Zeitnot Chess Timer vs iPlay Chess
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Zeitnot Chess Timer
This is a simple and focused chess clock application. It offers several pre-set timer durations for quick setup. Designed for a distraction-free experience, it helps manage game time efficiently.
- Minimalist design
- Distraction-free interface
- Utilitarian chess timer
- Pre-set timer durations
- Quick setup options
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Zeitnot is a minimal, distraction-free, and utilitarian chess timer. Choose from several timer presets, such as the popular 1 minute, 5 minute, and 1 hour durations.
iPlay Chess
Engage in chess matches against powerful AI engines with customizable difficulty and playing styles. Enhance your skills with opening books, move hints, and detailed play statistics. Enjoy a personalized experience with custom boards, pieces, and sounds across multiple devices.
- Play against 6 top chess engines
- Customizable boards, pieces, and sounds
- Variety of opening books for all levels
- Adjustable opponent playing style
- Move highlights and hints
- Play statistics tracking
- iPad split screen support
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Play against 6 of the best chess engines, including Stockfish 13 and Leela Chess Zero. More engines will be added with next updates. Great interface for all platforms with custom boards and pieces, sounds and spoken moves. A variety of opening books for all levels can help you improve your game. You can customize your opponent's playing style by adjusting various options like engine strength, move time and increment, opening books variations. Other features: - highlights and hints for moves - support for multiple opening books - play stats - iPad split screen Constant updates will bring more features. Discover the planned roadmap in settings.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Zeitnot Chess Timer at 5.0 against iPlay Chess's 4.2. Zeitnot Chess Timer also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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.
Zeitnot Chess Timer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 5 respectively.
Zeitnot Chess Timer ships an update every 43 months, iPlay Chess every 25 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Zeitnot Chess Timer | iPlay Chess |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.2 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 43 months | Every 25 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 200 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gavin Anthony, Inc | BEYTEK MUHENDISLIK SANAYI VE TICARET ANONIM SIRKETI |
Customer experience
Zeitnot Chess Timer
iPlay Chess
In-app purchases
Zeitnot Chess Timer
No in-app purchases
iPlay Chess
No in-app purchases
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