Comparison

Set the clock vs PlayWithClock

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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!

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

Set the clock4 screens
PlayWithClock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PlayWithClock at Free against Set the clock's $0.99. PlayWithClock also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Set the clock's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (983 vs 15). On rating, review sentiment, update cadence 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

PlayWithClock is free to download; Set the clock costs $0.99 up front. Set the clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PlayWithClock asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Set the clock against 4.4 for PlayWithClock. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Set the clock has 983 ratings behind it against 15, 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 82% of PlayWithClock's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Set the clock versus PlayWithClock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSet the clockPlayWithClock
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (983 ratings) — better4.4 (15 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews81.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings983 — better15
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB127 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrank GuchelaarAkiyo Imanaka

Customer experience

Set the clock

All ratings983 ratings
Positive87.0%
Neutral5.5%
Negative7.5%
Written reviews84 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral11.9%
Negative13.1%

PlayWithClock

All ratings15 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral12.1%
Negative6.1%

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

PlayWithClock

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Set the clock

One-time1
  • Multiple profiles$0.99
None

PlayWithClock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Set the clock free?
Set the clock costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is PlayWithClock free?
PlayWithClock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Set the clock or PlayWithClock?
Set the clock is rated higher. Set the clock averages 4.5 out of 5 from 983 ratings, while PlayWithClock averages 4.4 from 15 ratings.
Do Set the clock or PlayWithClock have ads?
PlayWithClock shows ads; Set the clock does not.
Which is updated more often, Set the clock or PlayWithClock?
Set the clock ships an update every 2 months, and PlayWithClock every 2 months. Most recently, Set the clock was updated on September 24, 2026 and PlayWithClock on September 21, 2026.

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