Lily pad vs Klara
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lily pad
This app offers a gentle approach to time management, reducing stress during daily tasks like meal prep or getting ready. It aids in building routines, overcoming procrastination, and achieving a better activity balance.
- Manually adjust visual timer
- Create multiple timers
- Distraction-free time tracking
- Build routines
- Reduce stress with time management
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Enjoy a gentle time awareness by having our visual timer as an aid. We created this app to have less stress during activities that require time management. Like preparing to go outside or making a meal. It also helps to build up routines, to get started with things one postpones, or get a better balance between activities. Features: - Manually adjust your visual timer - Create multiple timers - Keep track of the time, free from distraction
Klara
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See time disappear. Stay focused. Klara is a visual focus timer designed for adults with ADHD, time blindness, and anyone who wants a simpler way to focus. Not a planner. Not a habit tracker. Just a focused, visual way to make time easier to understand. Open the app. Choose your time. Tap start. Watch the circle shrink. No complicated setup, no distractions. SEE TIME DIFFERENTLY Instead of relying only on numbers, Klara turns time into visual movement. Watch the circle shrink or the progress bar move as your focus session gets closer to completion. TRACK YOUR FOCUS Klara keeps a simple history of your completed focus sessions. See your activity over the last 12 weeks, weekly focus time, recent sessions, and how you spend your focus time across different activities. Choose between Study, Work, Read, Meditate, or Other when starting a session — or simply press Start Focus and get going. FEATURES Visual countdown with circle or progress bar Quick start focus sessions Custom timers from 1–180 minutes Focus categories for Study, Work, Read, Meditate, and more Activity Map showing your completed focus sessions Weekly focus statistics and activity breakdowns Recent focus session history Multiple calm color themes Gentle vibration and sound when your timer completes All activity data stored locally on your device No account required No subscription No ads Pay once. Use forever. Klara keeps focus simple. Start a timer, focus on what matters, and see your progress over time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Lily pad at Free against Klara's $2.99. Lily pad also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Lily pad is free to download; Klara costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Lily pad ships an update every 6 days, Klara every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on July 21, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lily pad | Klara |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.1 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Freek Lever | Julio Siklander |
In-app purchases
Lily pad
No in-app purchases
Klara
No in-app purchases









