Comparison

Bamba Clock (Lite) vs ClockWise

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

Head to head
About

Bamba Clock (Lite)

This app offers an engaging, step-by-step adventure for children to learn how to read a clock and tell time. It features interactive puzzles and three distinct learning scenarios designed to make mastering hours and minutes fun and accessible for young learners.

Highlights
  • Step-by-step time learning
  • Three adventure scenarios
  • Hour and minute hand identification
  • Clock hand rotation practice
  • Interactive quiz
  • Kid-focused interface
Features
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•••Join 4+ million Bamba friends - kids learn through play with Bamba!•••  Kids learn to read a clock and tell time in exciting Pirate Adventures! In a step-by-step, easy to learn activities, kids are taught how to read hours, then minutes and finally the time from a clock face. With innovative puzzles that teach kids how the hands of a clock work, Bamba Clock will keep kids spellbound and learning at the same time! "Arrrr! Fire the Cannons!” – Justin, 7, Time Pirate Features: - Learning time in a step-by-step adventure - Three separate adventures: “The Treasure of Poppycat”, “Where’s our Cereal?”, “3,2,1 Race!” - How to tell the difference between the hour hand and minute hand - How to rotate the hands of a clock to tell time - Interactive quiz - Fantastic, beautiful artwork - Kid-focused interface - Great for kids 5+ Bamba Clock is an interactive toy designed for kids. There are no scores, complicated interfaces or stressful time limits. This game is great to play alone or with an adult. *** OTHER GAMES BY BAMBA! ***  - Bamba Books – Kids learn to read in a fun, interactive series of books. - Bamba Farm – Kids learn to count on a wacky crazy farm where they have to milk robot cows, bathe donkeys and collect dragon eggs amongst other things! - Bamba Airport: Kids pick the passengers and send them for a holiday! Kids roleplay air stewards, customs officers and more. Lots of hilarious fun! - Bamba BBQ: Set the pit up, fire the briquettes and choose your food! Bamba BBQ gets kids role-playing a BBQ pitmaster! Lots of fun characters, ingredients and reactions! - Bamba Craft: Choose a project, create a masterpiece and display it in a gallery for other kids to see. Bamba Craft gets kids painting and assembling collages in creative and fun ways! Projects and galleries are updated constantly!  - Bamba Toys: Kids build a toy from a blueprint, picking parts and accessories before assembling the toy and finally getting to play with it!  - Bamba Burger: Kids flip the patty, create their custom-made burger, fill their soda cup, slice the potatoes and make French fries. What's more, they get a mystery present with their meal!  - Bamba Post Office: Everyone loves presents! Choose, wrap and decorate presents for three funny characters. Deliver them to the jungle or to the moon!  - Bamba Ice-Cream: Create and eat fantastic ice-cream concoctions. Can you guess what the mystery topping is this time?  ABOUT BAMBA! Bamba is a kid game studio that makes interactive toys for kids. We believe that interactive toys offer a new and exciting way to educate your child. We design interactive toys that are designed to stimulate imagination and creativity.

About

ClockWise

This app offers an interactive and fun way to learn how to read analog and digital clocks. With various exercises, difficulty levels, and clear feedback, it supports independent learning and practice for children. It also includes additional modules for days, months, and seasons.

Highlights
  • Analog and digital clock exercises
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Interactive feedback with speech
  • Customizable voice recording
  • Practice days, months, and seasons
  • Hue lighting integration
Features
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ClockWise turns learning to tell time into a game. Kids move the hands, race the clock and collect stars, one small step at a time. FROM O'CLOCK TO FIVE MINUTES Six levels follow how kids learn in school (Common Core 2.MD.C.7): o'clock, half past, quarter past and quarter to, ten minutes, five minutes, and a mix of everything. Times are read the way kids hear them in class: "three fifteen", with "quarter past three" where it helps. 26 ACTIVITIES • What time is it? Read the clock and pick the answer • Set the clock: drag the hands yourself • Analog and digital, AM and PM, and the 24-hour clock • Elapsed time: how much later is it? • A flight board, a school schedule and time zones from New York to Tokyo • Clock memory, a time race and a stopwatch challenge PLAY TOGETHER Race a friend on one iPad, or play on two devices nearby. POINT AT A REAL CLOCK The clock scanner reads the clock on your wall and checks your answer. DAILY CHALLENGE AND STREAKS A short challenge every day at the right level, with stars, streaks and clock themes to unlock. FOR PARENTS A progress report shows what your child has mastered and where they need practice. Every profile has its own progress. FOR TEACHERS The Classroom license (one school year, up to 36 students) gives every student their own profile on a shared iPad, a class overview and a PDF report per student. APPLE WATCH AND WIDGETS A clock question on your wrist, and a widget with today's challenge. SAFE FOR KIDS No ads. No account. No data leaves the device except through iCloud, if you use it. Purchases are behind a parent check. PREMIUM Level 1 is free in every activity. ClockWise Premium unlocks all levels for every profile, as a 12-month, 6-month or 1-month subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel in Settings › Apple Account › Subscriptions. Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://appinfoderin.github.io/ClockWise/privacy.html

Screenshots

Bamba Clock (Lite)4 screens
ClockWise4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ClockWise at 70% against Bamba Clock (Lite)'s 0%. ClockWise also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 20 months). Bamba Clock (Lite)'s advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Bamba Clock (Lite) sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ClockWise sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bamba Clock (Lite) ships an update every 20 months, ClockWise fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Bamba Clock (Lite) versus ClockWise: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBamba Clock (Lite)ClockWise
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews70.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 20 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS8.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size660 MB110 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMezmediaZiya Bal

Customer experience

Bamba Clock (Lite)

All ratings6 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

ClockWise

Written reviews10 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Bamba Clock (Lite)

One-time1
  • Ad Remover$1.99
4 purchases

ClockWise

Subscriptions4
  • Premium access$1.991 Month
  • Premium 6 months$7.996 Months
  • Premium 12 months$10.991 Year
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  • Classroom · 1 School Year$17.991 Year

Questions

Is Bamba Clock (Lite) free?
Bamba Clock (Lite) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ClockWise free?
ClockWise is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bamba Clock (Lite) or ClockWise have ads?
Neither Bamba Clock (Lite) nor ClockWise shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bamba Clock (Lite) or ClockWise?
Bamba Clock (Lite) ships an update every 20 months, and ClockWise fortnightly. Most recently, Bamba Clock (Lite) was updated on November 6, 2026 and ClockWise on November 3, 2026.

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