PlayWithClock vs What time is it? [U
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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)!
What time is it? [U
Test your time-telling skills by matching clock faces to the correct time. Compete for high scores and fast times, and challenge friends or family in this educational game.
- Match clock faces to times
- 10 question rounds
- High score and fastest time ranking
- Multiplayer challenges
- Parent-child showdowns
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This is "What time is it?" from the "Play and Learn!" series. This is an app in which you must choose which of the panels matches the time shown on a clock. 10 questions will be asked. See if you can get 100 percent correct. The ranking is done in order of high score and fastest time. Play with a friend or have a showdown between parent and child.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PlayWithClock at none against What time is it? [U's 2. PlayWithClock also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 83 months). What time is it? [U's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (100% vs 82%). On price, ratings volume, ads 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
Both are free to download. What time is it? [U sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. PlayWithClock asks for nothing beyond the download.
What time is it? [U holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of PlayWithClock's written reviews are positive against 100% of What time is it? [U's.
PlayWithClock ships an update every 6 weeks, What time is it? [U every 83 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | PlayWithClock | What time is it? [U |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (16 ratings) | 4.8 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 83 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 127 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Akiyo Imanaka | UNI-TY INC. |
Customer experience
PlayWithClock
What time is it? [U
In-app purchases
PlayWithClock
No in-app purchases
What time is it? [U
- Nondisplay of ads$2.99
- Remove limit on number of daily plays$2.99
Questions
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