Set the clock vs Kids Clock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Set the clock
This app helps children learn to tell time using an interactive wooden clock. It offers nine game types with multiple difficulty levels and spoken instructions in several languages, making learning engaging and challenging.
- Interactive wooden clock design
- Nine game types for time practice
- Adjustable difficulty levels
- Spoken instructions in multiple languages
- Earn medals for correct answers
- Analog and digital time modes
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* Listed in the top 3 of educational apps in the Dutch App Store! ‘Set the clock’ can help your child to learn to tell time and revives old times by reintroducing the wooden clock on the iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch! You can practice together with your child, or let him/her perform assignments on his/her own using the nine game types in the App: "Set the clock’, ‘Tell the time’, ‘Adjust the clock’ and more. The assignments are clearly pronounced in English. Besides English, it is also possible to have the assignments spoken in Dutch, German, French, Spanish and even Chinese. This makes that "Set the clock" can provide enough challenge even for older children. Each game type, has five levels of difficulty. When enough correct answers are given, you are rewarded with a bronze, silver or gold medal! The app is fully usable even without the Multiple Profiles option. Features: - Beautifully designed wooden clock. - Earn medals and shows that you are a real time telling champion! - Multiple game modes (nine in total; analog and digital): > Learn to set the clock to the correct time. > Choose which clock displays the correct time. > Learn to set the clock ahead or back. - Tap the clock’s digits to hear what number it is. - English spoken, so your child can practice independently. - Different levels: hours, half hours, per quarter and per 5 minutes. - Also suitable for older children / pupils, because of the ability to tell time in other languages. In short: a great educational app for both young and old. Learn telling time is just as fun as ever!
Kids Clock
This app is a straightforward tool for children to learn how to tell time. It functions as both a teaching clock with interactive hands and a digital display, and a practical desk or bedroom clock. It is compatible with a wide range of devices and offers customization options.
- Interactive clock hands
- Digital time display
- Current time reset button
- Customizable colors
- Show/hide minutes option
- Ad-free experience
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A free, no-nonsense, clear teaching clock for kids learning to tell the time. Also ideal as a smart desk or bedroom clock. Works on new or older devices (e.g. an iPhone 5 or iPad 3 with iOS 8). No ads, no tracking. Turn the hands to any time, and it will also show the equivalent digital time. A button will 'wind the hands' back to the current time and carry on ticking away. Options allow you to change the colour, show or hide the minutes, etc. Perfect for parents with primary school children, and teachers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Kids Clock at Free against Set the clock's $0.99. Kids Clock also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (86% vs 75%). Set the clock's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (983 vs 45). On rating, ads 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
Kids Clock is free to download; Set the clock costs $0.99 up front. Set the clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Kids Clock asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Set the clock against 4.5 for Kids Clock. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Set the clock has 983 ratings behind it against 45, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Set the clock's written reviews are positive against 86% of Kids Clock's.
Set the clock ships an update every 2 months, Kids Clock every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and August 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Set the clock | Kids Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (983 ratings) | 4.5 (45 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 983 — better | 45 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 10.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Frank Guchelaar | Russell Toon |
Customer experience
Set the clock
Kids Clock
Bugs and requests
Set the clock
Reported bugs
2 issues- Digital time display issues
- Problems with language settings
Requested features
4 requests- Add more advanced levels
- Provide feedback for incorrect answers
- Improve voice and language clarity
- Offer more clock customization options
Kids Clock
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Set the clock
- Multiple profiles$0.99
Kids Clock
No in-app purchases
Questions
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