# Chess Clock by Chess.com — user reviews > 212 indexed App Store user reviews of Chess Clock by Chess.com by Chess.com, rated 4.60/5 from 338 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chess-clock-by-chesscom/id858039162/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/chess-clock-by-chesscom/id858039162.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 290 · 4★ 15 · 3★ 10 · 2★ 4 · 1★ 19 ## What do users think of Chess Clock by Chess.com? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - ⏱️ Simple and easy to use - 🔒 No ads or data collection - 🎨 Intuitive and clean interface - 🔊 Satisfying click sound effects - 🕰️ Customizable time controls - 🏆 Used in tournaments and events **Cons** - 🐛 Sound issues (no sound in silent mode, changed sound) - 🔍 Difficulty reading in bright outdoor settings - 🤖 Limited functionality (can't set different times for players) **Commonly reported bugs** - Time not always reduced when pressing the clock quickly - Custom time settings not always saved properly **Most requested features** - Add warning/countdown alerts for time running out - Allow setting different times for each player - Provide more theme/color options - Add vibration feedback when pressing the clock ## Newest reviews (16 of 212) ### 5/5 — Tut was sie soll *2025-07-28* Praktisch .. tut was sie soll **Developer response:** Wir freuen uns, dass die App Ihre Erwartungen erfüllt! Vielen Dank für Ihr Feedback. ### 5/5 — Top *2025-07-18* Alles was eine Schachuhr braucht! **Developer response:** Wir freuen uns, dass Ihnen die Schachuhr-App so gut gefällt. Vielen Dank für Ihre Bewertung! ### 5/5 — Great app exactly what I wanted. *2025-06-01, version 2.0.7* My son and I just played 3 games in the time it would have taken to play one game!!! ### 5/5 — Sehr gut! *2025-05-15* Die App hat alles was eine Schachuhr braucht, es gibt jedoch ein Kleines Problem (es kann sein, dass das nur bei meinem Handy so ist): wenn ich die App schließe, dann wird manchmal der Timer gestartet, sodass man den dann wieder neu einstellen muss (was glücklicherweise sehr einfach geht) **Developer response:** Vielen Dank für Ihr Feedback. Für eine optimale Nutzung laden Sie bitte die neueste Version der Schachuhr-App herunter. Sollte das Problem weiterhin bestehen, senden Sie uns bitte einen kurzen Fehlerbericht an: www.chess.com/support ### 5/5 — Simple et efficace *2025-04-26* Quelques réglages possible pour une infinité de possibilité de temps. Aucune pub. Trop bien ! **Developer response:** Merci pour votre retour positif ! Nous sommes ravis que vous appréciez la simplicité et l’efficacité de l’application. ### 5/5 — Efficace *2025-04-21* Application sans PUB, merci. **Developer response:** Nous sommes ravis que l'application vous plaise. Merci pour votre avis 5 étoiles ! ### 5/5 — Simple and no ads *2025-04-12* The app is simple and no annoying ads or subscriptions. Everything works ### 5/5 — Gooooooooooooooooooooooooood *2025-02-28* Very nice 👍 **Developer response:** We appreciate your positive feedback and are glad you’re enjoying it! ### 5/5 — GUINESS WORLD RECORD 2021 *2025-01-02, version 2.0.7* I would have to provide you five(5) minutes ahead of the conversation to connect thoughtfully. If it came down to use to bridge disputes, then order on the command. GREAT FOR CHESS But we’re left with a quarter in the air, a description of Batman, and a choice to honor. ### 5/5 — Awesome! *2024-12-16* Love it! Now I can play chess with a timer on my phone!! **Developer response:** We appreciate your enthusiasm! Enjoy your chess games! ### 5/5 — What chess did to man. *2024-11-20* A timeless test of the human power. The ultimate dual of instincts and planning and tactics to determine the worth of a person. Chess Grandmasters, the most prestigious line to walk this green grass. Chess is not a game but a test. To be a Grandmaster is to master the art of thinking. Chess as it evolves, sees new play-styles and possibilities. With these players so bursting with intelligence, not only can they pull off mind numbing moves, but they can in matters of seconds. This is what makes this here application so interesting. A utility for the purpose of tracking the time of each turn. How long are you playing for? Thirty minutes? An hour? Perhaps a mere three minutes. This clock has you covered. It can instantly switch the turns of each of the armies and determine who falls short. This is what determines the worth of a man. A player so reckless they could not dare to approach a last square before the timer goes blank. Blank like their head. This is ultimately how somebody is immediately identified as a worthless piece of scum that does not deserve life. One thing however this app falls short from is the cheese integration. Cheese not chess. The app has no mention of the renowned chess cheese rewards system, and may you know I am a cheese master of sorts, so this being absent from the app was UTTERLY (wink wink) heart wrenching. Besides this irreversible blunder, I am proud of the human race of accomplishing this feat. Bravo world! And a Merry Christmas too. ### 5/5 — Love it! *2024-10-31* Very neat design with nice sound effects. Literally perfect. **Developer response:** We appreciate your kind words about the design and sound effects! ### 3/5 — Useful but Not Bright Enough *2024-09-22, version 2.0.7* When using this app on my iPhone (12 pro iOS18) the brightness on the phone and does not allow the clock to be visible in certain outdoor settings. ### 5/5 — Brilliant ♟️♟️♟️ *2024-09-01* Great app. Nothing more I need to say ⭐️🤩 ### 5/5 — Tick tock *2024-06-18* Great chess clock app simple clear and effective **Developer response:** We're glad you found the Chess Clock easy to use! Thank you for your 5-star review, and we wish you great chess games ahead! :) ### 5/5 — Perfekte Schachuhr-App *2024-06-18* Einfach perfekt. Kein Schnickschnack, einfach eine Schachuhr. Super Performance **Developer response:** Wir freuen uns, dass die Schachuhr-App genau das ist, wonach Sie gesucht haben. Vielen Dank für die Unterstützung! