Comparison

Interactive Telling Time vs Tell Time ! !

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

Head to head
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!

About

Tell Time ! !

This app offers an engaging way to practice and master telling time. Users can customize the learning experience by selecting difficulty levels and the number of practice problems. It's designed to help users progress through various challenges until they achieve proficiency.

Highlights
  • Practice telling time
  • Adjustable difficulty levels
  • Customizable number of problems
  • Progress tracking
  • Master time-telling skills
Features
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Tell Time ! ! is a great way to practice telling time. Select the difficulty level and number of problems in the "Settings" screen. Progress through the difficulty levels until you master telling time. Lite Version Features: 1) Difficulty levels: easy, medium, hard, and genius 2) Set the number of problems If you like this app, please consider giving it a rating. Your support will help keep the updates coming! Thank you for your support!

Screenshots

Interactive Telling Time4 screens
Tell Time ! !4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Interactive Telling Time at none against Tell Time ! !'s shown. Interactive Telling Time also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 12 months) and review sentiment (65% vs 49%). Tell Time ! !'s advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs paid). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for Interactive Telling Time against 4.1 for Tell Time ! !. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 249 and 217 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 65% of Interactive Telling Time's written reviews are positive against 49% of Tell Time ! !'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Interactive Telling Time ships an update every 3 months, Tell Time ! ! every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on September 4, 2026 and July 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Interactive Telling Time versus Tell Time ! !: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInteractive Telling TimeTell Time ! !
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (249 ratings)4.1 (217 ratings) — better
Positive reviews65.3% of reviews — better49.1% of reviews
Number of ratings249 — better217
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 12 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGiggleUp Kids Apps And Educational Games Pty LtdHorizon Business, Inc.

Customer experience

Interactive Telling Time

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

Tell Time ! !

All ratings210 ratings
Positive78.1%
Neutral5.7%
Negative16.2%
Written reviews55 reviews
Positive49.1%
Neutral5.5%
Negative45.5%

Bugs and 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

Tell Time ! !

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Interactive Telling Time

No in-app purchases

None

Tell Time ! !

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Interactive Telling Time free?
Interactive Telling Time is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tell Time ! ! free?
Tell Time ! ! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Interactive Telling Time or Tell Time ! !?
Tell Time ! ! is rated higher. Interactive Telling Time averages 4.1 out of 5 from 249 ratings, while Tell Time ! ! averages 4.1 from 217 ratings.
Do Interactive Telling Time or Tell Time ! ! have ads?
Tell Time ! ! shows ads; Interactive Telling Time does not.
Which is updated more often, Interactive Telling Time or Tell Time ! !?
Interactive Telling Time ships an update every 3 months, and Tell Time ! ! every 12 months. Most recently, Interactive Telling Time was updated on September 4, 2026 and Tell Time ! ! on July 6, 2026.

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