TIME Edge vs Wildspots app
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!
Wildspots app
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“Wildspots” focuses on enjoying the wildlife that surrounds us, and triggering our curiosity. Key features: - See all nearby observations on a map - Receive species suggestions from AI photos and sounds recognition thanks to iNaturalist and BirdNET - Share your own observations through iNaturalist - Record your trails and share them through My Trails - Easily geotag your gps-less photos and sounds based on your recorded trails - Read background information in the included Wikipedia animal guide
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Wildspots app at every 6 days against TIME Edge's every 4 months. TIME Edge's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
TIME Edge ships an update every 4 months, Wildspots app every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TIME Edge | Wildspots app |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 386 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TI Media Solutions Inc. | Wilco Vertegaal |
In-app purchases
TIME Edge
No in-app purchases
Wildspots app
No in-app purchases
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