Writing for Variety, film critic and historian Joe Leydon described the film as a "Lightly amusing animated vidpic" that "should satisfy its obvious target audience of easily distracted moppets, doting and/or indulgent parents and grandparents, and tweeners who still dream of becoming princesses". Common Sense Media contributor Nancy Davis Kho called A Twist in Time a "funny, likable twist on the original Cinderella", while Female.com.au predicted fans of the heroine will "thoroughly enjoy this new chapter in her life". John Lasser of Blogcritics reviewed the film as "a more than acceptable addition to the [Cinderella] franchise" but criticized its songs.
Film critic and historian Joe Leydon, writing for Variety, described A Twist in Time as a "lightly amusing animated short" that would appeal to easily distracted children, indulgent parents, grandparents, and tweeners who still dream of becoming princesses. Common Sense Media contributor Nancy Davis Kho called it a "funny, likable retelling of the original Cinderella", while Female.com.au predicted fans of the heroine will "enjoy this new chapter in her life". John Lasser of Blogcritics reviewed the film as "a more than satisfactory addition to the [Cinderella] franchise" but criticized its songs.