Timer for Kids vs My Magic Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Timer for Kids
This app helps children focus on tasks and build daily habits with a visual timer and a friendly character. It offers a calm, distraction-free environment for young learners to complete routines one step at a time.
- Visual timer
- Routine building
- Child-friendly design
- Focus sessions
- Distraction-free experience
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Timer for Kids is a simple and calming app designed to help children focus and complete daily routines. The app uses a friendly character and a visual timer to encourage kids to stay focused, one task at a time. It is suitable for short focus sessions, daily habits, and gentle routine building. Features: • Simple focus timer • Child-friendly design • Calm and distraction-free experience • Designed for young children No account required. No ads.
My Magic Timer
This app visually represents time for children, using friendly characters and color instead of numbers. It helps kids understand waiting, transitions, and short activities without needing to read or do math. Parents can easily set timers for daily routines, with features designed for flexibility and offline use.
- Visual time representation
- Character-based countdown
- No reading or math required
- Preset timers for routines
- Offline functionality
- Parental controls
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My Magic Timer turns everyday routines into something kids can see, understand, and enjoy. Instead of numbers ticking down, time is shown visually with color and friendly characters that appear as time passes. This makes waiting, transitions, and short activities easier for kids to understand, without pressure or constant reminders from parents. Kids can watch their favorite character slowly appear as the timer runs, helping them stay engaged and focused until time is up. No reading required. No math. Just a clear, gentle sense of “how much time is left.” Parents can quickly start a timer or use simple presets for common routines like brushing teeth, screen time, transitions, or calm-down moments. Everything is designed to be fast, flexible, and easy to use in real life. My Magic Timer is built with safety in mind. It works fully offline, has no ads, and does not collect data. Parental controls let you lock settings so kids can focus on the timer. Paired with Guided Access, you can relax knowing nothing else is happening in the background. Legal - Privacy Policy: https://exclusive-replace-ab8.notion.site/My-Magic-Timer-Privacy-Policy-2f19fe63edfc8019b6e9e4bd00e72cb4?source=copy_link - EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: My Magic Timer at none against Timer for Kids's 1. Timer for Kids's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Timer for Kids sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. My Magic Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Timer for Kids against 5.0 for My Magic Timer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Timer for Kids has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Timer for Kids ships an update weekly, My Magic Timer fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | Timer for Kids | My Magic Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Haitham Mahmoud | Andrew Melian |
In-app purchases
Timer for Kids
- Lifetime Unlock$4.99
My Magic Timer
No in-app purchases
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