Visual Timer for Kids vs MOJIKATANA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Visual Timer for Kids
This app provides a visual countdown timer designed for young children, helping them understand time remaining and upcoming activities. It uses clear visuals and a sticker reward system to make transitions and routines easier for toddlers and preschoolers.
- Visual countdown timer
- First-Then activity sequencing
- Sticker rewards upon completion
- Customizable photos for activities
- Home Screen widgets
- Parent Lock feature
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Help your child see how much time is left—and what comes next. Duckie is a visual timer for toddlers and preschoolers. A clear visual countdown makes “two minutes” or “five more minutes” easier to follow, even before kids can read numbers. FOR EVERYDAY MOMENTS • Five more minutes of play • Putting toys away • Brushing teeth • Getting dressed and ready to leave • Taking turns and waiting • Potty practice • Getting ready for bed SHOW WHAT COMES NEXT Use First-Then mode to show two activities together: First: Put toys away. Then: Story time. Give your child a clear picture of what to do now and what follows. A LITTLE REWARD AT THE FINISH Complete a timer and collect a sticker. Give your child something to look forward to when the countdown ends. MAKE IT FAMILIAR Use custom photos for everyday activities. Start familiar timers from Home Screen widgets, and use Parent Lock to help prevent accidental changes. No ads. No subscriptions. A one-time purchase unlocks full access. From two minutes of brushing to five minutes of cleanup, Duckie gives your child time they can see.
MOJIKATANA
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Learn to read and write Japanese by playing. MOJIKATANA is for people living in Japan who need the characters, not a conversation course. Trainees, specified-skilled workers, students and long-term residents. **Match, listen, trace** Line up three of the same character to clear them, and you hear how that character is read. Then trace the stroke order with your finger, in the correct direction. **112 stages, kana to kanji** 15 stages of hiragana and katakana (92 characters), then kanji by Japanese school year, up to junior high. 2,136 kanji in total — the full list of characters used in daily life in Japan. **See where you stand** Each level shows the approximate JLPT level (N5 to N1) and Kanji Kentei grade (10kyu to 2kyu). These are study milestones inside the app, not a guarantee of exam results. **Six speeds** Practice, easy, normal, fast, hard and master. Practice mode never ends, so you can stay on one set of characters as long as you like. **More than a puzzle** Put sentences in the right order. Choose the picture from sound alone. Learn counters, verb forms and particles. Collect real photographs of famous places, crafts, local food and World Heritage sites as you go. **Japanese sound and season** Backgrounds, music and ambient sound change with the season. Readings are recorded in the app. **Free, and then one payment** 15 kana stages and 4 Grade 1 stages — 19 stages — are free. The remaining 93 stages unlock with a single purchase. Not a subscription. Purchases can be restored. **Nothing is collected** No account. No advertising. No analytics. Your progress stays on your device. Available in English, Japanese, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Filipino, Thai, Chinese, Portuguese, Spanish, Nepali and Burmese.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: MOJIKATANA at every 2 days against Visual Timer for Kids's every 2 weeks. On price, 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
Both are free to download. Visual Timer for Kids sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and MOJIKATANA sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Visual Timer for Kids ships an update every 2 weeks, MOJIKATANA every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Visual Timer for Kids | MOJIKATANA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 102 MB | 176 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | 栋 王 | Shinya Nagahama |
In-app purchases
Visual Timer for Kids
- Limited-Time Full Unlock$8.99
- Pro Unlock$12.99
MOJIKATANA
- かんじパック$6.99
Questions
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