TimeFox vs Nupo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TimeFox
This app provides visual timers, customizable routines, and calming tools designed to help families, especially those with children who have ADHD or autism, bring more structure and calm to daily life. It offers features like animated countdowns, step-by-step guidance, and a star chart to encourage positive behaviors and emotional regulation.
- Visual timers with animated reveals
- Swipeable routines with step-by-step guidance
- Customizable image packs for timers
- Fox Stars reward system
- Distract Mode toolkit
- Calming tools like breathing exercises
- Editable calming plans
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TimeFox – Visual Timers, Routines & Calming Tools Your parenting sidekick for transitions, routines, and those moments when nothing seems to be working. TimeFox helps families bring more calm, structure, and focus to everyday life. Built with guidance from pediatric occupational therapists and ABA therapists, it’s designed to support young kids, especially those with ADHD, autism, or sensory sensitivities. Whether you're getting your child out the door, winding down for bed, or navigating big feelings, TimeFox gives you flexible tools that actually work in real life. Why Parents and OTs Love TimeFox: • Visual timers that help kids see time using animated reveals, disappearing blocks, or curtain-style countdowns — now with image selection and fun new timer styles like Shadow Fade • Live Activity support so you can check progress right from your Lock Screen • Swipeable routines with step-by-step guidance — perfect for mornings, bedtime, school prep, and more • Per-step timer options to match the task — choose no timer, a countdown, or a visual reveal • Customizable image packs to personalize your timers and keep things fresh • Fox Stars, a flexible star chart for completing routines, tasks, and practicing positive behaviors • Distract Mode, a toolkit with silly sounds, short visual clips, and a feedback log to help manage dysregulation and redirect attention • Calming tools like Candle Breathing, Box Breathing, 5-4-3-2-1 Grounding, Push the Wall, and Bear Hugs • Editable calming plans to save what works for your child and reuse it anytime • The Fox Den, a “save now, read later” space for parenting tips and tools you want to revisit when the moment is right • Designed for daily parenting and professional use — flexible enough for home, therapy, or classroom environments • No logins or accounts — just easy, effective tools that support emotional regulation and independence Created by a parent with expert input from pediatric OTs and ABA therapists. TimeFox gives your child visual support they can understand, and gives you practical tools to bring calm when it’s needed most.
Nupo
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Turn screen time into learning time. With Nupo, a short lesson comes before the apps you choose. Finish the lesson, earn minutes on that app, and keep the daily limit you set. It is a simple way to turn the screen time they already want into a learning habit. HOW IT WORKS 1. They open YouTube or a game you picked. 2. iOS shows a Nupo screen first. One tap on Earn time opens a short lesson from their own course. 3. They finish it and the app opens, on a timer. 4. When the daily limit is reached, the owl says "See you tomorrow." The learning happens in the minutes they were going to spend on the phone anyway. A REAL COURSE, NOT RANDOM QUIZZES Every lesson is a step in a course written for their age. Each course has 48 lessons, from the first idea to the boss level at the end. - Ages 5-6: Number Sense. Counting, ten-frames, comparing, shapes and parts of a whole. - Ages 7-8: Puzzles & Logic. Missing numbers, story sums, order and position, codes and clocks. - Ages 9-10: Think Like a Coder. Reading programs, loops, conditions and finding bugs. - Ages 11-12: Reasoning. Number patterns, logic grids, binary, codes and 3D shapes. HOW EACH LESSON TEACHES - A new idea first, shown with a picture. - Then questions on exactly that idea. - Stuck? A hint that nudges, never just the answer. - Got one wrong? It comes back at the end, until it's answered right. - A boss question finishes every unit. YOU SET THE RULES - Choose which apps need a lesson first. - Decide how much screen time each lesson earns, up to 60 minutes. - Set a daily limit for each app. - A parent PIN protects every setting, and you can pause Nupo any time. SEE THEIR PROGRESS The Learning tab shows where they are on their course, what's up next, their streak, how many questions they answered today and this week, and how many they got right. BUILT FOR PARENTS - No ads inside Nupo, ever. - Only you sign in, with Apple or Google. They just learn. - Link a second device to see their learning progress on your phone. - Lessons are short, friendly and led by Nupo the owl. NUPO PRO Nupo Pro unlocks the whole app, as a weekly or yearly subscription or a one-time Lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple ID when you confirm. A subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and you can manage or cancel it any time in your Apple ID settings. SETUP Nupo uses Apple's Screen Time permission (Family Controls), which you approve during setup. You then choose the apps that need a lesson first, using Apple's own app picker. Nupo only acts on the apps you picked. Questions or feedback? Write to vishnu@internspirit.com Privacy policy: https://nupo.app/privacy Terms of use: https://nupo.app/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Nupo at Free against TimeFox's $0.99. Nupo also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 days) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Nupo is free to download; TimeFox costs $0.99 up front. TimeFox sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Nupo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
TimeFox ships an update every 3 days, Nupo daily. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TimeFox | Nupo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (32 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 32 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 445 MB | 94 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Franklin Kuok | Internspirit Private Limited |
In-app purchases
TimeFox
- Premium Sounds$0.99
- Add Your Own Photos$0.99
- Fantasy Character Pack$0.99
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- Space Character Pack$0.99
Nupo
- Nupo Premium3 Days trial$3.997 Days
- Nupo Premium Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year
- Nupo Premium Lifetime$99.99









