Shogi Timer vs Chess Clock & Chess Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shogi Timer
This application provides a versatile timer for Japanese chess (Shogi) games. It supports various timing methods, allows for individual player time settings, and offers voice announcements for remaining time. A pause function is also included for convenience during play.
- Multiple timing methods (tear-off, countdown, consideration, Canadian, Fisher)
- Customizable time settings per player
- Voice announcements for remaining time
- Pause functionality
- Supports Japanese, electronic sound, and English voice prompts
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▼ Support method In addition to the tear-off method, countdown method, consideration time method, Canadian method Supports the Fisher method. The following functions are available. ■ Time setting You can set the holding time, countdown time, consideration time, and Fisher time. ■ Time setting for each player Two players can have different time settings. ■ Reading the remaining time by voice The voice will read out the remaining time of 30 seconds, 20 seconds and less than 10 seconds. Supports Japanese, electronic sound, and English ■ Pause button You can pause while playing.
Chess Clock & Chess Timer
This app provides a tournament-ready chess clock for over-the-board games. It offers customizable time controls, including increments and delays, and supports features like time odds for uneven matchups. Enjoy a clean interface with sound cues and mid-game adjustments.
- Tournament-ready chess clock
- Customizable time controls (increment, delay)
- Time odds for uneven matchups
- Presets for various game speeds
- Mid-game adjustments
- Offline play
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Chess Timer is a fast, tournament-ready chess clock built for OTB (over-the-board) games. Pick a preset for bullet, blitz, rapid, or classical, or build advanced time controls with increment and delay. Use Fischer increment, Bronstein, or simple delay, plus sudden death and multi-stage time control setups like 40 moves in 2 hours + rest of game. Play with kids or balance skill levels using time odds (time handicap) with different time per player. Enjoy stunning themes with high-contrast readability for tabletop mode, crisp sound cues, and quick mid-game adjustments. Features • One-tap turn switching with clear visual states and optional sounds • Presets for bullet, blitz, rapid, classical • Fischer increment, Bronstein, and delay • Multi-stage time controls and move-control setups (example: 40/120) • Time odds (time handicap) for uneven matchups, ideal for kids • Pause, reset, and add or subtract time mid-game • Offline, low battery impact, clean distraction-free UI • Also great for 2-player board games like go, shogi, Scrabble, checkers, backgammon, chess timer Easy to play chess: 1. Choose a preset or set base time, increment, delay, and stages. 2. Place the phone between players and tap to start. 3. Tap after each move to switch, pause anytime, adjust if needed. Terms Of Use: https://www.appside.io/chesstimer/termsandconditions.html Privacy Policy: https://www.appside.io/chesstimer/privacypolicy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Chess Clock & Chess Timer at 4.6 against Shogi Timer's 4.0. Chess Clock & Chess Timer also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 83%) and ratings volume (9 vs 1). Shogi Timer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17). On price, update cadence, 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. Chess Clock & Chess Timer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Shogi Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Chess Clock & Chess Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chess Clock & Chess Timer has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Shogi Timer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Chess Clock & Chess Timer's.
Shogi Timer ships an update every 3 weeks, Chess Clock & Chess Timer monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shogi Timer | Chess Clock & Chess Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 4.6 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Keisuke Tanaka | Maksym Farynets |
Customer experience
Shogi Timer
Chess Clock & Chess Timer
In-app purchases
Shogi Timer
No in-app purchases
Chess Clock & Chess Timer
- 3 Days Free3 Days trial$3.997 Days
- Premium Annual$49.991 Year
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