Chess Tablebase for Stockfish vs Tempest Game Clock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chess Tablebase for Stockfish
Manage chess endgame tablebase files for enhanced Stockfish AI analysis. Import pre-installed or custom files, and query positions for win/draw outcomes. Ideal for serious chess players seeking to improve engine performance.
- Manage chess endgame tablebase files
- Integrates with SmallFish iOS app
- Import pre-installed 5-men tablebases
- Import custom tablebase files
- Query endgame positions for win/draw
- Enhances Stockfish engine performance
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Chess Tablebase for Stockfish is a file management app for managing chess endgame tablebases. Seamlessly integrating with the SmallFish iOS chess app for Stockfish, it enables you to import your tablebase files into the SmallFish app, which operates on the latest Stockfish AI. Additionally, you can query specific endgame positions to determine if they result in a win or a draw. This app provides the answers you need. Download this app to import the pre-installed 5-men tablebase files, you may also import your own tablebase files. The app has the instructions that you can follow. --------------------- TABLEBASE BUNDLE --------------------- This app bundles all 5-men chess tablebase piece configurations. You may also want to download 6-men tablebase files . ----------------- REQUIREMENTS ----------------- This app is a 1GB download. You will need the following if you want to run tablebase with Stockfish on your iOS device: - 1GB disk space for this app - The SmallFish chess app - running the Stockfish engine - Another 1GB disk space to process the tablebase files -------------- DESCRIPTION -------------- Chess endgame tablebase is a vast database containing pre-calculated, exhaustive analyses of chess endgame positions. It can instantly determine whether your position is a win, loss, or draw without the need for lengthy analysis. This app is ideal for enhancing your Stockfish engine's analytical performance. The tablebase included with this app can provide an approximate 50 ELO improvement to the Stockfish engine, making it highly recommended for all serious chess players.
Tempest Game Clock
This companion app transforms your iPhone into a high-definition display for a physical, tournament-style game clock. It pairs with the clock to provide clear analog and digital timing for various board games, including a strict tournament mode.
- iPhone display integration
- Analog and digital game timing
- Supports increments and delays
- Tournament mode
- Compatible with Chess, Backgammon, Go, Scrabble, etc.
- Pairs with physical game clock
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This is a COMPANION APP to the Tempest Game Clock (available at tempestclock.com) A unique, tournament-style, heavy-weighted game clock that uses your own iPhone as its high definition, full color display. This app is intended only for owners of the Tempest Game Clock: a deluxe traditional form factor chess clock (using a patented precision rocker to control play during the game, not the touch screen). It pairs with this app to deliver clear analog and digital game timing with or without increments, delays, sudden death or OT time controls. Perfect for Chess, Backgammon, Go, Scrabble, Othello/Reversi, Checkers/Draughts, and other board games. Tempest features a strict TOURNAMENT MODE - which disables all phone / text functionality during rated games per FIDE and USCF guidelines. To see the clock in action and to order yours, please visit tempestclock.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Chess Tablebase for Stockfish at fortnightly against Tempest Game Clock's every 2 months. Tempest Game Clock's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 83%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Chess Tablebase for Stockfish against 4.6 for Tempest Game Clock. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 21 and 8 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Chess Tablebase for Stockfish's written reviews are positive against 100% of Tempest Game Clock's.
Chess Tablebase for Stockfish ships an update fortnightly, Tempest Game Clock every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chess Tablebase for Stockfish | Tempest Game Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (21 ratings) — better | 4.6 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 21 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 944 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ted Wong | TEMPO-GAMES LLC |
Customer experience
Chess Tablebase for Stockfish
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In-app purchases
Chess Tablebase for Stockfish
No in-app purchases
Tempest Game Clock
No in-app purchases
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