Chess Clock Premium vs Time Control for Chess
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chess Clock Premium
A free, simple, and easy-to-use game timer designed for over-the-board chess matches. It offers pre-set timer controls for various chess formats like Blitz, Classical, and Bullet, with support for increment time controls.
- Free to use
- Simple and easy interface
- Pre-set timer controls
- Supports Blitz, Classical, Bullet chess
- Increment time control support
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Play over the board chess with this FREE chess game timer! This clock is simple and easy to use. Use one of the many pre-set timer controls for Blitz, Classical, or Bullet chess. Support for increment time controls as well. Customizable chess time controls is coming soon! This is a new app so we appreciate your patience.
Time Control for Chess
This app provides a simple and intuitive way to manage chess game timers for over-the-board play. It supports various increment types and offers visual and haptic feedback for moves. Users can easily switch between light and dark modes.
- Multiple increment types (Fischer, Bronstein, US Delay)
- At-a-glance time display
- One-tap turn switching
- Sound and haptic feedback
- Light and Dark Mode
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- Play without increments, or choose Fischer, Bronstein or US Delay. - Keep an eye on the remaining time at a glance. - Quickly switch turn by tapping anywhere on the screen when you’ve made your move. - Get timely feedback via sounds and haptics. - Switch between Light and Dark Mode.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Time Control for Chess at 5.0 against Chess Clock Premium's 4.4. Time Control for Chess also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and update cadence (every 10 months vs every 75 months). On price, ratings volume, ads 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.
Time Control for Chess holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Chess Clock Premium's written reviews are positive against 100% of Time Control for Chess's.
Chess Clock Premium ships an update every 75 months, Time Control for Chess every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chess Clock Premium | Time Control for Chess |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 75 months | Every 10 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daniel Ricciotti | Emil Baehr |
Customer experience
Chess Clock Premium
Time Control for Chess
In-app purchases
Chess Clock Premium
No in-app purchases
Time Control for Chess
No in-app purchases
Questions
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