# Interactive Telling Time — Learning to tell time is fun

> Interactive app for children to learn analog and digital time-telling. (iPhone/iPad app by GiggleUp Kids Apps And Educational Games Pty Ltd.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/interactive-telling-time/id482452233 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [GiggleUp Kids Apps And Educational Games Pty Ltd](https://appshunter.io/developer/435712455)
- Category: Education, Games, Family
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.10/5 from 249 App Store ratings · 248 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 8.0 · 68 MB
- Languages: American English, Danish, Dutch, French (France), German (Germany), Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian Bokmål, European Portuguese and 5 more
- Released: 2011-12-08
- Data updated: 2026-09-04
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/interactive-telling-time/id482452233/reviews.md

## What is Interactive Telling Time?

- Selected by Apple as iPhone App of the Week in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Overall New & Noteworthy in France, China

- Discover an easy and fun way to learn analog/digital clocks. 

- 2012 Parents' Choice Silver Award winner - Parents' Choice Foundation 

- Learn to tell the time in different languages! Multiple languages all recorded by native speakers (English, French, Spanish, Japanese, German, Swedish, Russian, Dutch, Portuguese, Norwegian, Danish, Korean, Chinese and Italian).

"a thorough, well thought out approach to learning and practicing the art of telling time" -- www.theiphonemom.com 

"an incredible process to teach your child time-based concepts using nothing but your iPad or iPhone" - 5 out of 5 stars -- www.theiphoneappreview.com

- Includes 9 beautifully hand drawn interactive clocks that comes with movable hour and minutes hands especially designed for small fingers! 
 
This app was made for you by artists and educators, with the help from school teachers and mother’s groups to bring you the best app in learning to tell the time for young beginners. We understand the many challenges faced by parents when explaining concepts to young children and that is why Interactive Telling Time balances the need for learning with fun and interactive games.

Interactive Telling Time is great for kids from ages 3 to 12 and comes in 5 difficulty levels so that it helps kids master telling time progressively (statistics is provided to help keep track of your child’s progress).

Beautifully illustrated with many adorable clock designs and accompanied by encouraging voice-overs and cheerful background music, this app creates a kid-friendly environment to enhance their learning experience.

Interactive Telling Time Features:

Universal App:
- Universal app for iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch.

Educational:
- Learn to set the time via Interactive clocks with movable hour and minute hand!
- Learn to read a clock/to tell time.
- Learn conversion between analog clock and digital clock
- Learn the concept of day and night.
- Learn how to use AM/PM, 12 hour and 24 hour clock notation.
- Quiz Mode (Learn concepts such as ‘o’clock‘, ‘midnight’, ‘half past’, ‘quarter past’, ‘quarter to’, ‘past’, ‘to’, etc.)
- Designed for kids aged 3-12! 5 difficulty levels to choose from.
- A score board to keep track of kid’s progress
- Tutorials for young learners.
- Virtual Aquarium reward - Your kids will want to play to try to win all the rewards!

Beautifully designed interface:
- 9 Beautifully Hand Drawn Interactive Clock including:
+ Simple Teaching Clock (crisp indicators to make it simple and easy)
+ Lion Clock,
+ Train Clock,
+ Aquarium Clock,
+ Moon Clock,
+ Flower Clock,
+ Gears Clock, 
+ Owl Clock and
+ Seven Wonders Clock!
- Creatively designed animated rotating earth which alternates between sunrise, noon, sunset, and night backgrounds.
- Easy to use interface specifically designed for young learners

Additional Fun Games with educational values:
- Stop The Clock -  A fun and exciting game designed with an educational focus. With the clock minutes hand ticking, kids will have to stop the clock as per quiz question (for example, Stop the clock at 9:45!).
- Clock Puzzle - help kids learn the positions and use of all clock components such as digits, hour hand and minute hand.
- Discover time at your own pace in our new Explore Time play mode!

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Connect with us!

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Email us: Support@GiggleUp.com

Brought to you by GiggleUp, creators of the award-winning Interactive Telling Time and other educational apps for kids. Our goal is to promote learning through play with the purpose of helping children develop useful learning skills. Our apps have been enjoyed by children and used in classrooms all around the world!

