Brili vs Tick Kids: Which Routine App Fits Your Family
July 24, 2026
Brili and Tick Kids are often shortlisted together, because both build visual routines rather than plain to-do lists. But they come at it from different angles. Here's the honest breakdown.
Brili, in short
Brili is built around timed routines and ADHD research, drawing on cognitive behavioral therapy. Each step of a routine gets a timer and a prompt, which is powerful for a child who loses track of time or freezes between steps. Over time it has widened toward adults as well as kids.
Best for: a child (or adult) with ADHD who needs pacing and time awareness built into every step.
Tick Kids, in short
Tick Kids is built around simple tasks and rewards, made by a teacher. Parents set the tasks around their own routine, and kids check them off on their own colorful screen, earning stars — with rewards you can use or skip. It's deliberately uncluttered: a one-time payment (~$19.99 for a year, up to 3 kids), with a free tier to try, plus a shareable link that opens the child's own screen.
Best for: families who want a simple, no-fuss routine and rewards, without a subscription.
Brili leans into time and pacing. Tick Kids leans into simplicity and ownership. Neither is "better" — they're built for different problems.
Head to head
- •Approach: Brili = timed, step-by-step pacing. Tick Kids = tasks, points, rewards.
- •Age fit: Brili skews to kids and adults who need time scaffolding. Tick Kids fits families who want something simple, across young kids and early readers.
- •Price: Brili is a subscription. Tick Kids is one payment for a year.
- •ADHD: Brili is built around it explicitly; Tick Kids supports it with a clear visual routine at a lower cost. (More on chore apps for ADHD families.)
Which should you pick?
If your central problem is time — mornings that stall, a child who can't feel 10 minutes passing — Brili's timers are worth the subscription. If your central problem is getting a simple routine to stick for a young child, and you'd rather pay once, Tick Kids is the fit.
Still weighing it? The full comparison of every chore app puts them in context.
Try Tick Kids free first: get started — one child, five tasks, no card.