Comparison

Toko! vs Fruit Timer

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

Head to head
About

Toko!

This app helps children stay motivated to complete tasks by visually representing their progress with tokens. It offers a simple, distraction-free interface with customizable tokens and stages, making routines and multi-step tasks more manageable for kids.

Highlights
  • Minimalist design
  • Customizable token stages
  • Custom token images
  • Progress saved across sessions
  • Privacy-first design
  • Free forever
Features
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Toko! is a simple token board app created to help children stay motivated and finish everyday tasks—without nagging, pressure, or complicated setup. If your child struggles to stay focused, resists routines, or feels overwhelmed by multi-step tasks, Toko! turns progress into something they can see. Each completed step earns a token, helping children understand “how much is left” and stay motivated to keep going. The idea for Toko! came from a mother who created a simple tool to support her own child’s learning. The first version was developed using Gemini and later refined and published by the author. To support more families, Toko! is released as a permanently free, public-benefit app. ## Key Features - Minimalist design to reduce distractions - Supports up to 4 customizable token stages(5-10-15-20) - Customizable token styles - Custom token images: import preferred visuals from your local photo library - Tokens can be turned on or off at any time - Progress is saved and reusable across sessions - Suitable for home, school, and learning support use - Supports iPhone and iPad - Privacy-first design: no personal data is collected or stored - All custom images remain locally on the user’s device - No ads - Free forever

About

Fruit Timer

Features
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Fruit Timer is a visual countdown timer that gradually reveals an image clockwise as time passes. Follow the picture and large countdown to see how much time remains. Choose watermelon, orange, or kiwi, use a favorite photo, or try the included Pomeranian, Dalmatian, and Shiba Inu portraits. Use it for studying, focused work, getting ready, tidying up, and taking breaks. Tap the large time display, choose a duration, and tap Start. Switch images while the timer is running, or pause, resume, and reset whenever you need to. Make the timer your own • Touch and hold an image button to choose a dog portrait or a photo • Zoom and adjust the position to fit the circular display • Use Settings to apply one image to one, several, or all three slots • Adjust a saved image again or restore the original fruit for each slot Everyday features • Set a duration from 1 second to 59 minutes 59 seconds • Large remaining-time digits and a circular image that shows elapsed time • Pause, resume, reset, and repeat the same duration • Separate sound and vibration settings • A local completion notification when notifications are allowed • Live Activities with remaining time on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island on supported iPhones • An option to keep the screen awake during a timer • Portrait display on iPhone; adaptable portrait, landscape, and window layouts on iPad • An optional hiragana and katakana display mode when using Japanese • 21 language and regional localizations No account is required, and there are no ads. The timer, included dog portraits, and editing of imported images work offline. Selected photos are stored in the app and are not uploaded to a developer-operated server. Your original photos are not modified. No in-app purchase is needed to use the timer or image features. Settings includes an optional “Buy the developer a coffee” purchase. This consumable support purchase can be made more than once, provides no extra features or benefits, and is not a subscription. Notifications and Live Activities depend on your device and system settings. Loading a photo from iCloud, making a support purchase, or opening store and support pages may require an internet connection.

Screenshots

Toko!3 screens
Fruit Timer2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Toko! at none against Fruit Timer's 1. Toko! also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Fruit Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Toko! asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Toko! ships an update every 3 days, Fruit Timer every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Toko! versus Fruit Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterToko!Fruit Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer士丹 翟AKIHIRO OHNO

In-app purchases

None

Toko!

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Fruit Timer

One-time1
  • Support the developer$0.49

Questions

Is Toko! free?
Toko! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fruit Timer free?
Fruit Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Toko! or Fruit Timer have ads?
Neither Toko! nor Fruit Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Toko! or Fruit Timer?
Toko! ships an update every 3 days, and Fruit Timer every 6 weeks. Most recently, Toko! was updated on October 9, 2026 and Fruit Timer on October 29, 2026.

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