Comparison

Kid Klok vs Telling Time Academy

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

Head to head
About

Kid Klok

This educational clock makes learning to tell time engaging for children. It visually links clock numbers to hands using size and color, simplifying analog time for young learners. Interactive features allow children to practice setting and understanding time.

Highlights
  • Visual time-telling aids
  • Analog and digital time display
  • Interactive clock hand manipulation
  • Time Wheel for setting time
  • Spoken time feature
  • Easy mode for beginners
Features
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Make time telling fun and easy to learn. Your children will love this educational clock because it is fun and the Kid Klok has helped children world-wide to master the art of time telling. The Kid Klok, praised by parents, teachers, and children, segregates the hour and minute components of time and creates a simple visual link between the clock numbers and the clock hands through size and color. This eliminates the confusion and frustration young students experience while learning and using analog time. This Kid Klok gives the current analog and digital time on the same screen so your child will always know the time. To Play a new Time, touch and drag the hands on the Kid Klok. The Digital Time also changes as the hands are moved. The analog time can also be set by changing the digital time. Touch the hour or minutes on the Digital Time to show a Time Wheel. Move the Time Wheel and the analog time changes. The time can be spoken at any time when the Speaker Icon is touched. If your child or student is just beginning, a suggestion is to begin with Kid Klok Easy, which makes the Kid Klok easier by keeping the hour hand on the exact hour number as the minutes change. The hour hand jumps to the next hour when the next hour is reached. In addition, the minute jumps in 5 minute steps so that the clock’s two hands are pointing exactly to the hour and minute numbers to read. Thus, the child can read the Kid Klok Easy in the same way he or she reads the digital display of time. This facilitates the transition to the normal Kid Klok that moves the hour and minute hands in the same manner as everyday clocks. The Kid Klok was invented and patented by Dr. Dom Massaro, patent number 4885731. This application was programmed by McLean Taylor.

About

Telling Time Academy

This app helps children aged 3-12 learn to tell time through interactive games and engaging visuals. It offers five difficulty levels and covers concepts from basic analog reading to AM/PM and 24-hour notation. A city-building reward system encourages continued learning and engagement.

Highlights
  • Interactive clocks with movable hands
  • Learn analog and digital time conversion
  • Understand AM/PM and 12/24 hour formats
  • 9 mini-games and learning modes
  • City-building reward system
  • Multiple language support
  • 5 difficulty levels
Features
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Turn learning to tell time into a hands-on adventure. Telling Time Academy helps children explore clocks, move the hands, match times and earn coins to build their own city. LEARN BY DOING • Move the hour and minute hands to set the time. • Match analog clocks with digital times in both directions. • Put clock pieces in place with clock puzzles. • Practice with quizzes and the Stop the Clock game. • Explore how time changes from day to night. • Discover 12-hour and 24-hour formats, including AM and PM. GROW AT YOUR CHILD'S PACE Choose from five difficulty levels and revisit activities as your child gains confidence. Interactive clocks make hours and minutes something children can see and move, not just memorize. PLAY, EARN AND BUILD Earn in-game coins through play and use them to create a city. Each new building gives children another reason to keep practicing. LEARN IN YOUR LANGUAGE Available in English, French, German, Spanish, Japanese, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese. Chinese and Japanese audio packs require a download. FOR PARENTS Some games and higher difficulty levels require paid access. Unlock Telling Time Academy with a one-time in-app purchase, or access it through an active 123 Kids Academy + membership. Purchase options and prices are shown in the app. Make the next little moment a chance to discover time. Privacy Policy: https://www.123kidsacademy.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.123kidsacademy.com/terms-of-service

Screenshots

Kid Klok4 screens
Telling Time Academy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Kid Klok at 89% against Telling Time Academy's 0%. Kid Klok also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Telling Time Academy's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 63 months) and ratings volume (27 vs 4). On price, ads, monetization model 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. Telling Time Academy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Kid Klok asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Kid Klok holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Telling Time Academy has 27 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Kid Klok's written reviews are positive against 0% of Telling Time Academy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kid Klok ships an update every 63 months, Telling Time Academy every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Kid Klok versus Telling Time Academy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKid KlokTelling Time Academy
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better4.3 (27 ratings)
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings427 — better
Update frequencyEvery 63 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB305 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDominic Massaro123 Kids Academy LLC

Customer experience

Kid Klok

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral11.1%
Negative0.0%

Telling Time Academy

All ratings27 ratings
Positive85.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.8%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Kid Klok

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Telling Time Academy

One-time1
  • All contents$7.99

Questions

Is Kid Klok free?
Kid Klok is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Telling Time Academy free?
Telling Time Academy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Kid Klok or Telling Time Academy?
Kid Klok is rated higher. Kid Klok averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Telling Time Academy averages 4.3 from 27 ratings.
Do Kid Klok or Telling Time Academy have ads?
Neither Kid Klok nor Telling Time Academy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kid Klok or Telling Time Academy?
Kid Klok ships an update every 63 months, and Telling Time Academy every 3 months. Most recently, Kid Klok was updated on November 1, 2026 and Telling Time Academy on November 3, 2026.

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