Comparison

Drawing Spark vs Learn the Clock

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

Head to head
About

Drawing Spark

A calm, ad-free digital coloring book for young children aged 3-7. It offers themed worlds, a gentle phonics mode, and creative tools without data tracking or external links. A single purchase unlocks all premium content.

Highlights
  • Ad-free experience
  • One-time purchase for all content
  • No data tracking
  • Parental gate for purchases
  • 10 themed coloring worlds
  • Gentle phonics mode
  • Save and share drawings
Features
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A calm, ad-free drawing and coloring book designed for children ages 3 to 7 — and for the parents who decide what's on their kid's iPad. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT • No ads. Not in the app, not in the menus, not anywhere. • No subscription. One small one-time purchase unlocks every premium level forever, on every device signed into the same Apple ID. • No data tracking. We don't ask for an email, a sign-in, or your child's name. • No external links. Nothing your child can tap will take them out of the app. • Parental gate. Every purchase requires an adult to solve a two-digit math problem — your toddler cannot accidentally buy anything. WHAT'S INSIDE • 10 themed coloring worlds — animals, nature, fantasy, space, ocean, vehicles, food, dinosaurs and more • 3 worlds free forever, including a blank-canvas Free Drawing mode • Gentle phonics mode — tap the picture, hear "D is for Dog" • 24-color palette with adjustable brush sizes, fill bucket, eraser, and a small set of friendly stickers (no in-app currency, no loot, no rewards pressure) • Save drawings to a built-in gallery and share them as PNG • Available in English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Simplified), and Chinese (Traditional) ONE-TIME PURCHASE The only paid feature is "Unlock All Levels" — a single non-consumable purchase that opens the 7 premium worlds permanently. Restore Purchases is available on the paywall and in Settings; switching devices keeps your purchase. DESIGNED FOR FAMILIES Built to meet Apple's Kids Category guidelines: no behavioral advertising, no third-party analytics, no external links, parental gate on payments. If something doesn't work the way you'd expect, write to us — a real person answers.

About

Learn the Clock

Features
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Drag the hands with your finger and learn to read a clock. The app asks for a time, such as "Set the clock to 7:30." You grab the hour hand and the minute hand and move them. The time is set the moment you lift your finger. Getting it wrong does not end anything. The first miss tells you which hand is off. The second miss moves the hands to the right place and shows you. NINE KINDS OF QUESTION Read o'clock / half past / 5 min steps / 1 min steps Calculate minutes later / minutes earlier / time passed Notation AM and PM / 24-hour They are arranged from easiest to hardest, but you can start anywhere. Nothing is locked behind finishing something else. ANALOG AND DIGITAL AT THE SAME TIME Choose Clock, Digits, or Both. The digital display is a split-flap board, the kind where the top half falls to reveal the next number. Pick Both and the digits move as you move the hands, so "short hand between 7 and 8, long hand on 9" and "7:45" become the same thing. WHAT YOU CAN DO - Drag the hands. The time is set when you lift your finger - One-minute precision - The hour rolls over when the minute hand passes 12, like a real clock - A missed hand lights up in orange - Switch between English and Japanese - Turn the music and sound effects on or off - Your display and language choices are remembered for next time FREE, WITH NO IN-APP PURCHASES Every question is free. There are no in-app purchases and no subscriptions, and nothing is locked behind a paywall. ABOUT THE ADS A banner sits at the very bottom of the screen. It is kept clear of the clock face and the Done button, and it never interrupts a question. Ad content is limited to the general audience (G) rating.

Screenshots

Drawing Spark4 screens
Learn the Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Drawing Spark at none against Learn the Clock's shown. Learn the Clock's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drawing Spark ships an update every 3 months, Learn the Clock monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Drawing Spark versus Learn the Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrawing SparkLearn the Clock
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size121 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerkin wah ChengYoshihide Maehama

In-app purchases

None

Drawing Spark

No in-app purchases

None

Learn the Clock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Drawing Spark free?
Drawing Spark is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Learn the Clock free?
Learn the Clock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Drawing Spark or Learn the Clock have ads?
Learn the Clock shows ads; Drawing Spark does not.
Which is updated more often, Drawing Spark or Learn the Clock?
Drawing Spark ships an update every 3 months, and Learn the Clock monthly. Most recently, Drawing Spark was updated on October 2, 2026 and Learn the Clock on October 18, 2026.

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