Comparison

Set the clock vs Telling Time Clock learn Lite

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

Telling Time Clock learn Lite

This educational app helps first graders learn to tell time on an analog clock. It includes interactive activities and audio support to teach hours, quarters, and minutes, along with conversions between analog and digital formats. The app is available in multiple languages.

Highlights
  • Learn to read analog clocks
  • Convert between analog and digital time
  • Interactive learning activities
  • Audio support for guidance
  • Available in multiple languages
Features
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First grade educational games. Users can enjoy learning the hours, quarters and minutes and finally to mix everything with interactive activities and nice drawings. In addition, in the first activities they will have audio as help. Features: - Learning to read the hour in analog clock. - Learn conversions between analog and digital format. Available in Spanish, Catalan, English, German. Privacy Disclosure:  As parents ourselves, BORIOL takes privacy very seriously. Our app: • Does not contain links to social networks • Does not collect personal data But yes, it does contain advertising as that’s our means of providing the app free of cost to you – the ads are carefully placed such that the user is least likely to click on it while playing.

Screenshots

Set the clock4 screens
Telling Time Clock learn Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Set the clock at 75% against Telling Time Clock learn Lite's 0%. Set the clock also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (983 vs 4). Telling Time Clock learn Lite's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On 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

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Set the clock holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Set the clock has 983 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Set the clock's written reviews are positive against 0% of Telling Time Clock learn Lite's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Set the clock ships an update every 2 months, Telling Time Clock learn Lite every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
Set the clock versus Telling Time Clock learn Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSet the clockTelling Time Clock learn Lite
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (983 ratings) — better4.3 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings983 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrank GuchelaarMaria Dolores Garcia Ferre

Customer experience

Set the clock

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

Telling Time Clock learn Lite

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

Telling Time Clock learn Lite

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Set the clock

One-time1
  • Multiple profiles$0.99
None

Telling Time Clock learn Lite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Set the clock free?
Set the clock costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Telling Time Clock learn Lite free?
Telling Time Clock learn Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Set the clock or Telling Time Clock learn Lite?
Set the clock is rated higher. Set the clock averages 4.5 out of 5 from 983 ratings, while Telling Time Clock learn Lite averages 4.3 from 4 ratings.
Do Set the clock or Telling Time Clock learn Lite have ads?
Telling Time Clock learn Lite shows ads; Set the clock does not.
Which is updated more often, Set the clock or Telling Time Clock learn Lite?
Set the clock ships an update every 2 months, and Telling Time Clock learn Lite every 10 months. Most recently, Set the clock was updated on September 29, 2026 and Telling Time Clock learn Lite on September 20, 2026.

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