Telling Time, Learn the Clock

Learn to tell time step by step: from hours and half hours (grade 1) to the nearest five minutes with a.m. and p.m. (grade 2) and to the minute (grade 3). Try the first 12 rounds free, then a one-time purchase unlocks all 200 rounds. No ads, no subscription. Kids learn to read an analog clock and a digital clock, with color-coded hands, and every task is read aloud. Start at the right level

The first time your child opens the app, they pick where to start: brand new to the clock, o’clock, half hours or the whole clock. Nobody has to repeat what they’ve already mastered, and you can jump ahead or go back at any time.

From o’clock to the exact minute

One step at a time: o’clock, half hours, quarter after and quarter to, 5-minute steps, then single minutes. After that come a.m. and p.m. – 8:30 a.m. or 8:30 p.m.? A sun or a moon on the clock face shows the time of day. 200 practice rounds with about 1,200 tasks in three types of practice:

Read the clock – the clock shows a time, your child picks the right answer.
Set the clock – the app says a time, your child moves the hands.
Match the clocks – your child finds the analog clock, digital time and time in words that belong together.

The color trick

The hour hand is red, short and blunt. The minute hand is blue, long and pointed. The clock face shows both scales in the same colors: red hour numbers on the inside, a blue minute ring on the outside. Your child sees at a glance which hand goes with which numbers. These color hints fade out on purpose: level by level the blue ring disappears, until your child can read an ordinary clock, like the one in the classroom or on a watch. If the clock at school has the colors the other way around, you can swap the red and blue hands in the For grown-ups area.

Quarter after, half past, quarter to

Quarter after three, half past three, quarter to four: o’clock, quarter and half hours are said the way children hear them at school. Once your child reaches 5-minute times, the app reads the time the way a digital clock shows it: three thirty-five.

Everything read aloud

Every task is read aloud in a clear American voice, so kids who can’t read yet can practice on their own. British and Australian voices are built in too. The app picks the one that matches your device, and you can switch under Settings, Sound and language. All recordings are built into the app, so practice works offline: in the car, on a plane or on vacation.

What the app offers

- Analog and digital clock, hour hand and minute hand, clock face with a minute ring
- O’clock, half past, quarter after and quarter to
- 5-minute steps down to the single minute
- a.m. and p.m., with a sun and a moon on the clock face as a hint
- Three types of practice: read the clock, set the clock, match the clocks
- Color-coded hands as a learning aid that fades out step by step
- After a second wrong attempt, the app shows the answer instead of just marking it wrong
- Four starting points: brand new, o’clock, half hours or the whole clock
- A never-ending round at the end of each type of practice
- For phones and tablets, in portrait and landscape

Made for parents

- No ads, no subscription, no account, no tracking
- Works without internet. Only the purchase needs a connection.
- No access to the microphone, camera, contacts or location
- The For grown-ups area shows where your child is getting stuck
- No time pressure, no lives, no rankings
- For home, homeschool and extra practice after school.

Try it first, then decide

The first 12 practice rounds are free – enough to see whether the app works for your child. After that, a one-time purchase unlocks all 200 rounds for good, including a.m. and p.m. No subscription.

For kids in grades 1 to 3, about ages 6 to 9: telling time for math class and for practice at home.