# Ply: Chess Clock & Game Timer — Turn Timer & Sand Hourglass

> Turn Timer & Sand Hourglass (iPhone/iPad app by Evatech Innovations,TOO.)

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- Developer: [Evatech Innovations,TOO](https://appshunter.io/developer/1712099707)
- Category: Utilities, Games, Board
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 9 MB
- Languages: American English, Arabic, Dutch, French (France), German (Germany), Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean and 10 more
- Released: 2026-10-21
- Data updated: 2026-10-29

## What is Ply?

Lay your phone flat between two players and play. Ply is a chess clock built to feel like a real one: a heavy press you can feel, a rocker that tips to the side that just moved, and a flag that really falls when time runs out. The far player's digits face them, and the screen never dims mid-game.

Ply keeps time, not score: every chess, go and shogi time control, a radial turn timer for up to 8 players, and a real sand hourglass.

EVERY TIME CONTROL, FREE
• Sudden death, Fischer increment (after or before the move), Bronstein delay and simple (US) delay
• Multi-stage controls by move count, byo-yomi with a spoken count (in your language or in Japanese) for go and shogi, and Canadian overtime
• Word-game overtime: at zero nobody flags, and the clock counts on in minus so the table can score the penalty
• Sand Duel: one hourglass between two players, where every second you think pours into your opponent's side
• FIDE/USCF-style time controls, named in plain words, so everyone agrees on the rules before the first move
• Move counter, undo the last press, and time correction while paused
• Silent mode for tournament rooms, a talking clock, large-tap mode and a High-Contrast face

ROUND TABLE (PRO)
Time a whole board-game table of 2 to 8 players on one dial. Every name faces its seat, the current player's segment lights up, and a tap in the centre passes the turn. Per-turn limits, a time bank for each player, or no limit at all, with turn stats at the end that show who took the longest.

A REAL HOURGLASS
The Glass tab is a sand timer made of real, falling grains. Turn your phone over and the sand starts to run; tilt it and the sand follows. Classic durations are free; Hourglass Pro adds any length, six sands and three glasses.

CLOCKS WORTH LOOKING AT (PRO)
Walnut & Brass with an analog dial and a falling flag, Bakelite, Tournament LCD and anodized metals. Aluminium, Night and High-Contrast are free.

MADE FOR THE TABLE
• Flat between you, or standing beside the board in landscape, like a real clock
• A game survives your phone closing the app: it comes back paused, right where you were
• Live Activity on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island
• Siri, Shortcuts, the Action Button and a Control Center control
• A game card after every game, with each move's think time, ready to share
• Works offline. No account. No ads. No tracking.
• For casual, club and teaching play. Rated events may require an approved clock.

HONEST PRICING
The complete two-player clock, with every time control, is free forever. Ply Pro adds Round Table, the Pro faces, your full game history and any hourglass. It's a single one-time purchase, never a subscription, and it works with Family Sharing. Your first game in every Pro mode is on us.

Privacy: https://ply.evatech.app/privacy
Terms: https://ply.evatech.app/terms

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ply Pro | $2.99 | one-time |


## Is Ply safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Ply.

## Is Ply legit?

Ply: Chess Clock & Game Timer appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Ply is 70 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 1.1.1 — 2026-10-26

• The Pro price now always shows your local App Store price.
• Restore Purchases tells you when the App Store can't be reached, instead of saying there's nothing to restore.
• Bug fixes and stability improvements.

### 1.1 — 2026-10-26

• Paused games are no longer lost. If a game is paused and you start another clock, Ply asks first: resume it, or start a new game.
• Free rematch on a Pro face. When a game ends, play the rematch on one of the Pro clock faces, no purchase needed.
• Clock faces are easier to find: the face picker now sits right under Quick start.

### 1.0 — 2026-10-21

No release notes.

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