Comparison

Eggy Time vs Telling Time Academy

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

Head to head
About

Eggy Time

This app uses interactive games to teach children aged 4-8 how to tell time. It covers o'clock, half-hour, and quarter-hour times, time estimation, and problem-solving for past and future events. Progress is tracked across three levels per activity, with collectible rewards.

Highlights
  • Interactive time-telling games
  • O'clock, half-hour, and quarter-hour practice
  • Time estimation and problem-solving
  • Progress tracking with 3 levels
  • Collectible rewards (Mashies)
  • Suitable for ages 4-8
Features
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Eggy Time is an enjoyable and motivational app that helps children aged 4 – 8 learn to tell time. The app develops skills and concepts to assist with telling time using 5 highly interactive games that make learning to tell time fun. Children will enjoy setting the hands and numbers on a variety of clocks. They get to read and match times, including o’clock times, half hours and quarter hours, as well as exploring time estimation. They can also do some problem solving – working out the times of events in the future and the past. Each activity has 3 levels to complete so children can see their improvement and make real progress in each skill. There are plenty of rewards too, with 15 Mashies to unlock and collect for completing each activity. Eggy Time is brought to you by the popular educational websites Reading Eggs and Mathseeds. Our team has more than 20 years’ experience in making high quality educational products. We believe learning should be fun, motivating and full of success.

About

Telling Time Academy

This app helps children aged 3-12 learn to tell time through interactive games and engaging visuals. It offers five difficulty levels and covers concepts from basic analog reading to AM/PM and 24-hour notation. A city-building reward system encourages continued learning and engagement.

Highlights
  • Interactive clocks with movable hands
  • Learn analog and digital time conversion
  • Understand AM/PM and 12/24 hour formats
  • 9 mini-games and learning modes
  • City-building reward system
  • Multiple language support
  • 5 difficulty levels
Features
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Turn learning to tell time into a hands-on adventure. Telling Time Academy helps children explore clocks, move the hands, match times and earn coins to build their own city. LEARN BY DOING • Move the hour and minute hands to set the time. • Match analog clocks with digital times in both directions. • Put clock pieces in place with clock puzzles. • Practice with quizzes and the Stop the Clock game. • Explore how time changes from day to night. • Discover 12-hour and 24-hour formats, including AM and PM. GROW AT YOUR CHILD'S PACE Choose from five difficulty levels and revisit activities as your child gains confidence. Interactive clocks make hours and minutes something children can see and move, not just memorize. PLAY, EARN AND BUILD Earn in-game coins through play and use them to create a city. Each new building gives children another reason to keep practicing. LEARN IN YOUR LANGUAGE Available in English, French, German, Spanish, Japanese, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese. Chinese and Japanese audio packs require a download. FOR PARENTS Some games and higher difficulty levels require paid access. Unlock Telling Time Academy with a one-time in-app purchase, or access it through an active 123 Kids Academy + membership. Purchase options and prices are shown in the app. Make the next little moment a chance to discover time. Privacy Policy: https://www.123kidsacademy.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.123kidsacademy.com/terms-of-service

Screenshots

Eggy Time4 screens
Telling Time Academy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Telling Time Academy at Free against Eggy Time's $1.99. Telling Time Academy also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 38 months) and rating (4.3 vs 4.0). Eggy Time's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (33% vs 0%). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Telling Time Academy is free to download; Eggy Time costs $1.99 up front. Telling Time Academy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Eggy Time asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Telling Time Academy holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Telling Time Academy has 27 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of Eggy Time's written reviews are positive against 0% of Telling Time Academy's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Eggy Time ships an update every 38 months, Telling Time Academy every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Eggy Time versus Telling Time Academy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEggy TimeTelling Time Academy
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (2 ratings)4.3 (27 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings227 — better
Update frequencyEvery 38 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB305 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBlake eLearning123 Kids Academy LLC

Customer experience

Eggy Time

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Telling Time Academy

All ratings27 ratings
Positive85.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.8%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Eggy Time

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Telling Time Academy

One-time1
  • All contents$7.99

Questions

Is Eggy Time free?
Eggy Time costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Telling Time Academy free?
Telling Time Academy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Eggy Time or Telling Time Academy?
Telling Time Academy is rated higher. Eggy Time averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Telling Time Academy averages 4.3 from 27 ratings.
Do Eggy Time or Telling Time Academy have ads?
Neither Eggy Time nor Telling Time Academy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Eggy Time or Telling Time Academy?
Eggy Time ships an update every 38 months, and Telling Time Academy every 3 months. Most recently, Eggy Time was updated on November 1, 2026 and Telling Time Academy on October 30, 2026.

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