animatope vs Mouse Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
animatope
This app makes learning onomatopoeia fun for children. Explore various sound words and their meanings through interactive play. A free version is available, with an option to purchase a full package for more content.
- Interactive onomatopoeia learning
- Child-friendly sound word exploration
- Free version available
- Full package purchase option
- Focus on Japanese onomatopoeia
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------- The onomatopoeia, as it was transferred to the character and how sound is the French meaning "Onomatopoeia". Various onomatopoeia exist in Japan in particular. I thought that it was going to make an app that can play to be able to understand even a child happily such a onomatopoeia. Please try the free version. If you have enjoyed, please have fun by all means purchase a Full package.
Mouse Timer
This app visualizes time with a cute mouse eating apples, making it easier for children to grasp time duration. It functions as both an educational tool and a regular timer for daily use, offering a distraction-free experience.
- Visualized time with a mouse character
- Educational tool for children
- Normal timer for daily life
- Pause and resume functionality
- Notifications when time is up
- Customizable time choices
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Mouse Timer is a cute VISUALIZED TIMER for everyone who wants to measure and/or visualize the time, especially for kids who have hard time understanding the length of time. The app expresses the length of time with a cute little, greedy mouse gnawing on apples! Mouse Timer was developed from the request from teachers and parents of kids who attend LITALICO classrooms. *LITALICO classrooms are run by teachers and professors who specialize in kids development and education. Characteristics of this app: • This timer can be used not only as an educational tool but also as a normal timer for daily life. • You can use it for FREE. • NO Advertisements are displayed so there is no visual destruction and kids can use it safely. Main function: • Alarm can be set only by choosing the displayed time. • Choices of time can be reduced. • You can pause and resume the timer. • This app notifies you when the time comes even when you're not using the app. • White mouse will appear by in-app purchases. Please feel free to notify us! app-support@litalico.co.jp Hope you enjoy our app. Thank you!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: animatope at 5.0 against Mouse Timer's 4.3. animatope also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 79%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). Mouse Timer's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 30 months) and ratings volume (79 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. animatope sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Mouse Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
animatope holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mouse Timer has 79 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of animatope's written reviews are positive against 79% of Mouse Timer's.
animatope ships an update every 30 months, Mouse Timer monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | animatope | Mouse Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.3 (79 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 78.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 79 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 30 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | unouplus inc. | LITALICO Inc. |
Customer experience
animatope
Mouse Timer
Bugs and requests
animatope
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Mouse Timer
Reported bugs
5 issues- No sound on iPhone
- Call sound plays twice
- Notification bug where it won't close
- Timer doesn't start if the app is closed immediately after pressing the button
- App crashes after iOS update
Requested features
14 requests- Customizable time settings
- More preset time options (e.g., 45, 50 minutes)
- Ability to set time in 5-minute increments
- Horizontal screen support
- Option to change mouse color/character
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- Child lock feature
- Web version of the app
- Option to customize apple color or fruit choice
- Skip forward/backward functionality
- Timer continues past 0 to negative numbers
- Add sound for timer completion
- Vibration option for timer completion
- More sound options
- Add a feature for the mouse's belly to grow as it eats
In-app purchases
animatope
- Full Package version$0.99
Mouse Timer
- White Mouse$0.99
