Comparison

Time’s Up! vs Learning Clock Timer

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

Head to head
About

Time’s Up!

This app offers a fun and engaging way to track time with visually appealing countdowns. It's perfect for managing tasks, study sessions, or bedtime routines for both children and adults. Choose from unique visual styles or traditional clocks, and customize alerts for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • Visual countdown styles (Reveal, Pixelate, Puzzle)
  • Customizable alert sounds and colors
  • iCloud timer syncing across devices
  • Live Activities for Lock Screen and Dynamic Island
  • Guided Access for child lock
  • AirPlay and tvOS support for TV display
  • Minute-by-minute audio updates
Features
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Time’s Up! is a fun, visual timer that you’ll actually want to use. Whether it’s for you, your kids, or someone else, Time’s Up! will make counting down much more engaging. Timers can be used at work and at home, whether you’re making sure you take a break or telling kids it’s bedtime.  Timers exist everywhere, but none of them are fun and visually appealing — and that can be important when you’re dealing with kids big and small! Time’s Up! has the features you need to make time fun again — try it for free, NO ADS. Time’s Up! isn’t just for kids and workaholics, though. The possibilities are endless: • Adults who need to set timers to stop them from working for too long without a break. • Kids who don’t want to do their homework but can be convinced to work in smaller chunks. • Setting reading or other activity timers before bed time. • Helping bigger kids focus on an activity for a set amount of time. • Setting timers for exercises — put Time’s Up! on your TV screen using AirPlay and turn a timer into the focal point for your exercise group. • Anything that’s based on a specific amount of time! What makes a timer fun? Time’s Up! has 5 fun styles to choose from, including:  • “Reveal” a photo from your Photo Library as the seconds tick down.  • “Pixelate” makes a photo more clear as a timer gets closer to completion. • “Puzzle” breaks a photo into jigsaw puzzle pieces and then puts the pieces into their places as time progresses. Alternatively, there are more traditional clock faces if you just want a simple timer. Timers can be customized with their own alert sound and color, too. Other key features include: • Sync your timers between iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV using iCloud. • See your timers on your Lock Screen, Dynamic Island, and Apple Watch with Live Activities (requires iOS 18). • Guided Access to prevent kids from switching apps and changing timers, making sure only you have the power to control time. • Airplay and tvOS support so you can put a timer up on a TV screen. • Get audio updates each minute or countdown the last 10 seconds. • On macOS, you can float the timer window above other apps so it’s always visible. Time’s Up! is a free download with a trial limit of five countdowns. After that, there is a small one-time purchase that unlocks the app on all your devices, forever. ——————— What’s the difference between “Time’s Up! — Visual Timer” and “Time’s Up! Timer (VPP)”? You are looking at the free-to-download version of Time’s Up! that lets you try the app five times before upgrading via in-app purchase. “Time’s Up! Timer (VPP)” is the same app but available paid-upfront with no limits in the app itself. “Time’s Up! Timer (VPP)” exists so educators can purchase the app through Apple’s Volume Purchase Program (VPP) for Education. ——————— Time’s Up! has no ads or data trackers. We believe your data is your own and we don’t collect any of it.

About

Learning Clock Timer

This app helps children learn to tell time with interactive analog and digital clocks, customizable alarms, and a visual timer. It's also designed for seniors with its large, easy-to-read display.

Highlights
  • Interactive analog and digital clocks
  • Customizable alarms with labels and images
  • Visual circle-shaped timer
  • Large, easy-to-read display
  • Multiple color themes and customization options
  • Accessibility features
Features
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This is an all-in-one clock learning app for children that includes a clock, alarm, and timer. We also recommend this app for seniors who are looking for a clock app with a large display that is easy to read. By using this app with your child, they will naturally acquire a sense of time and will be able to act calmly. They can also learn how to read a clock correctly. We hope you will make use of this app at home and at school. [ MAIN FUNCTIONS ] - Clock Both analog and digital clocks are displayed in large size and are very easy to read. There are various functions that are useful in learning how to read a clock, such as dragging the hands of the clock with your finger to move them freely and switching the clock display mode with a single button. - Alarm The alarm screen displays both the current time and the scheduled time, making it easy to keep track of the time remaining until the scheduled time. Each alarm can be assigned an easy-to-understand label and image, so it can be used as a simple scheduler. - Timer The timer features a circle-shaped meter display for easy visualization of remaining time, and four buttons for quick and easy time setting. - Customization The settings screen allows you to customize all functions related to the clock in detail. You can also choose your favorite design from more than 10 different color themes. It is also possible to adjust the color of the text, the color of the hands of the clock, etc. [ TARGET USERS ] The main target users are between 4 and 12 years old, but the app was developed to be easy to use for people of all ages, from small children to seniors. The app is also compatible with various accessibility features, so we hope that it can be used as a support tool for people with disabilities. [ NOTES ] - When a small child uses the app, please use it with parents or guardians until the child becomes accustomed to its operation. - If Focus mode is ON in the device settings, the alarm sound will not sound. In that case, please register this app as an app that allows notifications in Focus settings. - For convenience, the app does not automatically sleep while the clock, alarm, and timer are in operation. Please be aware of the remaining battery level, etc. This function can be turned off in the settings within the app.

Screenshots

Time’s Up!4 screens
Learning Clock Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Time’s Up! at Free against Learning Clock Timer's $3.99. Time’s Up! also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 24 months). On ads, in-app purchases 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

Time’s Up! is free to download; Learning Clock Timer costs $3.99 up front. Time’s Up! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Learning Clock Timer sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Time’s Up! holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Time’s Up! has 435 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Time’s Up! ships an update every 6 weeks, Learning Clock Timer every 24 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Time’s Up! versus Learning Clock Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTime’s Up!Learning Clock Timer
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating4.6 (435 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews84.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings435 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 24 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOverdesigned, LLCKeaton.com

Customer experience

Time’s Up!

All ratings435 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral3.9%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews121 reviews
Positive84.3%
Neutral6.6%
Negative9.1%

Learning Clock Timer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Time’s Up!

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Hotkey functionality broken after update
  • Timer not working after app update
  • No sound at the end of timer

Requested features

5 requests
  • Allow longer timer durations
  • Add ability to set multiple timers
  • Improve customization options
  • Provide more sound/alert options
  • Add child-proof timer lock feature

Learning Clock Timer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Time’s Up!

One-time1
  • Time’s Up! Unlimited$5.99
3 purchases

Learning Clock Timer

One-time3
  • Send money for coffee$0.99
  • Send money for lunch$2.99
  • Send money for books$7.99

Questions

Is Time’s Up! free?
Time’s Up! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Learning Clock Timer free?
Learning Clock Timer costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Time’s Up! or Learning Clock Timer?
Time’s Up! is rated higher. Time’s Up! averages 4.6 out of 5 from 435 ratings, while Learning Clock Timer averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Time’s Up! or Learning Clock Timer have ads?
Neither Time’s Up! nor Learning Clock Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Time’s Up! or Learning Clock Timer?
Time’s Up! ships an update every 6 weeks, and Learning Clock Timer every 24 months. Most recently, Time’s Up! was updated on October 10, 2026 and Learning Clock Timer on October 7, 2026.

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