Bamba Clock (Lite) vs Telling Time Academy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Step-by-step time learning
- Three adventure scenarios
- Hour and minute hand identification
- Clock hand rotation practice
- Interactive quiz
- Kid-focused interface
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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.
Telling Time Academy
This app helps children aged 3-12 learn to tell time through interactive games and engaging visuals. It offers five difficulty levels and covers concepts from basic analog reading to AM/PM and 24-hour notation. A city-building reward system encourages continued learning and engagement.
- Interactive clocks with movable hands
- Learn analog and digital time conversion
- Understand AM/PM and 12/24 hour formats
- 9 mini-games and learning modes
- City-building reward system
- Multiple language support
- 5 difficulty levels
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Turn learning to tell time into a hands-on adventure. Telling Time Academy helps children explore clocks, move the hands, match times and earn coins to build their own city. LEARN BY DOING • Move the hour and minute hands to set the time. • Match analog clocks with digital times in both directions. • Put clock pieces in place with clock puzzles. • Practice with quizzes and the Stop the Clock game. • Explore how time changes from day to night. • Discover 12-hour and 24-hour formats, including AM and PM. GROW AT YOUR CHILD'S PACE Choose from five difficulty levels and revisit activities as your child gains confidence. Interactive clocks make hours and minutes something children can see and move, not just memorize. PLAY, EARN AND BUILD Earn in-game coins through play and use them to create a city. Each new building gives children another reason to keep practicing. LEARN IN YOUR LANGUAGE Available in English, French, German, Spanish, Japanese, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese. Chinese and Japanese audio packs require a download. FOR PARENTS Some games and higher difficulty levels require paid access. Unlock Telling Time Academy with a one-time in-app purchase, or access it through an active 123 Kids Academy + membership. Purchase options and prices are shown in the app. Make the next little moment a chance to discover time. Privacy Policy: https://www.123kidsacademy.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.123kidsacademy.com/terms-of-service
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Telling Time Academy at 4.3 against Bamba Clock (Lite)'s 2.3. Telling Time Academy also leads on update cadence (every 6 months vs every 20 months) and ratings volume (27 vs 6). Bamba Clock (Lite)'s advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, 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. Bamba Clock (Lite) sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Telling Time Academy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Telling Time Academy holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 27 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.
Bamba Clock (Lite) ships an update every 20 months, Telling Time Academy every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bamba Clock (Lite) | Telling Time Academy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (6 ratings) | 4.3 (27 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 27 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 20 months | Every 6 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 660 MB | 324 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mezmedia Pte. Ltd. | 123 Kids Academy LLC |
Customer experience
Bamba Clock (Lite)
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In-app purchases
Bamba Clock (Lite)
- Ad Remover$1.99
Telling Time Academy
- All contents$7.99
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