Comparison

Kids Tell Time! vs Interactive Telling Time

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

Head to head
About

Kids Tell Time!

This interactive educational app helps children learn to tell time with analog and digital clocks. It features multiple engaging modes, positive reinforcement, and multilingual narration to keep kids interested and motivated.

Highlights
  • Multiple playing modes
  • Multilingual narration (English, French, Spanish)
  • Positive reinforcement and rewards system
  • Three clock face themes
  • Learn analog and digital clocks
  • Set and choose clock times
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KIDS TELL TIME! is a fun and interactive educational app that helps your little ones learn to tell time using analog and digital clocks. The app is designed to maintain their interest and keep them engaged - kids will want to set the clocks again and again! Clean, uncluttered interface allows children to focus on developing this important life skill: • Multiple playing modes challenge children with various levels of difficulty • Narrator guides along the way in English, French and Spanish • Verbal instructions are given for each playing mode • The time displayed is also spoken in the selected language for narration Children are positively reinforced to continue learning with the rewards system in place for all playing modes • Correct answers are praised and rewarded with stars that build-up a collection • Gently advising when the correct answer was not provided • Encouraging a second and third try, if needed 6 playing modes maintain your kids’ interest: • Learn to Tell Time • Set the Analog Clock • Set the Digital Clock • Choose the Analog Clock • Choose the Digital Clock • Match the Clocks 3 clock face themes add excitement and fun to learning: • Cool Colors • Yummy Fruits • Cute Animals MADE FOR KIDS: • Without In-App purchases • Without links to other apps • Without data collection • Without third-party advertising Give your child a valuable gift! Spend quality time working with them while learning how to tell time!

About

Interactive Telling Time

This app offers a fun and interactive way for children aged 3-12 to learn how to tell time. It features movable clock hands, multiple languages, and various difficulty levels to aid progressive learning. Engaging games and rewards keep young learners motivated.

Highlights
  • Interactive analog clocks with movable hands
  • Learn analog to digital time conversion
  • Multiple language support with native speakers
  • 5 difficulty levels for progressive learning
  • Quiz mode for time concepts
  • Progress tracking and virtual rewards
Features
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- Selected by Apple as iPhone App of the Week in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Overall New & Noteworthy in France, China - Discover an easy and fun way to learn analog/digital clocks. - 2012 Parents' Choice Silver Award winner - Parents' Choice Foundation - Learn to tell the time in different languages! Multiple languages all recorded by native speakers (English, French, Spanish, Japanese, German, Swedish, Russian, Dutch, Portuguese, Norwegian, Danish, Korean, Chinese and Italian). "a thorough, well thought out approach to learning and practicing the art of telling time" -- www.theiphonemom.com "an incredible process to teach your child time-based concepts using nothing but your iPad or iPhone" - 5 out of 5 stars -- www.theiphoneappreview.com - Includes 9 beautifully hand drawn interactive clocks that comes with movable hour and minutes hands especially designed for small fingers! This app was made for you by artists and educators, with the help from school teachers and mother’s groups to bring you the best app in learning to tell the time for young beginners. We understand the many challenges faced by parents when explaining concepts to young children and that is why Interactive Telling Time balances the need for learning with fun and interactive games. Interactive Telling Time is great for kids from ages 3 to 12 and comes in 5 difficulty levels so that it helps kids master telling time progressively (statistics is provided to help keep track of your child’s progress). Beautifully illustrated with many adorable clock designs and accompanied by encouraging voice-overs and cheerful background music, this app creates a kid-friendly environment to enhance their learning experience. Interactive Telling Time Features: Universal App: - Universal app for iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch. Educational: - Learn to set the time via Interactive clocks with movable hour and minute hand! - Learn to read a clock/to tell time. - Learn conversion between analog clock and digital clock - Learn the concept of day and night. - Learn how to use AM/PM, 12 hour and 24 hour clock notation. - Quiz Mode (Learn concepts such as ‘o’clock‘, ‘midnight’, ‘half past’, ‘quarter past’, ‘quarter to’, ‘past’, ‘to’, etc.) - Designed for kids aged 3-12! 5 difficulty levels to choose from. - A score board to keep track of kid’s progress - Tutorials for young learners. - Virtual Aquarium reward - Your kids will want to play to try to win all the rewards! Beautifully designed interface: - 9 Beautifully Hand Drawn Interactive Clock including: + Simple Teaching Clock (crisp indicators to make it simple and easy) + Lion Clock, + Train Clock, + Aquarium Clock, + Moon Clock, + Flower Clock, + Gears Clock, + Owl Clock and + Seven Wonders Clock! - Creatively designed animated rotating earth which alternates between sunrise, noon, sunset, and night backgrounds. - Easy to use interface specifically designed for young learners Additional Fun Games with educational values: - Stop The Clock - A fun and exciting game designed with an educational focus. With the clock minutes hand ticking, kids will have to stop the clock as per quiz question (for example, Stop the clock at 9:45!). - Clock Puzzle - help kids learn the positions and use of all clock components such as digits, hour hand and minute hand. - Discover time at your own pace in our new Explore Time play mode! -------------- Connect with us! Visit us: http://www.GiggleUp.com Like us: facebook.com/GiggleUpApps Follow us: twitter.com/GiggleUpApps Email us: Support@GiggleUp.com Brought to you by GiggleUp, creators of the award-winning Interactive Telling Time and other educational apps for kids. Our goal is to promote learning through play with the purpose of helping children develop useful learning skills. Our apps have been enjoyed by children and used in classrooms all around the world!

Screenshots

Kids Tell Time!4 screens
Interactive Telling Time4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Interactive Telling Time at 65% against Kids Tell Time!'s 0%. Interactive Telling Time also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Interactive Telling Time is free to download; Kids Tell Time! costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kids Tell Time! ships an update every 4 months, Interactive Telling Time every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Kids Tell Time! versus Interactive Telling Time: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKids Tell Time!Interactive Telling Time
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating—4.1 (249 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews65.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—249 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size98 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZurApps Research Inc.GiggleUp Kids Apps And Educational Games Pty Ltd

Customer experience

Kids Tell Time!

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Interactive Telling Time

All ratings249 ratings
Positive74.3%
Neutral6.0%
Negative19.7%
Written reviews248 reviews
Positive65.3%
Neutral5.2%
Negative29.4%

Bugs and requests

Kids Tell Time!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Interactive Telling Time

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes or freezes on launch
  • Upgrade/purchase functionality not working
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more advanced time concepts (quarter/half past, etc.)
  • Expand to include more clock types and difficulty levels
  • Allow tracking progress for multiple users
  • Introduce mini-games or challenges to keep it engaging

In-app purchases

None

Kids Tell Time!

No in-app purchases

None

Interactive Telling Time

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kids Tell Time! free?
Kids Tell Time! costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Interactive Telling Time free?
Interactive Telling Time is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Kids Tell Time! or Interactive Telling Time have ads?
Neither Kids Tell Time! nor Interactive Telling Time shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kids Tell Time! or Interactive Telling Time?
Kids Tell Time! ships an update every 4 months, and Interactive Telling Time every 3 months. Most recently, Kids Tell Time! was updated on October 25, 2026 and Interactive Telling Time on October 29, 2026.

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