Comparison

Telling the time vs Multifly

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

Head to head
About

Telling the time

Features
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Games and activities to help learning telling the time. Read the time on the analogue clock and see how many correct answers you get! A quiz game with simple activities to get started with reading Time. - What time is it? - What time was it an hour ago? - How many seconds are there in 2 minutes? - What time will it be in 3 hours? We take your privacy very seriously. This application - Does not collect information - Does not contain advertising - Does not contain in-app purchases - Does not use analytics / data collecting tools - Does not link to social networks

About

Multifly

This educational game makes learning multiplication and division fun for elementary-aged children. It uses engaging puzzles and a captivating story to teach various multiplication strategies, moving beyond rote memorization of times tables. Kids can visualize concepts and practice skills in a safe, interactive environment.

Highlights
  • Teaches multiplication and division concepts
  • Introduces 7+ multiplication strategies
  • Visualizes multiplication through arrays
  • Engaging story-driven puzzles
  • Practice multiplication skills
  • Collect rewards
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"Multifly proves that math is anything but boring" -Techzle Multifly is a fun learning game for kids that helps kids visualize, practice and learn multiplication and division concepts. It also strengthens their multiplication skills by introducing them to 7 different strategies for multiplying numbers. Help your child learn and practice multiplication concepts in a really fun way so that they fall in love with Math. This one-of-a-kind Math game has no worksheets or flashcards - it is a real game, tells a captivating story and as your child solves puzzles to move the story forward, they get visually introduced to different Math concepts and learn multiplication. The wonderful mix of fun and learning in this fun math game makes kids fall in love with multiplication and no longer have to mindlessly mug up the multiplication tables. Kids will learn the times tables along with the concepts of multiplication. After learning the strategies, the game also has levels for multiplication practice. This math learning game is suitable for 2nd grade, 3rd grade, and 4th grade kids. Multifly helps kids with the transition from additive to multiplicative thinking with different multiplication learning strategies. This math educational game helps improve math facts with a strategic approach to learning. These strategies are - • Visualizing Multiplication through arrays • Relation between Multiplication and Division • Understanding Multiplication as repeated addition: More strategies such as Turn-around facts, Adding a group, Subtracting a group, rounding up and compensating, halving and doubling, decomposing into known facts, and breaking down a factor to smaller factors will come soon in new levels. So overall, instead of rote-learning multiplication times tables, your child will learn basic concepts as well as advanced multiplication strategies in this fun game. Current multiplication games for kids are mostly in flashcard format and do not help with understanding concepts. Multifly teaches kids multiplication concepts and also helps with practice in proper story and game format. This is the only elementary grade math game that teaches multiplication facts in story and game format. In a nutshell, Multifly has the following overall features: • Solve 50+ innovative physics puzzles involving a rolling monster, mystery blocks, shape-shifting portals and powerful springs. • Get fluent in multiplication by mastering the 7+ multiplication strategies based on the best current pedagogical approaches. • Learn multiplication and division through exciting puzzles instead of rote learning • Experience a thrilling and immersive story which inspires your kid to never give up. • Collect exciting rewards on successful mastery of Math concepts. • Play in a safe, digital environment. • Aligned to the Common Core learning standards and other curricula. Download and start playing Multifly and see your kid progress with multiplication. Teachers: ‘Multifly*’ is based on the following Common Core concepts: (2.OA.C.4) (3.OA.A.1) (3.OA.A.2) (3.OA.A.3) (3.OA.A.4) (3.OA.B.5) (3.OA.B.6) (3.OA.C.7) (4.OA.A.1) (4.OA.A.2) (4.OA.A.3) Subscription info: - Multifly can be purchased as part of a makkajai annual subscription. - Makkajai subscriptions are auto-renewable and annual at $59.99/yr - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase - Cancellation will not go into effect until the end of the monthly billing cycle For support, questions or comments, write to us at: support@makkajai.com Our privacy policy can be found at: http://www.makkajai.com/privacy-policy Our terms of use can be found at: http://www.makkajai.com/terms

Screenshots

Multifly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Multifly at Free against Telling the time's $1.99. Multifly also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 27 months) and device support (3 vs 1). Telling the time's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On ads and iOS requirement 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

Multifly is free to download; Telling the time costs $1.99 up front. Multifly sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $59.99 per year. Telling the time asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Telling the time ships an update every 27 months, Multifly monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Telling the time versus Multifly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTelling the timeMultifly
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating—4.5 (2.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews—58.6% of reviews
Number of ratings—2.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 27 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB206 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTOUCHSCREEN LEARNING LTDMakkajai Edu Tech Private Limited

Bugs and requests

Telling the time

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Multifly

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Level 17 and 19 not working properly
  • Login/purchase issues
  • Compatibility problems on older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more levels and worlds
  • Improve level difficulty progression
  • Provide better instructions and guidance
  • Offer a free version with limited access

In-app purchases

None

Telling the time

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Multifly

Subscriptions1
  • Multiplication Games For Kids7 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • Unlock Full Version$9.99

Questions

Is Telling the time free?
Telling the time costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Multifly free?
Multifly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Telling the time or Multifly have ads?
Neither Telling the time nor Multifly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Telling the time or Multifly?
Telling the time ships an update every 27 months, and Multifly monthly. Most recently, Telling the time was updated on November 2, 2026 and Multifly on November 3, 2026.

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