Comparison

Tempest Game Clock vs Chouette

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Tempest Game Clock

This companion app transforms your iPhone into a high-definition display for a physical, tournament-style game clock. It pairs with the clock to provide clear analog and digital timing for various board games, including a strict tournament mode.

Highlights
  • iPhone display integration
  • Analog and digital game timing
  • Supports increments and delays
  • Tournament mode
  • Compatible with Chess, Backgammon, Go, Scrabble, etc.
  • Pairs with physical game clock
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This is a COMPANION APP to the Tempest Game Clock (available at tempestclock.com) A unique, tournament-style, heavy-weighted game clock that uses your own iPhone as its high definition, full color display. This app is intended only for owners of the Tempest Game Clock: a deluxe traditional form factor chess clock (using a patented precision rocker to control play during the game, not the touch screen). It pairs with this app to deliver clear analog and digital game timing with or without increments, delays, sudden death or OT time controls. Perfect for Chess, Backgammon, Go, Scrabble, Othello/Reversi, Checkers/Draughts, and other board games. Tempest features a strict TOURNAMENT MODE - which disables all phone / text functionality during rated games per FIDE and USCF guidelines. To see the clock in action and to order yours, please visit tempestclock.com.

About

Chouette

This app simplifies scoring for backgammon games, including chouette, 1v1 matches, and money games. It handles complex calculations like box and captain rotation, individual stakes, and settlements. Easily track game progress, view player stats, and share results via PDF.

Highlights
  • Box and captain rotation with smart suggestions
  • Individual stakes and flat rate options
  • Doubling cube tracking
  • Automatic settlement math
  • 1v1 Match Mode with Crawford rule
  • Big Display view for table-facing scoreboard
  • Player stats and history
  • One-tap PDF results sharing
Features
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Chouetty is a backgammon score keeper and scoring app - chouette, 1v1 matches, and money games alike. It's built around chouette's demands (box and captain rotation, individual stakes, settlement math) but works just as well for a straight head-to-head match. Track exactly what a session actually needs: - Box and captain rotation, with smart suggestions for who's up next based on the last game - Individual stakes - give every player their own $/point rate, or use one flat rate for the table - Doubling cube tracking - who holds it, and automatic doubles recorded on back-to-back opening rolls - Automatic settlement math, including proper stake-capping between the box and each opponent - A running ledger of every round, with notes for anything worth remembering ("started on a 2 cube") - Mid-session settlements for settling out cubes without waiting for the night to end - 1v1 Match Mode - race to 5, 7, 13, or any target you set, with the Crawford rule applied automatically, or play an unlimited head-to-head money match with no target score - A Big Display view - flip the phone to landscape and put a large, table-facing scoreboard in the middle of the game - Player stats - win/loss records and history across every match and chouette - One-tap PDF results you can email or share the moment the game wraps up - Complete backup and restore - move your roster and history to a new phone, or hand it to a friend setting up their own copy - Built in 12 languages, including full right-to-left support for Arabic, Persian, and Hebrew No account required, no ads, no internet connection needed — Chouetty works entirely offline, the way these games usually get played: at a table, with real dice. Chouetty is free to use, with a limited number of free rounds per session. Chouetty Pro is an optional subscription for unlimited rounds in every chouette and match. Chouetty is a scorekeeping tool. It doesn't process payments, place bets, or determine any game outcome - it simply totals the numbers from a game already being played on a physical board, the same way a bill-splitting app tracks who owes what. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Tempest Game Clock4 screens
Chouette4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tempest Game Clock at none against Chouette's 2. Tempest Game Clock also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.4). Chouette's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Chouette sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Tempest Game Clock asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Chouette holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 5 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tempest Game Clock ships an update every 2 months, Chouette every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Tempest Game Clock versus Chouette: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTempest Game ClockChouette
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (8 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings8 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB69 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperTEMPO-GAMES LLCHJT CONSORTIUM INC

Customer experience

Tempest Game Clock

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Chouette

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Tempest Game Clock

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Chouette

Subscriptions2
  • Chouetty Pro$4.991 Month
  • Chouetty Pro$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Tempest Game Clock free?
Tempest Game Clock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chouette free?
Chouette is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tempest Game Clock or Chouette?
Chouette is rated higher. Tempest Game Clock averages 4.6 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Chouette averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Tempest Game Clock or Chouette have ads?
Neither Tempest Game Clock nor Chouette shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tempest Game Clock or Chouette?
Tempest Game Clock ships an update every 2 months, and Chouette every 3 days. Most recently, Tempest Game Clock was updated on October 24, 2026 and Chouette on October 15, 2026.

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