Comparison

Simple Learning Time vs Smart Clocks

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Simple Learning Time

This tool helps teach children how to tell time using an interactive analog clock. It features real-time updates for both analog and digital displays, and offers self-testing modes to reinforce learning. It's designed for use with teacher or parent guidance.

Highlights
  • Interactive hour and minute pointers
  • Real-time digital time updates
  • 12/24 hour clock toggle
  • Self-test mode
  • In-app help feature
Features
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Simple Learning Time is a supplementary tool that can be used to teach a student how to tell the time under the guidance of a teacher or parent. ##Feature List * Interactive hour and minute pointers. * Hour pointer is updated in real-time as minutes change. * Digital time that updates in real-time as changes are made on the analogue clock. * 12 hour/24 hour clock toggle * Toggle visibility of digital time * Set the in-app time to the current device time * Set the in-app time to a random time * Start a self-test that sets the digital time to a new random time and prompts you to change the analogue time to correspond with the digital time. * In-app help feature that describes each button's function in the app Ideas for Use Example 1: Teaching students what an analogue clock is and all its components e.g. hour hand, minute hand, face of the clock, minute intervals, counting in 5’s. Example 2: Hide the digital display and select the random time button. Allow the students to enter the time in their workbooks, by drawing it in analogue format and writing it in digital format. Example 3: Give an analogue time to the learners, and ask them to do the following on their iPads. an hour before/after a half hour before/after 15 minutes earlier/later This can be done is various class formats (small groups or whole class) Example 4: Learners can take screen shots of various times, and create an eBook for other learners on “How to Tell the Time”. Example 5: Understand the difference between the 24hr and 12hr clock, by moving the analogue clock to a time in the afternoon in 12hr mode, then asking the students to write/say what it will be in 24hr mode. Learners can then check their answers by switching into the 24 hour mode. Example 6: Numeracy - Adding and subtracting hours and minutes to arrive at a time. This can be done to various levels. 1. Start at 3:30 am 2. Add 30 minutes 3. Subtract 10 minutes 4. What is the time now?

About

Smart Clocks

This educational app helps children learn about clocks and time through interactive exercises. It features engaging activities for practicing time-telling, writing, and understanding time intervals with voice and text instructions.

Highlights
  • Observe time changes with interactive hands
  • Practice writing time from clock indications
  • Draw clock hands from digital displays
  • Calculate time before or after a given period
  • Determine time between two clock indications
  • Text and voice instructions for all modules
  • Animation demonstrations of clocks
Features
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This is a app that helps kids understand clock and time. Practice time questions in an interactive way through a cute interface. 1 Observe the time changes by turning the hour and minute hands. 2 Practice writing the time through the clock indication. 3 Practice drawing the clock hands through digital display. 4 Write the target time before or after a period of time. 5 Write the time between two clock indications. Each module has text and voice instructions. The correct answer will be given for each question, which is convenient for checking. Some questions will give animation demonstrations of clocks.

Screenshots

Simple Learning Time3 screens
Smart Clocks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Smart Clocks at 5.0 against Simple Learning Time's 4.0. Simple Learning Time's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 4 weeks) and ratings volume (9 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Smart Clocks holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple Learning Time has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple Learning Time ships an update every 10 days, Smart Clocks every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Simple Learning Time versus Smart Clocks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple Learning TimeSmart Clocks
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (9 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB86 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRoth Educational Services (PTY) LTDYan Xu

Customer experience

Simple Learning Time

All ratings9 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Smart Clocks

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Simple Learning Time

No in-app purchases

None

Smart Clocks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Simple Learning Time free?
Simple Learning Time is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Smart Clocks free?
Smart Clocks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Simple Learning Time or Smart Clocks?
Smart Clocks is rated higher. Simple Learning Time averages 4.0 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Smart Clocks averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Simple Learning Time or Smart Clocks have ads?
Neither Simple Learning Time nor Smart Clocks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simple Learning Time or Smart Clocks?
Simple Learning Time ships an update every 10 days, and Smart Clocks every 4 weeks. Most recently, Simple Learning Time was updated on September 28, 2026 and Smart Clocks on October 6, 2026.

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