mini vs Chess Clock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
mini
A simple and beautiful chess clock companion for players of all levels. Easily customize rules and presets for rapid, blitz, and bullet games. Perfect for casual and competitive play.
- Customizable rules
- Rapid, blitz, bullet presets
- Simple interface
- Beautiful design
- Chess companion
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mini is the perfect chess clock for both casual and competitive players. It is a beautiful and simple chess companion where you can easily customize the rules. It supports rapid, blitz, and bullet preset.
Chess Clock
This app provides a simple and quick way to compete with friends using a minimalistic design and easy controls. It offers various game modes, move counting, and automatic timer pausing. Enjoy pleasant sounds, haptic feedback, and customizable themes for an enhanced experience.
- Minimalistic design
- Simple controls
- Different game modes
- Move counter
- Automatic timer pause
- Customizable themes
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Compete with your friends in an easy and quick way. Chess Clock has everything you need: – Minimalistic design and nice animations – Simple controls and easy-to-read buttons – Different game modes and opportunity to create new modes – Counter of play moves – Timer pauses automatically if the app is interrupted; you could manually pause the clock at any time – Pleasant sounds and haptic – Sound and vibration for low-time warning – Range of stylish themes The main functionality of Chess Clock is free, and it has no ads. If you want to support the app, you could buy premium themes pack.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: mini at none against Chess Clock's 1. mini also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). Chess Clock's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1). 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 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. mini asks for nothing beyond the download.
mini holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | mini | Chess Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.8 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Mocka Negocios Tecnologicos LTDA | Oleksandr Kozlov |
Customer experience
mini
Chess Clock
In-app purchases
mini
No in-app purchases
Chess Clock
- Premium$0.99
