Reviews of Visual Countdown Timer

By: Fehners Software Ltd. App

List of user reviews and ratings for Visual Countdown Timer

Total ratings

4.61 (Rating count: 5,314)

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Review summary

The Visual Countdown Timer app is praised for its effectiveness in helping children, particularly those with autism, stay focused through visual cues and engaging animations. It is highly valued in educational and therapeutic contexts for transitions and waiting tasks. However, multiple users report major drawbacks like intrusive and loud ads, the timer stopping when switching apps, inconsistent ticking sounds, and lack of customization options for sounds and pictures. Recent updates introducing online-only functionality further limit usability. Despite these issues, many find the app generally helpful and recommend it.

Pros

Highly effective for children, especially those with autism, helping them focus and manage time visually.
Visually engaging with colorful changing pictures and animations that attract children's attention.
Customizable and enjoyable for kids, making transitions and waiting periods easier.
Long-term usability and usefulness in educational and therapeutic settings.

Cons

Intrusive, loud, and frequent ads disrupt user experience and are unsuitable for children.
App requires constant foreground use; timer stops or resets when switching apps or screens, limiting multitasking.
Sound issues including ticking sound stopping randomly or being too loud and intrusive.
Lack of ability to remove unwanted pictures or add custom sounds as desired.
Connectivity issues and app not functioning offline after updates, reducing reliability.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 3.60

All time rating average: 4.61

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19% (17)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-08-07	Fa*****	love it
love it
2026-07-18	Sh*****	fun timer. sometimes kids just want to watch it and forget to take their turn.
fun timer. sometimes kids just want to watch it and forget to take their turn.
2026-07-14	Sa*****	This countdown timer is brilliant & I highly recommend it. As a nanny I use it a lot with the children I work with & they enjoy having a visual countdown of time limits
This countdown timer is brilliant & I highly recommend it. As a nanny I use it a lot with the children I work with & they enjoy having a visual countdown of time limits
2026-07-05	Su*****	It's adorable, great options, but it doesn't work unless you keep the app open alone on the phone. Can't actually do anything but watch the timer go by. I bought the premium version and will be looking into a refund.
It's adorable, great options, but it doesn't work unless you keep the app open alone on the phone. Can't actually do anything but watch the timer go by. I bought the premium version and will be looking into a refund.
2026-06-26	Le*****	ads and ai yuck
ads and ai yuck
2026-06-11	co*****	this works wonderful for my 2 year old granddaughter for time outs
this works wonderful for my 2 year old granddaughter for time outs
2026-05-27	Br*****	way too many ads
way too many ads
2026-05-27	Me*****	perfection
perfection
2026-05-23	wh*****	I don't like this latest version APP. As an expert worker with the ASD group, more simple is more useful. For example, If you are a worker work with the dysregulated students at sametime. A timer is a necessary method to help out backing to regularly behavior, but they have different personalities and requirements, and it's dependent on their behaviors to setup timer are very different. Do you have the time to setup minutes, theme or photos?
I don't like this latest version APP. As an expert worker with the ASD group, more simple is more useful. For example, If you are a worker work with the dysregulated students at sametime. A timer is a necessary method to help out backing to regularly behavior, but they have different personalities and requirements, and it's dependent on their behaviors to setup timer are very different. Do you have the time to setup minutes, theme or photos?
2026-05-23	Di*****	I love this app. I have used it for years with my students to help transition out of activities. They enjoy choosing the images. After the new update I had some questions and the developer responded quickly with helpful information. I highly recommend this app.
I love this app. I have used it for years with my students to help transition out of activities. They enjoy choosing the images. After the new update I had some questions and the developer responded quickly with helpful information. I highly recommend this app.