## Key features

- Interactive analog clocks with movable hands
- Learn analog to digital time conversion
- Multiple language support with native speakers
- 5 difficulty levels for progressive learning
- Quiz mode for time concepts
- Progress tracking and virtual rewards

## What do users think of Interactive Telling Time?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 👍 Fun and educational
- 🐟 Rewarding fish aquarium
- 🕰️ Helpful for learning to tell time
- 💯 Best game ever
- 🧠 Improves time-telling skills

**Cons**

- 🤔 Limited to just hour-based times
- 🙄 Too easy for older kids
- 🔇 Annoying voice/audio
- 🤯 Confusing clock display

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App crashes or freezes on launch
- Upgrade/purchase functionality not working
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions

**Most requested features**

- Add more advanced time concepts (quarter/half past, etc.)
- Expand to include more clock types and difficulty levels
- Allow tracking progress for multiple users
- Introduce mini-games or challenges to keep it engaging

## Recent user reviews (10 of 248)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/interactive-telling-time/id482452233/reviews.md

### 5/5 — BEST GAME EVER!

*2025-11-08*

I played this game in elementary school it is so nostalgia 10/10 would recommend!!

### 5/5 — So fun

*2025-08-16, version 3.7*

I think this is so fun and educational

### 5/5 — making my future kids play this

*2025-06-26*

i played this when i was 6 and it was the funnest thing ever haha, me and my sister loved getting the pet fish. i’m 17 now but i think this game helped me read an analog clock so fast 🫶🫶❤️

### 5/5 — Babyish for me

*2025-04-30*

Not much to do except two things less u upgrade to full version so save up

### 5/5 — I love it

*2025-01-31*

is a very good game and I doRecommend it

### 5/5 — Update?

*2024-07-02*

When’s the next update. This is a great game, and I would love some new features and content. Maybe pvp system 😊

### 4/5 — Review: telling time

*2024-04-20*

When i learn it is fine and i learn better now this getting confusing because there should be some upgrades first now that i get some wrong please add a explain my answer so i know why my answer is wrong this helps me to stop from doing an wrong answer.

### 5/5 — I love fish!

*2024-03-30, version 3.7*

I love to collect little fishys and name them fun names like Racey

### 5/5 — Telling time

*2023-05-03, version 3.7*

My brother and I love this app it is the best app ever.                         Love,Elliana in 1st grade at vces

### 5/5 — Nice game to recognize analog time!

*2023-02-18*

You can learn a lot of time with this app! Especially for 2nd or 3rd graders to learn hard analog times for example 8:54 in analog form.

## Frequently asked questions about Interactive Telling Time

### What does Interactive Telling Time do?

Interactive Telling Time is an educational app designed to help children learn how to tell time. It uses interactive clocks with movable hands, quizzes, and games to teach both analog and digital time concepts, as well as time-related vocabulary in multiple languages.

### What are the key features of this app?

Key features include interactive clocks with movable hands, learning the conversion between analog and digital clocks, understanding AM/PM and 12/24 hour notation, a quiz mode for various time concepts, and support for multiple languages. It also offers 5 difficulty levels and progress tracking.

### How much does Interactive Telling Time cost?

Based on the provided information, this app is a paid application. There are no mentions of in-app purchases or advertisements, indicating a one-time purchase model.

### What devices is Interactive Telling Time compatible with?

This is a Universal App, meaning it is compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch devices. It is designed to provide an optimal experience across these Apple platforms.

### Who is this app best suited for and what are common use cases?

The app is best suited for children aged 3 to 12 who are beginning to learn or need practice telling time. Common use cases include parents using it to teach their children at home, educators incorporating it into classroom lessons, and children using it independently for practice and fun.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.7 — 2020-03-19

- Fixed a crash issue on loading screen
- Performance and bug fixes

### 3.6 — 2017-07-31

- Optimized App
- minor bug fixes

### 3.5 — 2014-10-25

- minor bug fixes

### 3.4 — 2014-09-25

- We've just squashed a big bunch of bugs! Huge thanks to our fans for all your useful comments! Your feedback is important to us and we'll keep working to make Interactive Telling Time even better!

### 3.3 — 2013-09-16

- Optimised App for iOS 7.0
- Moved all settings and external links in to a new Parent’s Section. 
- To better inform parents what steps we take to protect user privacy, we’ve added a link in the Parent’s Section to our new Privacy Policy. 
- Numerous other fixes

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