Learn Clock: Alphabet of Time
Analog Telling Game & Lessons
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Read the analog clock step by step: 6 lessons, 4 mini-games and free practice. Plus seasons and day parts that follow your sunrise. Fully voiced.
Reading an analog clock is one of the hardest skills a child meets before school - and one of the few you cannot learn from a picture. Alphabet of Time lets your child grab the hands and move them, hearing the time spoken aloud at every step.
SIX LESSONS, IN THE RIGHT ORDER
1. Meet the Clock - the dial, the big hand and the small hand.
2. Whole Hours - one o'clock, two o'clock, three o'clock.
3. Half Hour - half past, and why the small hand sits between numbers.
4. Quarter Hour - quarter past and quarter to.
5. 5-Minute Intervals - reading the minute hand around the whole dial.
6. Telling Time Correctly - putting it all together, out loud.
Each lesson tracks progress, so you always see where your child stopped and what comes next.
FOUR MINI-GAMES
- What time is it? - read the clock, pick the right answer.
- Set the time - drag the hands to the time you hear.
- Find the time - spot the clock that matches.
- Where's more? - compare two clocks and choose the later one.
FREE PRACTICE
A dial with no tasks and no timer. Your child moves the hands and the app names the time - useful for a first meeting with the clock, and for children who just want to explore.
SEASONS AND TIMES OF DAY
Time is more than a dial, so the app also covers the wider picture:
- Four seasons - spring, summer, autumn and winter, each with illustrations and a short spoken description of what changes in nature. Choose a season yourself or let the app follow the calendar - it even works for the southern hemisphere.
- Five times of day - dawn, morning, day, evening and night, tied to what actually happens then: waking up, going to kindergarten, dinner with the family, sleep. The day parts follow sunrise and sunset for your time zone, with no location permission needed.
WHY PARENTS CHOOSE IT
- Interactive, not passive. The child moves the hands and sees the result immediately. Books and flashcards cannot do that.
- Clear voiceover. Every hour, minute and description is read aloud, in English, German, Ukrainian and Russian.
- Gradual difficulty. Whole hours before quarters, quarters before five-minute intervals. Nothing is skipped.
- Built-in hints. First-time tutorials explain each exercise, so a child can play without an adult next to them.
- Clear, large controls. Designed for small fingers, with no menus to get lost in.
WHAT IT DEVELOPS
- Understanding of an abstract concept, expressed through a concrete object
- Logical thinking and sequencing
- Fine motor skills, through dragging the clock hands
- Memory, reinforced by hearing and seeing at the same time
- School readiness - telling time is part of the first and second grade curriculum
AGES
Best for children aged 5 to 9. Younger children can start with Free Practice, seasons and times of day; older children usually go straight to the five-minute intervals.
ABOUT ADS AND PURCHASES
The app is free and shows occasional ads between screens. If you prefer a fully ad-free experience, a single one-time purchase removes them permanently. There is no subscription and no paywall on the lessons - every lesson, mini-game and practice mode is available from the start. Optional tips for the developer are available too; they unlock nothing.
LANGUAGES
English, German, Ukrainian, Russian - interface and voiceover.
Teaching a child to tell time takes a few weeks of short sessions. Alphabet of Time turns those sessions into something your child asks for.
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• New season settings: choose the season manually
• Time of day now depends on the Sun's position in your time zone
• Lesson sections can be skipped
• Bug fixes and stability improvements
The developer, Pavel Yashin, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
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Information
- Seller
- Pavel Yashin
- Size
- 75.6 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 3 more
- English, German, Russian, Ukrainian
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Contains
Advertising
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Small tip $0.99
- Large tip $4.99
- Medium tip $2.99
- Remove Ads $4.99
- Copyright
- © Yashin Pavlo