Comparison

Smart Clocks vs Clock Twirling

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

Head to head
About

Smart Clocks

This educational app helps children learn about clocks and time through interactive exercises. It features engaging activities for practicing time-telling, writing, and understanding time intervals with voice and text instructions.

Highlights
  • Observe time changes with interactive hands
  • Practice writing time from clock indications
  • Draw clock hands from digital displays
  • Calculate time before or after a given period
  • Determine time between two clock indications
  • Text and voice instructions for all modules
  • Animation demonstrations of clocks
Features
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This is a app that helps kids understand clock and time. Practice time questions in an interactive way through a cute interface. 1 Observe the time changes by turning the hour and minute hands. 2 Practice writing the time through the clock indication. 3 Practice drawing the clock hands through digital display. 4 Write the target time before or after a period of time. 5 Write the time between two clock indications. Each module has text and voice instructions. The correct answer will be given for each question, which is convenient for checking. Some questions will give animation demonstrations of clocks.

About

Clock Twirling

Features
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Master analog clocks through interactive play. Drag the hour and minute hands to observe their linkage and intuitively understand the relationship between hours and minutes. Test your learning with randomized quizzes, progressing from simple times to precise readings. Designed for children, the intuitive drag interface and visual feedback help kids easily grasp time concepts through hands-on exploration.

Screenshots

Smart Clocks4 screens
Clock Twirling2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Smart Clocks at none against Clock Twirling's 1. Smart Clocks also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.6). Clock Twirling's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 4 weeks). On price 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. Clock Twirling sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Smart Clocks asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smart Clocks ships an update every 4 weeks, Clock Twirling weekly. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Smart Clocks versus Clock Twirling: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmart ClocksClock Twirling
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYan Xuzhenhua qin

In-app purchases

None

Smart Clocks

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Clock Twirling

One-time1
  • Full Version$0.99

Questions

Is Smart Clocks free?
Smart Clocks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Clock Twirling free?
Clock Twirling is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Smart Clocks or Clock Twirling have ads?
Clock Twirling shows ads; Smart Clocks does not.
Which is updated more often, Smart Clocks or Clock Twirling?
Smart Clocks ships an update every 4 weeks, and Clock Twirling weekly. Most recently, Smart Clocks was updated on June 5, 2026 and Clock Twirling on September 12, 2026.

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