Tokimo turns any countdown into an adventure. Animated animals, colorful visual timers, and a celebration when time's up — the only timer app kids ask for by name.
Tokimo's visual countdown timer shows time as a colorful shrinking arc — not just numbers. Children aged 2–12 can see exactly how long is left without asking "are we there yet?"
A colorful arc shrinks in real time. Children can see time passing — no numbers, no confusion. Works for toddlers and tweens alike.
Kids pick their animal — koala, fox, bunny — and it lives inside the timer. They're not watching a clock. They're cheering on their character.
When the timer ends, the character celebrates with confetti and animation. Kids learn that finishing = reward. The habit builds itself.
Homework, brushing teeth, bedtime, screen time — Tokimo has a preset timer for every daily routine. Start in one tap.
Visual timers reduce time blindness. Children with ADHD can anchor to the arc and know transitions are coming — no surprises, no meltdowns. See ADHD features →
See every completed session. How long, how often, which activity. Patterns that help parents understand their child's routines.
From morning to bedtime — Tokimo has a timer that fits every moment of your child's day.
15-minute focus blocks that make homework manageable. Kids stop dreading it when the timer is the authority. See the homework timer →
2 minutes with an animated character beats arguing every single time. Over 50,000 families have verified this. See the toothbrush timer →
Bath, pajamas, reading — each step gets its own timer. The sequence becomes automatic within weeks. See the bedtime routine →
When the timer ends, the screen goes off. No parent needed to enforce it — the timer is neutral and final. See the video game timer →
Feeding a pet, making a bed, tidying toys — matched to the right length, chores stop being a fight. See the chore timer →
Turn "hurry up" into a race the timer runs, not you. See the dressing timer →
A visual timer shows remaining time as a shape that shrinks — usually a coloured arc or disc — instead of digits that count down. Because the size of the shape is the information, children who cannot yet read a clock can tell how much time is left at a glance. That makes it usable from around age two, years before a digital timer becomes meaningful.
Visual timers work from about age two through to eleven or twelve. Toddlers use them for very short routines like tooth brushing and tidying, primary-age children for homework blocks and screen time limits, and older children increasingly set their own. The format stays useful long after a child can read a clock, because seeing time is faster than calculating it.
Match the length to the task and the age: 2 minutes for tooth brushing, 5 for getting dressed or tidying, 10 to 15 for homework at primary age, and 20 to 30 for older children's focus blocks. A useful rule is 2 to 5 minutes of focused effort per year of age. Consistency matters more than precision — using the same length for the same task daily is what builds the habit.
Yes. Tokimo is free to download on iPhone and iPad, and the free version runs full visual countdowns with an animated character and celebration — no account, no ads, and no subscription required to use it as a timer. Premium adds extra characters, backgrounds and streak statistics, but nothing you need to run a timer today.
Visual countdown timers that children actually want to use. Download Tokimo on iPhone today.