Interactive Telling Time vs Number Line, by MLC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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!
Number Line, by MLC
This app allows students to visualize number sequences and demonstrate mathematical strategies. It supports various number types and offers tools for annotation, problem-solving, and sharing work. Ideal for elementary classrooms and iPad learning environments.
- Visualize number sequences
- Demonstrate counting, adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing
- Use whole numbers, fractions, decimals, or negative numbers
- Add custom tick marks and labels
- Hide and reveal numbers and jumps
- Annotation and drawing tools
- Save and share work
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Number Line helps students visualize number sequences and demonstrate strategies for counting, comparing, adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing. Choose number lines labelled with whole numbers, fractions, decimals, or negative numbers. Or use a blank number line, with or without tick marks. Describe intervals between points on the line using forward or backward jumps above and below the line. Jumps can be labelled with their values or left blank. Add custom tick marks to the number line to show equivalence or compare number values. Show strategies with drawing and annotation tools. Hide elements of the sequence shown on the number line, which challenges students to use what they know about number relationships and computation to identify those missing elements. This virtual number line is an open-ended educational tool, ideal for elementary classrooms and other learning environments that use iPads. For more Number Line resources and other apps, visit: www.mathlearningcenter.org/apps FEATURES • Mark the number line with multiples of whole numbers, fractions, or decimals. In addition, set the starting value of the line, including using negative values. • Add and manipulate forward and backward jumps, above or below the line. • Label jump bars, manually or automatically, to show intervals or hide labels altogether. • Add custom tick marks and values to blank number lines. • Hide and reveal numbers on the number line. • Hide and reveal jumps, numbers, and other elements with resizable covers to create your own problems and model strategies. • Use the drawing tools to annotate work and show understanding. • Add equations, expressions, and descriptions with the math text and writing tools. • Share your work by saving an image or providing a share code to others. MORE APPS For more Number Line resources and other apps, visit: www.mathlearningcenter.org/apps LEARN MORE To learn about Bridges in Mathematics, an elementary curriculum that employs visual models like number line, visit: www.mathlearningcenter.org/bridges/overview ABOUT US This resource is brought to you by The Math Learning Center, a nonprofit organization dedicated to K-12 education since 1976. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This app was crafted by Clarity Innovations. We help improve teaching and learning by creating solutions that match promising technologies with the needs of education. Visit us: www.clarity-innovations.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Number Line, by MLC at free against Interactive Telling Time's paid. Number Line, by MLC also leads on rating (4.4 vs 4.1). Interactive Telling Time's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 13 months) and ratings volume (249 vs 15). On price, review sentiment, ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Number Line, by MLC 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 15, 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 67% of Number Line, by MLC's.
Interactive Telling Time ships an update every 3 months, Number Line, by MLC every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Interactive Telling Time | Number Line, by MLC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (249 ratings) | 4.4 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 65.3% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 249 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 16.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GiggleUp Kids Apps And Educational Games Pty Ltd | The Math Learning Center |
Customer experience
Interactive Telling Time
Number Line, by MLC
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
Number Line, by MLC
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Interactive Telling Time
No in-app purchases
Number Line, by MLC
No in-app purchases
Questions
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