Comparison

Tick vs Clock Play

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

Head to head
About

Tick

Features
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Tick-Tack Learning Clock empowers your children to master the art of telling time. With interactive dials and real-time audio feedback, this engaging app makes learning to read the clock both fun and intuitive.

About

Clock Play

An interactive analog clock designed to help children learn to tell time. It offers free play and adaptive challenge modes, with spoken time in multiple languages and customizable themes.

Highlights
  • Interactive analog clock
  • Free play mode
  • Adaptive challenge mode
  • Spoken time (numeric and word-based)
  • Multiple language support
  • Premium clock themes
Features
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Let your kids learn to tell time through hands-on play. Move the clock hands, hear the time spoken aloud, and build confidence one challenge at a time. Features • Free Play to explore at your child’s own pace • Five difficulty levels, from whole hours to individual minutes • Challenges that adapt to your child’s progress • Hear times as “ten fifteen” or “quarter past ten” • Spoken time in multiple languages • Optional premium clock themes All learning features are free. Premium purchases unlock additional clock themes.

Screenshots

Tick3 screens
Clock Play4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tick at none against Clock Play's 1. Tick also leads on update cadence (daily vs weekly) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads 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. Clock Play sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tick asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tick ships an update daily, Clock Play weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Tick versus Clock Play: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTickClock Play
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB16 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperBetareader Sweden ABLugnt Labs AB

In-app purchases

None

Tick

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Clock Play

One-time1
  • Unlock Premium Clocks$1.99

Questions

Is Tick free?
Tick is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Clock Play free?
Clock Play is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tick or Clock Play have ads?
Neither Tick nor Clock Play shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tick or Clock Play?
Tick ships an update daily, and Clock Play weekly. Most recently, Tick was updated on November 7, 2026 and Clock Play on October 31, 2026.

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