Comparison

Simple Shot Clock vs Chips Story

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

Head to head
About

Simple Shot Clock

This app provides a customizable shot clock for various sports like basketball and water polo. Easily start, stop, and adjust the timer with simple swipe gestures. Personalize the look with color and sound settings to fit your needs.

Highlights
  • Start/Stop timer
  • Switch timers
  • Adjust time by second
  • Customizable colors
  • Customizable time settings
  • Sound settings
Features
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A dedicated shot clock app for basketball, water polo, billiards, etc. The simple operation makes it easy to use for anyone, and you can change the color and time as you like. ● Basic Operation 1. Start/Stop Tap the time to start the timer, and tap again to stop. 2. Switching the timer Swipe the time to the left or right to switch the timer. 3. Changing the time Swipe up to add 1 second to the time, swipe down to subtract 1 second. ● Setting items ・Color settings (background, text, buttons) ・Time settings ・Sound settings

About

Chips Story

Features
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Chips Stors turns your tournament breaks into data. Snap a photo of your chip stack, log your counts by denomination, and watch your progress unfold across rounds and tournaments. No more scribbling chip counts on napkins or trying to remember your stack from three levels ago. Chips Stors gives you a clear visual graph of your tournament journey — so you always know where you stand and how you got there. Built for serious tournament players who want to understand their game better

Screenshots

Simple Shot Clock4 screens
Chips Story3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chips Story at none against Simple Shot Clock's 2. Chips Story also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Simple Shot Clock sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Chips Story asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Simple Shot Clock versus Chips Story: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple Shot ClockChips Story
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNAOYA ONOFelix Seip

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Simple Shot Clock

One-time2
  • Support Developer$0.99
  • Remove ads$3.99
None

Chips Story

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Simple Shot Clock free?
Simple Shot Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chips Story free?
Chips Story is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Simple Shot Clock or Chips Story have ads?
Simple Shot Clock shows ads; Chips Story does not.
Which is updated more often, Simple Shot Clock or Chips Story?
Simple Shot Clock ships an update every 2 months, and Chips Story every 2 months. Most recently, Simple Shot Clock was updated on October 7, 2026 and Chips Story on October 8, 2026.

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