Comparison

PlayWithClock vs MovingtheHandstoLearntheClock

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

Head to head
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)!

About

MovingtheHandstoLearntheClock

This app helps children learn to read a clock by allowing them to move the hour and minute hands. It offers visual aids like extension lines and time range displays to make understanding time more concrete and effective.

Highlights
  • Move hour and minute hands
  • Show/hide hands individually
  • Extension lines for hands
  • Display hour hand time range
  • Visual time learning
Features
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Learning to read a clock is an important skill that aids in recognizing the current time, planning, and forecasting the future. However, the concept of a clock is an invisible, abstract entity, making it challenging for children to learn. This is especially true for understanding how to read a clock, the function of the hour and minute hands, and calculating time. The "Move the Hands to Learn Time" app was developed to overcome these difficulties. It is designed for young students in special education schools and lower grades of elementary school, providing features that make learning to read a clock more comprehensible. The app's purpose is to move the clock hands and concretely understand the concept of time. The app has the following features: Moving the hour and minute hands with a finger to display the respective times. "Show" and "Hide" functions for both the hour and minute hands, allowing focused learning on one at a time. Display of extension lines for the hour and minute hands, making it easier to understand the exact time. Display of the range of time indicated by the hour hand, facilitating an understanding of when the hour changes. Free to use, with free updates. This app offers a combination of visual support and practical operation for learning, allowing for immediate verification of time settings. Therefore, it makes learning to read a clock more effective.

Screenshots

PlayWithClock4 screens
MovingtheHandstoLearntheClock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PlayWithClock at 82% against MovingtheHandstoLearntheClock's 0%. MovingtheHandstoLearntheClock's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PlayWithClock versus MovingtheHandstoLearntheClock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlayWithClockMovingtheHandstoLearntheClock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (15 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.8% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size127 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAkiyo Imanakakenta yamada

Customer experience

PlayWithClock

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

MovingtheHandstoLearntheClock

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

PlayWithClock

No in-app purchases

None

MovingtheHandstoLearntheClock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PlayWithClock free?
PlayWithClock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MovingtheHandstoLearntheClock free?
MovingtheHandstoLearntheClock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PlayWithClock or MovingtheHandstoLearntheClock have ads?
PlayWithClock shows ads; MovingtheHandstoLearntheClock does not.

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