Comparison

Telling Time vs Solve It! Pre

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

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About

Telling Time

Features
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Mastering the clock has never been this fun, intuitive, and engaging! Whether your child is just discovering what the short and long hands do or mastering complex elapsed time calculations, this interactive math game provides a structured, gamified curriculum designed to build lifelong time-telling confidence. INTERACTIVE HANDS-ON LEARNING Move the interactive clock hands freely to set exact times, read high-contrast analog dials, match digital formats, and solve engaging time puzzles step by step. COMPLETE TIME-TELLING CURRICULUM • Clock Basics & Hours: Meet the hour and minute hands, master full hours (O'clock), and learn half-past positions. • Quarters & Skip Counting: Understand quarter past (:15), quarter to (:45), and master 5-minute skip jumps. • AM vs. PM & 24-Hour Time: Differentiate morning from night and master military time (13:00 to 23:59) with easy conversion rules. • To-the-Minute Precision: Read exact minutes with unrestricted accuracy. • Elapsed Time & Time Math: Solve real-world time challenges—calculate future arrival times, rewind past hours, and handle crossing-hour transitions. GAMIFIED ADVENTURE & PRACTICE MODES • Adventure Saga Map: Travel through 20 handcrafted progressive stages, unlock hidden paths, and conquer intense Boss Battle trials. • Training Camp: Target specific skills across Basics, Intermediate, Advanced, and Expert test categories. • Smart Flashcards: Visual, bite-sized mini-lessons explaining the exact logic behind clock hands, quarters, and the +12 military rule before each stage. • Daily Quests & Ranks: Complete daily challenges, earn XP, and level up from Clock Apprentice to Time Grandmaster. DESIGNED FOR CLASSROOMS & HOME STUDY Aligned with early elementary math standards (Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, and 3rd Grade), this app serves as the ultimate practice tool for parents, homeschoolers, and educators. --- IN-APP PURCHASES & SUBSCRIPTIONS • Remove Ads (Monthly / Yearly): Unlock an uninterrupted, ad-free learning experience with auto-renewable subscriptions. • Diamond Packs: One-time consumable purchases to unlock stages and continue streaks without watching ads. Subscription Terms: Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions in your App Store account settings anytime. • Privacy Policy: https://www.cepokul.com/privacy-policy-for-matx-8483/ • Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Solve It! Pre

This app teaches pre-algebra concepts through animated visuals and interactive games. It breaks down complex ideas into short lessons, offering practice and quizzes with immediate feedback. Users can track their progress and play engaging games to reinforce learned skills.

Highlights
  • Animated visual explanations for math rules
  • 66 short lessons across 14 tracks
  • Learn, practice, and quiz format
  • Interactive games for skill reinforcement
  • Progress tracking and results tab
  • No timers or lives in learning mode
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Solve It! teaches pre-algebra, the math that comes before Algebra 1, one idea at a time, with animated pictures that show why each rule works: why two negatives make a positive, why you flip and multiply, why the same move keeps a balance level. When a skill clicks, the Play tab turns it into a quick game. LEARN • 14 tracks and 66 short lessons on five paths. Numbers: Negative numbers, Fractions and decimals, Exponents and roots, Scientific notation, Real numbers. Proportion: Ratios and rates, Percent. Algebra: Expressions, Equations, Systems of equations. Graphs: Lines and slope, Functions. Geometry: Pythagorean theorem, Volume • Pictures for every idea: a thermometer, zero pairs, hops on a number line, x-bags, algebra tiles, an area model, a balance that makes the same move on both sides, ratio tables, double number lines, tape diagrams, percent bars, fraction bars, decimal grids, long division, square and cube stacks, slope steps on a grid, function machines, lines that cross, squares on a right triangle's sides, solids that fill up • Every lesson goes learn, practice, quiz, with no timer or lives • A wrong answer brings the picture back with a hint about that exact slip: adding the bottoms, flipping the wrong fraction, getting the sign wrong, reading a percent as dollars • Tell it where you are and it suggests a first lesson. Nothing is locked behind progress PLAY • Seven games: Integer blitz, Solve for x, Ratio tables, Percent of, Powers and roots, Find the slope, Right triangles • Pick the operations for Integer blitz, and one-step, two-step, negative or x-on-both-sides equations for Solve for x • Beat the clock for 1, 2 or 3 minutes with 3 lives, or get 20, 40 or 60 in a row on a stopwatch • Four answer choices, a ready-set-go countdown, and a cheer at streaks of 5, 10 and 20 • Best scores and times for every game and challenge, lesson progress and recent games on the Results tab PLAYERS • Optional local players, each with a name and an animal avatar • Each player's progress stays on this device FREE TO START All of Negative numbers is free, every lesson, and so is Integer blitz with every challenge. So is the first lesson of every other track. One in-app purchase unlocks everything else, once: the other 48 lessons and the Solve for x, Ratio tables, Percent of, Powers and roots, Find the slope and Right triangles games. No subscription. Family Sharing is on, so one purchase covers your family. PRIVATE AND AD-FREE No accounts, no ads, no analytics, no tracking. Your progress stays on your device. Works on iPhone and iPad, in portrait or landscape, in light or dark mode, with sound effects you can turn down or off.

Screenshots

Telling Time4 screens
Solve It! Pre4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Solve It! Pre at none against Telling Time's shown. Telling Time's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 6 days). 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. Telling Time sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Solve It! Pre sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Telling Time ships an update daily, Solve It! Pre every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Telling Time versus Solve It! Pre: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTelling TimeSolve It! Pre
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 6 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSedat YILDIZZubin Khavarian

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Telling Time

Subscriptions2
  • Remove Ads 1 Month$3.991 Month
  • Remove Ads 1 Year$24.991 Year
One-time3
  • 100 diamonds$1.99
  • 500 diamonds$5.99
  • 1000 diamonds$8.99
1 purchases

Solve It! Pre

One-time1
  • Full Version$4.99

Questions

Is Telling Time free?
Telling Time is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Solve It! Pre free?
Solve It! Pre is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Telling Time or Solve It! Pre have ads?
Telling Time shows ads; Solve It! Pre does not.
Which is updated more often, Telling Time or Solve It! Pre?
Telling Time ships an update daily, and Solve It! Pre every 6 days. Most recently, Telling Time was updated on October 29, 2026 and Solve It! Pre on October 31, 2026.

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