Comparison

TCG Clock vs Chrono

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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TCG Clock

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This is the game clock measurably is time for each player in interactive two-player games such as trading card game. Smooth against the progress of the official game and hardball, you can use such as time allocation training you for the game. Chess play against two people, shogi, even in games such as Go is available. *Features - Show each game time and the time of use of each player The remaining time of the entire game, it separately displays the time that was used for each player. Use time of each player are digitally displayed in turn end button, and will appear in the pie chart-like by the middle of the gauge. Thus, it has been or visualization are using how time players. - You can recorded a play time of the opponent in its own turn Equipped corresponding to the opponent of playing in their turn, “Opponents in thinking" button. Thinking of the opponent, such as cut-in timing, you can recorded a play process as a time of use of opponent. - Warning the difference starts out to use the time you and your partner When the usage time is longer than the opponent and, to alert the alarm when the match remaining time is low. You can keep the equality of time in playing. - Other useful features also various The first or second turn player of automatic determination function by random, also supported to AppleTV mirroring function. * Function List - Game time timer - Players use time timer - Turn Counter - Long thinking alarm, remaining time alarm - Alarm linkage vibration (please use when sound effects sound deadening) - Game time after the end of the game continuation (after continue the game time is counted up) - Players use time gauge - Random first / second turn player determinatio - AppleTV mirroring support - Sync.Mode (at the same time measuring both players of the time) - And you can hide the ad by InAppPurchase The opinions, comments and inquiries, please contact us to our Twitter account from setting screen.

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Chrono

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We have all been trapped in that pod. The board is a clogged mess, someone has been staring at their hand for ten minutes trying to sequence a cantrip, your cold brew is empty, and you are aging in real time. Enter Chrono-Tithe. Chrono-Tithe is not just a sleek life counter. It is an automated tax collector for slow play. Instead of a passive chess clock everyone ignores, it enforces an escalating “Tithe Tax.” Overstay your welcome in the think tank and your life total starts draining automatically. It is the perfect way to keep the table moving, or to quietly pressure the pod while you assemble your lock behind a wall of artifacts. CORE FEATURES (always free) THE TITHE ENGINE: An escalating turn timer that ramps through four tiers, from Standard to Accelerated to Punishing to Lethal. Choose the turn the tax starts to tighten and watch it change the way your pod plays. BLIND-TAP LIFE TRACKING: Zero-friction split cards. Tap the right side of a player’s color block to gain life, tap the left to lose it. Press and hold to swing by 5 at a time. You never have to take your eyes off the board. FULL COMMANDER TRACKING: Poison, energy, experience, +1/+1, commander tax, and per-source commander damage, with 21 from a single commander tracked and flagged automatically. Monarch and the Initiative too. BUILT FOR THE TABLE: 2 to 6 players, format presets for Commander, 1v1, Two-Headed Giant, and Brawl, a pre-game lobby to set seating and decide who goes first, plus a dice roller, coin flip, and random-player picker. PLAY TOGETHER, ON EVERY PHONE: Connect the whole pod over local Wi-Fi or Bluetooth and everyone plays on their own screen, in sync. Tap your own life, pass your own turn, track your own commander damage, and watch it land on every device instantly. No internet, no accounts, no server. Joining a pod is always free. POST-GAME BREAKDOWN: Average turn length for every pilot and a golden Efficiency Star for the fastest player at the table. Hit Replay Pod to run it back with the same roster in one tap. MINIMALIST AND TACTILE: Deep true blacks, fluid gestures, and subtle haptics, designed to preserve battery and reduce visual fatigue during long matches. Scales cleanly from iPhone to a 12.9-inch iPad, and the screen stays awake during play. CHRONO-TITHE PRO (optional, one-time) The full game is free forever, with every life total, counter, timer, and tool included. A single one-time unlock (no subscription) adds: HOST MULTIPLAYER: Host a synced pod so the whole table plays on their own phones. Joining a pod is always free; hosting one is Pro. THEMES AND ACCENTS: Ten background themes and a full neon accent palette. CLOCK MODES: Alternate ways for the clock to bite. Three are live: Sudden Death (at the Lethal tier, overtime eliminates you outright), Time Bank (unused seconds roll into your next turn), and Chess Clock (one game-long budget per player). Team Clock is on the way, included free. TIMER-ONLY MODE: Switch the Tithe off to time turns with no life loss. COMMANDER ART AND SEAT COLORS: Set any commander’s art as a seat’s background and give each seat its own color. MATCH HISTORY: Every pod saved and synced to your own iCloud, so it survives a reinstall or a new phone with no login. All future Pro features included, free. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No ads. No tracking. Your roster, settings, and history live on your device and in your own iCloud, never on our servers. Multiplayer is a direct device-to-device connection over your local network, not through any server of ours. Chrono-Tithe collects zero data about you. Set your pod. Start the clock. Pay the tithe. Chrono-Tithe is an unofficial fan-made utility. It is not affiliated with, endorsed, sponsored, or approved by Wizards of the Coast LLC. Magic: The Gathering and Commander are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast.

Screenshots

TCG Clock4 screens
Chrono4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Chrono at every 4 days against TCG Clock's fortnightly. TCG Clock's advantage is iOS requirement (6.0 vs 18.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. TCG Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Chrono sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TCG Clock ships an update fortnightly, Chrono every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
TCG Clock versus Chrono: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTCG ClockChrono
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS6.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMEMOTYPENICHOLAS SALVATORE PUYA

In-app purchases

1 purchases

TCG Clock

One-time1
  • Ad Erace$0.99
1 purchases

Chrono

One-time1
  • Chrono-Tithe Pro$4.99

Questions

Is TCG Clock free?
TCG Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chrono free?
Chrono is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TCG Clock or Chrono have ads?
Neither TCG Clock nor Chrono shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TCG Clock or Chrono?
TCG Clock ships an update fortnightly, and Chrono every 4 days. Most recently, TCG Clock was updated on September 27, 2026 and Chrono on September 30, 2026.

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