Comparison

PlayClock3D vs TickTock Tutor

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

Head to head
About

PlayClock3D

Learn to tell time with an interactive 3D clock. Manipulate clock hands, hear the time spoken in English or Japanese, and explore fun animations and weather changes. Recommended for high-performance devices.

Highlights
  • Manipulate clock hands
  • Hear spoken time in English/Japanese
  • Interactive character animations
  • Changeable weather effects
  • 3D graphics
Features
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"Play with clock" has become 3D! It is an app of the clock that you can turn all the clock hands, watch the time and listen to it. Main function: •You can turn all the clock hands. •By tapping on a crab to display and listen to the time. •By tapping the national flag to switch the display and voice in Japanese / English of time. •You can operate Mr.Megani to move to your favorite place. •You can change the weather.(It takes a few seconds for the weather to change.) •You can drive a car! (If you can not find the car, you can reset the position on the setting screen.) •You can see the aurora! Even if you turn the second hand very fast, the sun moves only little by little. But, when you turn the hour hand, the sun moves at a great speed. By turning each hand, you can see the difference in speed. *recommended: high-performance phone capable of displaying 3D graphics.

About

TickTock Tutor

This app helps children learn to tell time using a voice-based approach. It offers customizable difficulty levels and supports both digital and analog clock faces. The ad-free experience ensures focused learning for young users.

Highlights
  • Voice-based time learning
  • Analog and digital clock support
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Customizable learning pace
  • Ad-free learning experience
  • Practice full, half, and minute times
Features
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Introducing iKlockan Learning Clock, the ultimate tool for learning to read a clock, designed specifically for children. This innovative app bridges the gap between spoken time and the visual representation on a watch face, be it digital or analogue. Offering multiple difficulty levels, iKlockan can be customised to suit your child's needs as they grow and learn.  Best of all, iKlockan is 100% ad-free, providing an uninterrupted and engaging learning experience. Begin your child's journey towards mastering time with iKlockan today. The free version allows you to practise full and half hours. The full version lets you practise all variation of time down to the minute, and adds the possibility to change the speech rate of the time telling voice. It also adds game mode and a high score chart.

Screenshots

PlayClock3D4 screens
TickTock Tutor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PlayClock3D at none against TickTock Tutor's 1. PlayClock3D also leads on review sentiment (74% vs 50%) and rating (4.4 vs 4.1). TickTock Tutor's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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. TickTock Tutor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PlayClock3D asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PlayClock3D holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of PlayClock3D's written reviews are positive against 50% of TickTock Tutor's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PlayClock3D ships an update monthly, TickTock Tutor every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and July 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
PlayClock3D versus TickTock Tutor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlayClock3DTickTock Tutor
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (31 ratings) — better4.1 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews73.7% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings31 — better7
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size272 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAkiyo ImanakaJohn Lennart Ahlinder

Customer experience

PlayClock3D

All ratings31 ratings
Positive80.6%
Neutral9.7%
Negative9.7%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive73.7%
Neutral21.1%
Negative5.3%

TickTock Tutor

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

PlayClock3D

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

TickTock Tutor

One-time1
  • Unlock All Features$0.99

Questions

Is PlayClock3D free?
PlayClock3D is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TickTock Tutor free?
TickTock Tutor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PlayClock3D or TickTock Tutor?
PlayClock3D is rated higher. PlayClock3D averages 4.4 out of 5 from 31 ratings, while TickTock Tutor averages 4.1 from 7 ratings.
Do PlayClock3D or TickTock Tutor have ads?
PlayClock3D shows ads; TickTock Tutor does not.
Which is updated more often, PlayClock3D or TickTock Tutor?
PlayClock3D ships an update monthly, and TickTock Tutor every 2 months. Most recently, PlayClock3D was updated on September 21, 2026 and TickTock Tutor on July 4, 2026.

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