school or during a therapy session. It helps reduce frustrations from waiting. Buddy’s timer is very simple to use. Settings from 1 to 60 minutes – secure screen mode – piano key chime for audio support - fully functional, no in-app purchases. Please visit our website and help improve existing applications and create exciting new ones.

About

Autism Learning Tools

This educational game helps children develop essential skills like matching, memory, and number/letter recognition. It features engaging activities designed for children on the autism spectrum and neurotypical toddlers, with progress tracking for parents.

Highlights
  • Matching and memory games
  • Number and letter recognition
  • Fine motor skill development
  • Progress tracking and reports
  • Interactive tracing activities
  • Instruction following games
Features
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LizzyB Learning Tools is an educational and developmental game/tool for all children. It is designed specifically for children on the autism spectrum but is also useful for neurotypical toddlers. Children can work on matching, short-term memory, number and letter recognition, fine motor skills and more and have fun while doing it! This app especially targets skill development for children with autism and developmental delays. Using easy to understand instructions and eye-catching animation children move through tasks commonly practiced in therapy sessions. Reports are provided for the parent to monitor progress and maintain records. Want to show developmental activities as part of your home school records? No problem! LizzyB Learning Tools records the amount of time spent in each activity and you can export it for your records. This is a great tool for young children and children with special needs to be able to use independently (or with minimal assistance). Levels 1. Drag & Drop: Start by moving characters into the shape they fit into. As you develop your skills they’ll progress to fruits and vegetables, and eventually letters and numbers with fun characters mixed in! Words are printed alongside the matching shapes to aid in word recognition. 2. Maze: Move our fun characters through mazes that get bigger and more complex as you progress. Develop your hand eye and fine motor coordination as you play. 3. Memory Cards: Match numbers, shapes, fun characters, and more! The levels become more challenging as you go! Both memory and visual skills can be strengthened in these levels. 4. Balloons: Follow the instructions and choose only the balloon indicated. We get to practice colors, numbers, and letters while balloons and birds fly in an engaging and exciting popping adventure! This is a great way to practice attention and instruction following in a colorful manor that’s full of movement! Watch out! The birds may pop the balloons if you don’t get to them first! 5-1. Tracing Numbers: Learn your numbers! Trace (with stroke guidance) your numbers, count the animals, and watch them leap into our fun train! This is the foundation of the number and math skills we will strengthen with more fun to come! 5-2 Tracing Letters: Now it’s time to work on your letters! Just like before, you get to trace! Trace uppercase and lowercase letters and touch the pictures that start with the level and watch them fly over to the train cars. Want to increase the difficulty? Use a stylus and work on your pencil grip! 6 Where’s The Questions & Answers: 10 levels with 4 different kinds of question sets. First learn Colors and shapes. Then Numbers 1-10 (or advanced 11-20 option). The remaining two sets are mixed and include learning letters and things (animals, household items and food). 7-1 Simon Colors & Numbers: Six sets of the the classic Simon game but teaching colors and numbers. It also contains advance levels with two Simon games on the screen at once. 7-2 The final four sets include 20 Rotating Number Puzzles, an Alphabet Puzzle and finally a geography puzzle. 8. Spoken Question & Answers ("Where's the...") levels covering Colors & Shapes, numbers, letters (lower & upper), Animals, Household things, Fruit & Veggies. A total of 8 lessons x10 levels each. About Us While home with the family during these crazy times we searched for something positive and constructive to do with the children. The thought was, “why not turn this into a family project opportunity?” The LizzieB Learning Software family project was born. This app was designed for her and children like her to provide an educational platform that develops skills, keeps their attention, and is fun too! During development we also discovered how much her neurotypical siblings and cousins enjoyed the app and benefited from developmentally positive and engaging games. So feel free to try it out on siblings and toddlers.

Screenshots

Buddy’s timer2 screens
Autism Learning Tools4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Autism Learning Tools at 100% against Buddy’s timer's 0%. Autism Learning Tools also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0). Buddy’s timer's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). On price, ratings volume, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Autism Learning Tools holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Buddy’s timer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Autism Learning Tools's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Buddy’s timer ships an update every 2 months, Autism Learning Tools every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Buddy’s timer versus Autism Learning Tools: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBuddy’s timerAutism Learning Tools
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB363 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDigital PlayWareLivio Bestulic

Customer experience

Buddy’s timer

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative66.7%

Autism Learning Tools

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Buddy’s timer

No in-app purchases

None

Autism Learning Tools

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Buddy’s timer free?
Buddy’s timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Autism Learning Tools free?
Autism Learning Tools is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Buddy’s timer or Autism Learning Tools?
Autism Learning Tools is rated higher. Buddy’s timer averages 3.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Autism Learning Tools averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Buddy’s timer or Autism Learning Tools have ads?
Neither Buddy’s timer nor Autism Learning Tools shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Buddy’s timer or Autism Learning Tools?
Buddy’s timer ships an update every 2 months, and Autism Learning Tools every 5 months. Most recently, Buddy’s timer was updated on October 15, 2026 and Autism Learning Tools on October 14, 2026.

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