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — this sucks *2026-01-31, version 2.0.7* genuinely the worst app i’ve ever downloaded actually unusable ### 1/5 — Recently changed the sound, yuck! *2024-07-26* Was a great app until recently the sound when you click has changed. Very sharp not at all nice anymore. Used to love hearing the clicking noise when changing turns, not anymore sadly. **Developer response:** Thank you for this feedback on the sound effects. The Chess Clock app has come a long way since the time of your review, with performance and design improvements, as well as some great new features. To try them out, be sure to download the latest version! ### 1/5 — No updates in a long time appears to be abandoned. *2020-12-10, version 1.2.4* No updates in a long time appears to be abandoned. No iOS updates or updates for new hardware. ### 1/5 — Terrible keyboard layout for iPhone 11 *2019-10-25* It lays out the info and the keyboard pretty tricky on my iPhone 11 ### 1/5 — Only blitz games? *2019-05-01, version 1.2.4* I can’t figure out how to make the clock reset after each turn, it just pauses and then continues counting down. I want to give each player 1 minute per turn, but the clock doesn’t reset after each turn. Tried messing with the settings, but couldn’t get it to work. Very frustrating. EDIT: there is another app called “Chess Clock Plus” that does exactly what I want it to do (or close enough), and it is much more customizable. ### 1/5 — Useless update *2019-01-28, version 1.2.4* Had to update when it was working fine, since the concept is so simple the fact that it had to be updated tells me it was a piece of junk to start with. ### 2/5 — Chris *2020-08-25, version 1.2.4* Not great. Very limited. ### 2/5 — Bug *2014-11-25* I set 2 hours for first 40 moves and 1 hour for next 20 followed by 30 seconds increment. The count down doesn't happen ### 3/5 — Custom difficulty *2025-09-26* I wanted to make an uneven timer but advanced options included stages I couldn’t remove. Hassle to work round it. ### 3/5 — Works except when you use more than one finger *2025-01-01* The app does what you need it to but the problem is that if you use more than one finger to hit the timer, it won’t count. You have to use one finger for it to consistently work. If you slap it like you would a regular button, multiple fingers touch at once and it will not always register a click to switch to your opponent. Easy fix on the developer’s end if they see this! If using only one finger to hit the clock isn’t an issue for you, then this is a great app! **Developer response:** Thank you for this feedback. We'll look into this concern with tapping the clock with more than one finger, since we want to ensure the clock works reliably, especially in time trouble! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Maravilhoso - Parabéns *2026-06-26* Sem propagandas, foco no relógio mesmo, se quiser adicionar alguma forma de contribuir com seus custos pode adicionar um método de doação. Consegue adicionar vibração do aparelho quando acaba o tempo? Tipo duas vibrações encerrou, uma vibração começou. É porque as vezes o meu telefone fica no silencioso e não faz o barulho. **Developer response:** Obrigado pelo feedback. Vamos avaliar a possibilidade de adicionar feedback tátil ou vibração quando o tempo do cronômetro do jogo acabar. É muita gentileza sua considerar fazer uma doação para apoiar o aplicativo. Obrigado! ### 5/5 — Très bon *2026-06-08* L’app est complète est surtout la pendule fonctionne bien je n’ai pas le moindre défaut à souligner pour cette application **Developer response:** Nous sommes ravis que l'application réponde à vos attentes. Merci pour vos commentaires ! ### 5/5 — Great *2026-06-05* This chess clock is a budget friendly option because you can do any time up to 11 hours per player per person. This chess clock is incredibly accurate and it comes with increment, this is all you need. **Developer response:** Thanks for an awesome review. We're glad you're enjoying playing chess with the Chess Clock app! ### 5/5 — Gud *2026-05-22* If it had a six star review I’d do six star **Developer response:** Thanks for an awesome review. We're glad you're enjoying the Chess Clock app! ### 5/5 — Danke! *2026-04-13* Kostenlos! Mein Sohn und ich lieben es! Danke!! 🤩 **Developer response:** Wir freuen uns, dass Sie und Ihr Sohn viel Spaß beim Schachspielen haben. Vielen Dank für Ihre Bewertung! ### 5/5 — Simple yet full-featured chess clock *2026-04-08* Supports programming FIDE time control modes, with various increment schemes implemented (e.g. Fischer) and nice presets. Other features like pausing and adding time and asymmetric times. A very solid chess clock, free and no ads. **Developer response:** We're glad the Chess Clock app has everything you're looking for. Thank you for your review! ### 5/5 — Almost Great *2026-03-15* This chess clock is good. It makes timing chess easier. While this app is good enough for all five stars, I still think it would be easier to use it if we could press anywhere, on a button, or on the other player, instead of the player going right now to swap who’s turn it is, to be able to write down names for each person, and for one side of the clock to be and stay white, and the other to be and stay black so we know which color is going. **Developer response:** Thank you for this detailed feedback. We appreciate your suggestions, and we'll look into adding these customizations options in the future! ### 5/5 — Clock for chess *2026-01-03, version 2.0.7* It is a good chess clock, played for 8 hours ### 5/5 — Didn’t realise this app was this old? It’s great *2025-08-23* Does what it needs to in a simple manner **Developer response:** We appreciate your insight! It's fantastic to hear that you find it effective and straightforward. Thank you for sharing your thoughts! ### 5/5 — Great, but add warning please *2025-08-01* Works really well, but please add options to warn of low time. 30 seconds left, 10 seconds, 1 min, etc. at least the standard 10 seconds but more options would be great. Right now there is no warning at all. Thank you, --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-31.*