Comparison

Curl Clocks vs Curl IQ

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

Head to head
About

Curl Clocks

This app provides specialized timing tools for curling coaches and teams. It offers customizable game clocks and detailed pace-of-play analysis with visual graphs to help improve strategy and performance during competitions.

Highlights
  • Customizable curling game clocks
  • Pace of play data analysis
  • Multiple graph configurations
  • iPad display and smartphone control
  • Bluetooth connectivity
  • HDMI/AirPlay second display support
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Add Pace of Play training to your coaching regime. Easy to use curling competition clocks and data analysis. Use an iPad as a display for the Athletes, and control the clocks from a second device (iPhone or iPad). Keeping Time Easy to use interface to set up and time a game. Built in presets for most game types Ability to customize literally every aspect of game timing - Time Per Shot / End / Game - Time For and Extra End - Time Between Ends / Mid Game Break / Extra End Break - Team Names & Colours (from 6 available) - Number and length of timeouts - Coach walkout times (near and far) Easily add/remove time to an individual clock Undo Display hammer, timeout (with coach walkout), technical timeout, timeouts available. Bluetooth pair - use iPad as display for Athletes, smartphone to control everything. Connect to a second display (via HDMI or AirPlay) to drive a large panel. Training Pace of Play Display Banked Time (Ahead / Behind Clocks) 3 Graphs in 5 Configurations - Team vs. Team - Time Taken Per Shot and Running Average - Team vs. Team - Average End - Team Vs. Team - Banked Time Per Shot - “A” Team - Time Take vs. Banked Time Per Shot - “B” Team - Time Take vs. Banked Time Per Shot

About

Curl IQ

Features
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Your curling season, organized. curlIQ is built for curlers who want one place to record their games, track performance, and carry context from league night to bonspiel weekend. Play games with a strategy-directed end-by-end scoreboard that considers win probabilities based on the game situation (1-up with hammer, early ends vs late ends, etc) Your games and scoring follow traditional curling rules — including an option to play under new hammer rules and blank ends. Whether you’re lead on a league team, skipping weekend bonspiels, or tracking a full multi-club season, curlIQ keeps team scoring and stats in one app. ** Manage teams, clubs, and events ** Build team rosters from player lineups. Create standard four-player teams or 2-stick two-player teams & games. Register clubs with their sheets and rock colors. Organize league and bonspiel schedules, including multi-club events. Optionally save created game and bonspiel events to your device calendar. Tag games with flights, playdown levels, bracket sides, and round labels such as Match, Qualifier, Semi-Final, and Page formats. Games also include support for tagging events as Associations (Zones, Regions, Provincials, Nationals) ** Rock Journal ** Remember what worked on each sheet. Before you start a game, assign rock numbers by player position. Review rock notes before you decide on rock colors to throw. Throw in order, custom order, or restore your previously thrown order. If you find a questionable rock, you can reassign them among the team during a game. For each club, track sheet win/loss records by rock color and keep notes on individual stones so your team builds sheet memory over time. ** Track team statistics ** See the results and metrics that matter to competitive curlers: - Wins, losses, and ties - Hammer, Force, Steal efficiencies - Steal defense - With and without-hammer factors - Markov chain win probability (WP) profiles for club/elite level teams, games & hammer formats - Win Probability analysis: team win-rates, metrics and performance under critical end/game scenarios - Comprehensive charting and trend analysis Review the performance of your team after every game, league, bonspiel, or season. ** Claude AI-powered reporting ** Generate curlIQ reports that provide an in-depth AI analysis of: - Pre-game matchup insights based on H2H history with an opponent - Post-game review of game execution and metrics - League/Bonspiel/Season team statistics and trends - Export reports in HTML format to easily share with teammates and friends. Reports are grounded in your real results to help you prepare and review more effectively. ** Archive seasons ** Group games into seasons, review summaries, and archive data when a season ends, all while keeping your opponents, events, rock journal notes, game history, and statistics organized and accessible. ** Setup, customization, and privacy ** Start with a guided setup for your first player, club, team, and event. With each new install, 10 games and 10 report credits are included. Credits can be carried across seasons. Explore multiple light and dark themes. Access all the app features while your data stays on your device. Spend less time reconstructing last week’s game and more time planning the next end. Download curlIQ and bring your curling IQ to every game.

Screenshots

Curl Clocks4 screens
Curl IQ4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Curl IQ at Free against Curl Clocks's $4.99. Curl IQ also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months). Curl Clocks's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.4). On ads 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

Curl IQ is free to download; Curl Clocks costs $4.99 up front. Curl IQ sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Curl Clocks asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Curl Clocks ships an update every 2 months, Curl IQ every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 4 level
Curl Clocks versus Curl IQ: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCurl ClocksCurl IQ
Price$4.99Free — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better26.4
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB19 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperRIGEL Initiative Inc, TheSTEPHEN D GOODGER

In-app purchases

None

Curl Clocks

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

Curl IQ

One-time9
  • 10 curlIQ Reports$1.99
  • 5 Game Credits$2.99
  • 25 curlIQ Reports$2.99
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  • 50 curlIQ Reports$3.99
  • 10 Game Credits$4.99
  • 100 curlIQ Reports$5.99
  • 30 Game Credits$14.99
  • 60 Game Credits$22.99
  • 100 Game Credits$29.99

Questions

Is Curl Clocks free?
Curl Clocks costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Curl IQ free?
Curl IQ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Curl Clocks or Curl IQ have ads?
Neither Curl Clocks nor Curl IQ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Curl Clocks or Curl IQ?
Curl Clocks ships an update every 2 months, and Curl IQ every 2 days. Most recently, Curl Clocks was updated on November 2, 2026 and Curl IQ on October 31, 2026.

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