Comparison

Clockwork Puzzle vs TickTock Tutor

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

Head to head
About

Clockwork Puzzle

This educational app helps children learn to tell time through interactive puzzles. It offers various assembly tasks and play modes with adjustable difficulty levels, supporting visual and auditory learning.

Highlights
  • 5 kinds of assembly puzzles
  • Adjustable difficulty levels
  • Auditory time speaking
  • Hint button for assistance
  • Universal iPhone/iPad support
  • Assembly and individual task modes
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Assemble the scattered parts and make the clock complete! This is an educational app for kids learning how to read time through fun puzzles. 【 FEATURES 】 • 5 kinds of puzzles (assembly task) that will help your kids become familiar with clocks. • The clock will be completed when the assembly tasks are cleared in order. • Each task has 5 difficulty levels. You can take on the challenge in small steps. • This app speaks out the time. You can learn with both eyes and ears. • There is a hint button to help solve each puzzle. • Both iPhone and iPad support (Universal) • Full support for Retina display (high resolution) 【 5 ASSEMBLY TASKS 】 • [ Clock Board ] Assemble pieces to create a completed clock board. > Learning geometry and spatial sense. • [ Clock Numbers ] Set hour or minute numbers on the clock board. > Learning the position of each numbers on a clock board. • [ Clock Hands ] Attach hands to a clock board and drag them to the specified time. > Learning how to set time with an operating hour and minute hand. • [ Gears ] Set gears inside a clock by its size and color. > Learning how to match by size and color. • [ What Time ] Choose the number of time which the analog clock shows. > Learning how to read a clock. 【 ABOUT LEVELS 】 Each task has 5 difficulty levels. You can take on the challenge in small steps. * In the beginning, you can play up to level 2. If you purchase the add-on at the store in the app, you can play all the levels. * Please purchase the add-on from the cart button on the title screen. 【 2 PLAY MODES 】 • [ Assembly mode ] 5 assembly tasks are cleared in order and a clock is completed. The stages appear automatically according to the child's learning levels. • [ Individual task mode ] You can select and play a favorite task intensively. It is the mode suitable for playing only your favorite puzzles or conquering your poor tasks. 【 RECOMMENDED FOR AGES 2-10 】 • Easy for little children to play, enjoy and learn. • This app is also designed for children with developmental disorders.

About

TickTock Tutor

This app helps children learn to tell time using a voice-based approach. It offers customizable difficulty levels and supports both digital and analog clock faces. The ad-free experience ensures focused learning for young users.

Highlights
  • Voice-based time learning
  • Analog and digital clock support
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Customizable learning pace
  • Ad-free learning experience
  • Practice full, half, and minute times
Features
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Introducing iKlockan Learning Clock, the ultimate tool for learning to read a clock, designed specifically for children. This innovative app bridges the gap between spoken time and the visual representation on a watch face, be it digital or analogue. Offering multiple difficulty levels, iKlockan can be customised to suit your child's needs as they grow and learn.  Best of all, iKlockan is 100% ad-free, providing an uninterrupted and engaging learning experience. Begin your child's journey towards mastering time with iKlockan today. The free version allows you to practise full and half hours. The full version lets you practise all variation of time down to the minute, and adds the possibility to change the speech rate of the time telling voice. It also adds game mode and a high score chart.

Screenshots

Clockwork Puzzle4 screens
TickTock Tutor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: TickTock Tutor at 4.1 against Clockwork Puzzle's 3.3. TickTock Tutor also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 9 months). Clockwork Puzzle's advantage is review sentiment (73% vs 50%) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Clockwork Puzzle sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and TickTock Tutor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TickTock Tutor holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 7 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 73% of Clockwork Puzzle's written reviews are positive against 50% of TickTock Tutor's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clockwork Puzzle ships an update every 9 months, TickTock Tutor every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and July 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Clockwork Puzzle versus TickTock Tutor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClockwork PuzzleTickTock Tutor
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (4 ratings)4.1 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.1% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings47 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS6.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size149 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKeaton.comJohn Lennart Ahlinder

Customer experience

Clockwork Puzzle

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive73.1%
Neutral15.4%
Negative11.5%

TickTock Tutor

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Clockwork Puzzle

One-time1
  • Upgrade to Full Version$3.99
1 purchases

TickTock Tutor

One-time1
  • Unlock All Features$0.99

Questions

Is Clockwork Puzzle free?
Clockwork Puzzle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TickTock Tutor free?
TickTock Tutor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Clockwork Puzzle or TickTock Tutor?
TickTock Tutor is rated higher. Clockwork Puzzle averages 3.3 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while TickTock Tutor averages 4.1 from 7 ratings.
Do Clockwork Puzzle or TickTock Tutor have ads?
Neither Clockwork Puzzle nor TickTock Tutor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Clockwork Puzzle or TickTock Tutor?
Clockwork Puzzle ships an update every 9 months, and TickTock Tutor every 2 months. Most recently, Clockwork Puzzle was updated on September 21, 2026 and TickTock Tutor on July 4, 2026.

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