Clepsydris vs SPIEL Essen
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Clepsydris
Track board game sessions, time turns, and analyze your gaming habits with detailed statistics and achievements. Sync across devices, integrate with BoardGameGeek, and share results. Offers multiple scoring modes and timers.
- Log game sessions with scores and player times
- Advanced turn and game timers
- Multidevice sync via QR code
- Six scoring modes
- Detailed statistics and charts
- Badges and achievements
- BoardGameGeek integration
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Clepsydris is a board game tracker for players who want to remember every game night. Log plays, keep score, time every turn and explore detailed board game stats, all in a clean, ad-free app. Play tracking for every game Log your board game plays with scores, player times, locations, expansions, teams, roles, notes and photos. Quick filler or all-day marathon, your play log captures it all. Use quick-add to record past plays without timers, or hit Rematch to replay with the same group. Score tracking for any game Six scoring modes: highest score, lowest score, manual ranking, cooperative, solo and no-score, with optional tiebreakers. A score keeper that fits virtually any board game. Board game timer and chess clock Turn your phone into a chess clock for board games. Track total game time, per-player time and per-round time. Advanced modes include Fischer increment, Bronstein delay, cumulative rollover and per-turn budgets. Track rules explanation and setup time separately. Perfect for timed tournaments or friendly competition. Board game stats Dive into filterable charts by game, player, location, date range and player count. See win rates, score timelines, points-per-minute efficiency, position distributions, H-index, personal records and more. A dashboard timeline shows your plays by day, week and month. Variant stats Break down games by variant (deck, faction, clan or role) based on the player details in each play. See win rates, matchups and who plays each variant. BoardGameGeek (BGG) integration Connect your BGG account to import your full play history and board game collection. New plays are synced back to BGG automatically, so your BGG play log stays up to date. Multi-device sync Start a game on one device and let other players join by scanning a QR code. Everyone's game timers stay synced in real time. Play with friends Add friends by QR code and link them to your local players. Get notified when a friend starts a game with you and jump in with live shared timers. When a friend finishes a game with you, the play is added to your history automatically. Badges and achievements Earn badges for being the fastest player, the most efficient scorer, setting personal bests and more. Build your collection over time and compare with friends. Share your results Create shareable images of your play results, or send plays directly to other Clepsydris users via QR code. Cloud backup and photos Back up your whole play history to the cloud, store game photos securely and restore on any device. More features • Dark and light themes • Tablet-optimized layout • Player management with avatars, colors and merging • Cleanup tool to merge different spellings of player details or fix a typo across all plays in one tap • Location tracking with custom icons • Available in English, Deutsch, Español, Français, Italiano, Magyar, Polski and Português (Brasil) • Completely ad-free Whether you play weekly with friends, run a game group or just want to see who really wins most, Clepsydris is the board game tracker that keeps your plays, scores and stats in one place. Terms of use: https://appifymobile.dev/clepsydris/terms-of-use/
SPIEL Essen
Plan your visit to the world's largest board game convention. Discover exhibitors, new game releases, and navigate the venue with interactive maps. Organize your favorites and stay informed about events and offers.
- Exhibitor directory
- Interactive hall plans and navigation
- New product listings
- Event information
- Favorite lists
- General show details
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The SPIEL App provides you with information about the world’s largest show for board games SPIEL Essen. With the free SPIEL App, you always have the optimal tool at your fingertips to plan your visit. Search for exhibitors and new products, create you lists of favorites, and find your way around the fair. This is what you can discover at the SPIEL: - Largest fair for board games in the world - Board, card, miniatures, role-playing games, TCG and more - Exhibitors from all over the world - More than 1,500 new games - Thousands of game tables, to play for free - Panels and discussions about the gaming industry - And much more Features - Exhibitors Complete list of exhibitors at SPIEL, with exhibitor profile and location in the interactive hall plan. - Hall plans / navigation Navigate in the hall plan with the help of the direction indicator. Find your way around the show with ease. - Novelties list All new releases of the publishers, including description, pictures, information on the designer and illustrators, the playing age, the number of players and the price. - Information General information about the show, special actions and offers, program, and much more. - Favorites Make a list of your favorite exhibitors and novelties and organize your visit to SPIEL in the best possible way. - B2B Matchmaking Find the perfect contacts as a business visitor or exhibitor even before SPIEL and schedule appointments at the fair.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SPIEL Essen at none against Clepsydris's 3. SPIEL Essen also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs monthly) and review sentiment (88% vs 80%). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Clepsydris sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. SPIEL Essen asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Clepsydris against 4.8 for SPIEL Essen. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 68 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of Clepsydris's written reviews are positive against 88% of SPIEL Essen's.
Clepsydris ships an update monthly, SPIEL Essen every 8 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Clepsydris | SPIEL Essen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (20 ratings) | 4.8 (68 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | 88.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20 | 68 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 236 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Maciej Brazewicz-Dosiolko | Eyeled GmbH |
Customer experience
Clepsydris
SPIEL Essen
In-app purchases
Clepsydris
- Clepsydris Premium7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Clepsydris Premium7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Premium Stats$2.99
SPIEL Essen
No in-app purchases







