Comparison

Kids Timer vs Otso

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

Head to head
About

Kids Timer

This app helps children learn about time with a visually engaging countdown display. It allows for customization of clock faces, sounds, and images to make time management fun and interactive.

Highlights
  • Visual countdown displays
  • Customizable clock faces
  • Image reveal timer
  • Customizable timer sounds
  • Option to disable sounds and confetti
  • Add own images
Features
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Timer for Kids - Tipi Perfect visual timer for kids that makes time management fun and engaging through colorful countdown displays. This interactive kids timer app helps children understand time concepts with customizable clock faces. This app lets you customize timer. You can select an image that is being revealed and customize timer sounds. You can disable all sounds and confetti elements if you want a simple visual timer that doesn't disturb anyone. There is only option to add our own images. privacy policy: https://mrjohn10.github.io/tipi/privacy-policy Terms of Use (EULA): https://mrjohn10.github.io/tipi/terms-of-service

About

Otso

This app provides a visual countdown timer that uses a shrinking colored wedge instead of numbers. It offers various aesthetic designs and tactile feedback, making time management intuitive for all ages. The app is designed for privacy with no accounts or data collection.

Highlights
  • Visual countdown wedge
  • Customizable faces and sounds
  • Dynamic Island and Lock Screen integration
  • No ads or subscriptions
  • Private by design
  • Tactile feedback and animations
Features
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A colored wedge shrinks as time runs down. See how much is left at a glance, without having to read the numbers or do the math. Buy once and use it on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Mac. No ads, no subscriptions, no account. No tracking or data collection. MAKE IT YOURS • Choose a dial maximum of 5, 10, 15, 30, 60, or 120 minutes • Count clockwise or counterclockwise • Adjust sound and haptic feedback on supported devices ON iPHONE AND iPAD • Drag the dial to set a timer; tap to start, pause, or resume • Turn the dial with two fingers, like a real knob • Smooth dialing at up to 120 Hz on ProMotion displays • Swipe beside the dial to change faces, or swipe up for settings • Check the countdown on the Lock Screen and, on supported iPhones, in the Dynamic Island • Keep the screen awake while the timer is running in the foreground • Receive a finish notification in the background when notifications are enabled • Made for iPhone Duo: Otso fills the whole display, closed or open, and keeps the dial clear of the fold and the status items • Half folded, the countdown gets one side of the screen and the dial stays on the other • Works in Split View: put Otso next to another app, and the dial adapts as you resize it ON APPLE WATCH All fifteen faces, right on your wrist. Turn the Digital Crown to set the time, tap to start or pause, swipe left or right to change faces, and swipe up for settings. The Watch timer works independently of the iPhone timer. ACCESSIBILITY VoiceOver labels and timer actions, keyboard controls on Mac and iPad, and animations that adapt to Reduce Motion. DETAILS YOU CAN FEEL Each face has its own sounds: Wood knocks, Glass chimes, and LCD clicks like a watch button. Flick the dial and it spins on, clicking past each mark as it slows to a stop. The faces catch the light like real objects: tilt your iPhone or iPad, or move the pointer on Mac, and the glass glints, shadows deepen under the rim and the knobs, and Neon’s glow floats behind its tube. Party celebrates with confetti, while Aurora adds a soft shimmer. Motion effects are reduced when Reduce Motion is on. FIFTEEN FACES Each has its own character. • Classic — charcoal body, glass lens, red disc • Pastel — soft candy colors and a textured knob • Rainbow — lilac, with an arc that shrinks color by color • Neumorph — soft, sculpted, quiet • Glass — translucent, on a light wall • Flat — pure, bold, no chrome • Paper — warm stationery, an ink needle • Wood — turned walnut, terracotta wedge • LCD — dot matrix on a backlit sage screen • Rugged — machined blades behind thick rubber • Midnight — black with a hot coral glow • Halo — a glowing amber ring • Neon — a magenta glow against the dark • Aurora — a curtain of light over a starfield • Party — a frosted cake that bursts into confetti Otso takes its name from the bear of Finnish folklore. A timer should sit quietly in the room and be understood at a glance. For lessons, workshops, exams, focused work, homework, and cooking — whenever it helps to see time passing.

Screenshots

Kids Timer4 screens
Otso4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Kids Timer at Free against Otso's $0.99. Kids Timer also leads on ratings volume (18 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.3 vs 18.0). Otso's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Kids Timer is free to download; Otso costs $0.99 up front. Kids Timer sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Otso asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Otso holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kids Timer has 18 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kids Timer ships an update every 2 weeks, Otso every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Kids Timer versus Otso: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKids TimerOtso
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.8 (18 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings18 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#200 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.3 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJan AugustyniakSIMON HEUSCHKEL

Customer experience

Kids Timer

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Otso

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Kids Timer

Subscriptions3
  • Pro$2.997 Days
  • Pro$4.991 Month
  • Pro$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro$24.99
None

Otso

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kids Timer free?
Kids Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Otso free?
Otso costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Kids Timer or Otso?
Otso is rated higher. Kids Timer averages 4.8 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while Otso averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Kids Timer or Otso have ads?
Neither Kids Timer nor Otso shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kids Timer or Otso?
Kids Timer ships an update every 2 weeks, and Otso every 11 days. Most recently, Kids Timer was updated on October 24, 2026 and Otso on October 28, 2026.

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