Comparison

RandMan vs ClockMate

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

Head to head
About

RandMan

Features
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RandMan is a utility for generating useful and interesting random everyday things, such as numbers, passwords, colors, emojis, and more. You can call the random.org API to get true randomness, or choose to use your device’s pseudo-random number generator. Customize the random element tiles and their ordering for easier access of your most used randomizer tools. Random elements that this app can produce are: β€’ Numbers: 1-9 digits within a range, or up to a length of 999. β€’ Passwords: Random standard passwords (length 1-999), Passphrases (1-99 words), or a PIN (1-99 digits). Color-coded symbols (based on character type). Shows the entropy (randomness) of your password. β€’ Dice Roll: 1 to 12 six-sided dice β€’ Chess960: Fischer-Random chess starting position (figures or FEN). β€’ Coin Toss: 50-50, or choose the odds. β€’ Dreidel Spin β€’ Emojis: Generate a string of 1-99 random cute emojis, or a single emoticon. β€’ Country: Produce a random country emoji flag. β€’ 8-Ball Answers: For life's most pressing questions. β€’ Rock-Paper-Scissors: When discussion cannot settle it. β€’ Colors: Randomly generate any one of 16.8 million colors. β€’ Dart Throw β€’ Date: Get a day between two selected dates. β€’ Time: Obtain a time between a selected range. β€’ Birthdays: Pick a random day of the year and keep choosing until you get them all. β€’ Raffle: Conduct a drawing of up to 999 participants, and keep picking thru the tickets from the virtual hat. β€’ Bingo: Run an entire Bingo game. β€’ Card: Draw cards from a deck. β€’ Multiple Choice: For generating random answers for multiple choice questions. β€’ List: Random ordering of a list. You can also customize the list elements. β€’ Super Bowl Squares: Scramble the numbers 0-9 vertically and horizontally for your Super Bowl party. β€’ Boggle: Choose the variant and number of squares. β€’ Protect-the-Penguin: Spin the wheel for the Protect-the-Penguin game. β€’ Battleship: Create a random layout for your ships.

About

ClockMate

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ClockMate is the chess clock you actually want at the board. No account, no ads, no setup β€” just tap and play. Tap your half of the screen when you've finished your move. The timer switches automatically. Simple enough for a kitchen table game, reliable enough for a club match. FREE FEATURES β€’ Bullet (1+0), Blitz (3+2), Blitz (5+0), Rapid (10+0), Rapid (15+10), Classical (90+30) β€’ Fischer increment β€” the FIDE standard β€’ Digital and analog clock face β€’ Move counter per player β€’ Sound and haptic feedback on every tap β€’ Flag-fall alarm when time runs out β€’ Landscape orientation for table play UPGRADE TO PRO β€” ONE PURCHASE, NO SUBSCRIPTION β€’ Set any time control β€” minutes, seconds, and increment freely configurable β€’ Bronstein delay and Simple delay β€” for players who need them β€’ 4 themes: Wood, Tournament Black, Minimal White, OLED Dark β€’ 2 additional sound packs + silent mode β€’ Game history β€” last 10 games with move counts and time stats No cloud. No login. No ads. Everything works offline.

Screenshots

RandMan4 screens
ClockMate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RandMan at none against ClockMate's 1. RandMan also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. ClockMate sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. RandMan asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RandMan ships an update every 3 weeks, ClockMate every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
RandMan versus ClockMate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRandManClockMate
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks β€” betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size39 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperClaude BantaTobias Huppertz

In-app purchases

None

RandMan

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

ClockMate

One-time1
  • ClockMate Pro$1.99

Questions

Is RandMan free?
RandMan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ClockMate free?
ClockMate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do RandMan or ClockMate have ads?
Neither RandMan nor ClockMate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RandMan or ClockMate?
RandMan ships an update every 3 weeks, and ClockMate every 2 months. Most recently, RandMan was updated on October 27, 2026 and ClockMate on October 28, 2026.

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