TIME Edge vs Pubbly Player
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TIME Edge
This digital resource provides middle school classrooms with current events and primary sources curated by TIME editors. It includes teacher resources aligned with Common Core standards for ELA, social studies, and science. Access engaging nonfiction, a historical archive, and formative assessments from any device.
- Current events for middle school
- Primary source archive
- Classroom-ready content
- Teacher resources
- Aligned with Common Core standards
- Accessible on any device
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TIME Edge is a digital resource that brings relevant current events and primary sources to middle school classrooms. All of our content is written by the editors of TIME and TIME For Kids and geared specifically for use in classrooms. Our teacher resources are designed to support the mastery of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts as well as state and national standards for social studies and science classrooms. Teachers and students can access robust content online anytime from any device. From engaging nonfiction text and a 90-year archive of primary sources to formative assessments and close-reading assignments, TIME Edge has everything your classroom needs all in one place. Try it with your class free for 60 days!
Pubbly Player
Interactive read-aloud books with animations engage young learners aged 4-8. Practice English and Math skills with educational games, and access Spanish support for Math, Reading, and Science content.
- Read-aloud books with animation
- Interactive learning content
- Educational games for Math and English
- Age-appropriate material (4-8 years)
- Spanish language support
- Progress tracking
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The PUBBLY Player App includes read-aloud books with animation and interactions for young learners and readers. Material is sorted by age appropriateness from ages 4-8 years old. Children are free to explore all the material offered in the app. Educational games allow for practicing English and Math concepts. Programs for Math, Reading, and Science samples have Spanish support on each page.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Pubbly Player at monthly against TIME Edge's every 4 months. Pubbly Player also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). TIME Edge's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 14.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for TIME Edge against 5.0 for Pubbly Player. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
TIME Edge ships an update every 4 months, Pubbly Player monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TIME Edge | Pubbly Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 84 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TI Media Solutions Inc. | Pubbly LLC |
Customer experience
TIME Edge
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In-app purchases
TIME Edge
No in-app purchases
Pubbly Player
No in-app purchases
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