Comparison

Interactive Telling Time vs PlayWithClock

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

PlayWithClock

An interactive clock application designed to help users learn to tell time. It allows manipulation of clock hands, provides spoken time in English and Japanese, and offers time-telling challenges. Users can even record their own voices for spoken time.

Highlights
  • Manipulate clock hands
  • Listen to spoken time (English/Japanese)
  • Time-telling challenges
  • Record custom voice for time
  • Switch between English and Japanese
  • Customizable clock parts and colors
Features
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An analog clock app to rotate the hands and see and hear the time. Try clock questions, record your voice to speak the time, switch Japanese and English display and audio, repeat the time at intervals, check X minutes before or after, and customize clock parts and colors. Reading analog clocks can help develop math skills. Enjoy it in your free time. Thank you for more than 1 million downloads (iOS only)!

Screenshots

Interactive Telling Time4 screens
PlayWithClock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Interactive Telling Time at none against PlayWithClock's shown. Interactive Telling Time also leads on ratings volume (249 vs 16) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 14.0). PlayWithClock's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs paid) and rating (4.4 vs 4.1). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PlayWithClock holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Interactive Telling Time has 249 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Interactive Telling Time's written reviews are positive against 82% of PlayWithClock's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Interactive Telling Time ships an update every 3 months, PlayWithClock every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Interactive Telling Time versus PlayWithClock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInteractive Telling TimePlayWithClock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (249 ratings)4.4 (16 ratings) — better
Positive reviews65.3% of reviews81.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings249 — better16
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB127 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGiggleUp Kids Apps And Educational Games Pty LtdAkiyo Imanaka

Customer experience

Interactive Telling Time

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

PlayWithClock

All ratings16 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral6.3%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral12.1%
Negative6.1%

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

PlayWithClock

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Interactive Telling Time

No in-app purchases

None

PlayWithClock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Interactive Telling Time free?
Interactive Telling Time is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PlayWithClock free?
PlayWithClock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Interactive Telling Time or PlayWithClock?
PlayWithClock is rated higher. Interactive Telling Time averages 4.1 out of 5 from 249 ratings, while PlayWithClock averages 4.4 from 16 ratings.
Do Interactive Telling Time or PlayWithClock have ads?
PlayWithClock shows ads; Interactive Telling Time does not.
Which is updated more often, Interactive Telling Time or PlayWithClock?
Interactive Telling Time ships an update every 3 months, and PlayWithClock every 6 weeks. Most recently, Interactive Telling Time was updated on September 29, 2026 and PlayWithClock on September 30, 2026.

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