Chess Clock Premium vs The Chess Clock App
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.
The Chess Clock App
This app provides a customizable timer for various board games, including chess and shogi. It supports multiple time control modes like Sudden Death, Fischer, Byoyomi, and Handicap, allowing for individual player settings. Ideal for 2-4 player matches.
- Multiple time control modes
- Fischer Mode support
- Byoyomi Mode support
- Sudden Death Mode support
- Handicap time control
- Customizable per-player settings
- Supports 2-4 player games
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The Chess Clock is a simple yet powerful game timer app, designed not only for two-player matches like shogi and chess, but also for 3–4 player games and various board game scenarios. Supported time control modes: - Sudden Death A classic format where the game ends when a player's time runs out. Each player’s initial time can be customized individually. - Fischer Mode A format where a fixed amount of time (e.g., +10 seconds) is added after each move. Both initial time and increment time can be set per player. - Byoyomi Mode After a player's main time runs out, each move must be played within a fixed number of seconds (e.g., 30 seconds). The byoyomi time and when it starts can be customized for each match. - Handicap Time Control Customize different time settings for each player to create a balanced or challenging match using any of the above formats. The app is perfect for serious chess and shogi matches, as well as for multiplayer board games with 3–4 players. With flexible per-player settings, it adapts to a wide range of game styles and situations. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chess Clock Premium at none against The Chess Clock App's 2. Chess Clock Premium also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (67% vs 33%). The Chess Clock App's advantage is update cadence (every 36 months vs every 75 months) and ratings volume (31 vs 9). On price, rating, device support and iOS requirement 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. The Chess Clock App sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Chess Clock Premium asks for nothing beyond the download.
The Chess Clock App holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 31 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Chess Clock Premium's written reviews are positive against 33% of The Chess Clock App's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Chess Clock Premium ships an update every 75 months, The Chess Clock App every 36 months. The most recent releases landed on August 13, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chess Clock Premium | The Chess Clock App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (9 ratings) | 4.6 (31 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 31 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 75 months | Every 36 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daniel Ricciotti | Vida Apps Incorporated |
Customer experience
Chess Clock Premium
The Chess Clock App
In-app purchases
Chess Clock Premium
No in-app purchases
The Chess Clock App
- Premium Plan - 1 Month1 Month trial$2.991 Month
- Premium Plan - 1 Year1 Month trial$29.991 Year
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