Chess Clock Premium vs Tiny Chess Clock
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.
Tiny Chess Clock
Transform your iOS device into a free chess clock. This app offers simple controls for popular time controls like Blitz, Rapid, and Classic. Customize your games with optional Delay and Increment settings for precise timing.
- Free to use
- Simple controls
- Popular time controls (Blitz, Rapid, Classic)
- Customizable Delay and Increment
- Precise timing for chess matches
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Turn your iOS device into a free, independently developed chess clock with Tiny Chess Clock (TCC). This single-purpose app is designed for simplicity, offering easy-to-use controls and the most popular time controls: Blitz, Rapid, and Classic. Customize your games with optional Delay and Increment settings. Enjoy precise timing for your chess matches with TCC.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tiny Chess Clock at 5.0 against Chess Clock Premium's 4.4. Tiny Chess Clock also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 75 months). Chess Clock Premium's advantage is ratings volume (9 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Tiny Chess Clock holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 2 respectively.
Chess Clock Premium ships an update every 75 months, Tiny Chess Clock every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chess Clock Premium | Tiny Chess Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 75 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 15.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daniel Ricciotti | Thomas Wiegand |
Customer experience
Chess Clock Premium
Tiny Chess Clock
In-app purchases
Chess Clock Premium
No in-app purchases
Tiny Chess Clock
No in-app purchases
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