Reviews of Visual Countdown Timer

By: Fehners Software Ltd.

List of user reviews and ratings for Visual Countdown Timer

Total ratings

4.66 (Rating count: 5,127)

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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: 3.70

All time rating average: 4.66

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4% (16)

Date	Author	Comment
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