Train Game Assistant vs TikTak Chess Clock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Train Game Assistant
This utility app simplifies playing the board games Rail Baron and Boxcars. It provides quick lookups for trip payoffs and new destinations, and helps manage player information like names, colors, and home cities.
- Trip payoff lookup
- New destination lookup
- Player name tracking
- Player color tracking
- Home city tracking
- Player status tracking
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Train Game Assistant helps with the board game Rail Baron® and apparently Boxcars®. It makes it quick and easy to: • Look up the payoff for trips between two cities • Look up new destinations • Keep track of the players' names, colors, home cities, and status in a game (Rail Baron is a registered trademark of Intersystem Concepts, Inc.) (Boxcars is a registered trademark of Rio Grande Games, Inc.)
TikTak Chess Clock
This app provides a versatile timer for chess and other board games, supporting various time controls and offering smart alerts and immersive audio. Customize your experience with different themes and enjoy an easy-to-use interface for focused gameplay.
- Multiple game modes (Fischer, Bronstein, delay, step-timer)
- Professional presets for Xiangqi and Go
- Smart vibration and sound alerts
- Immersive ticking and countdown sounds
- Customizable background themes
- User-friendly interface with big buttons
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TikTak is the ultimate chess and board game timer — a versatile smart timer app that supports chess, Go, xiangqi (Chinese chess), and all other time-based games. It includes popular modes like blitz, bullet, and increment, while offering professional time control options with a clean and user-friendly interface. Key Features: * Multiple Game Modes: Supports Fischer, Bronstein, delay, and step-timer formats. * Professional Presets: Prebuilt controls for Xiangqi’s 90/40 + 10/15 rule, Go’s Byo-yomi, and more. * Smart Alerts: Vibration and sound cues at 60, 30, 10, 5 seconds to stay focused. * Immersive Audio: Realistic ticking and countdown sounds to match tournament intensity. * Custom Backgrounds: Choose from elegant themes, classic woodgrain, or dynamic visuals. * Easy to Use: Big buttons, clean interface, one-tap reset, seat swap, and pause control. Perfect for: * Chess (classic, blitz, bullet, rapid) * Go / Weiqi with Byo-yomi countdown * Xiangqi (Chinese Chess) time control rules * Club tournaments, practice, and casual matches TikTak helps you focus on strategy, not the clock. Download now and elevate your board game experience! [How to become a premium member] To access the full version of this application, users need to purchase a subscription. You can choose to subscribe weekly, monthly, or yearly. Payment will be charged to your iTunes account, and the subscription will be confirmed upon payment. The subscription will be automatically renewed through your iTunes account. To cancel the subscription, please manually disable the auto-renewal function in the iTunes/AppleID settings at least 24 hours before the current subscription period expires. Privacy Policy: https://www.niuniubiji.com/#/pp?app=ChessClock Terms: https://www.niuniubiji.com/#/tos?app=ChessClock
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Train Game Assistant at 100% against TikTak Chess Clock's 63%. Train Game Assistant also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). TikTak Chess Clock's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price 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. TikTak Chess Clock sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Train Game Assistant asks for nothing beyond the download.
Train Game Assistant holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TikTak Chess Clock has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Train Game Assistant's written reviews are positive against 63% of TikTak Chess Clock's.
Train Game Assistant ships an update every 2 months, TikTak Chess Clock every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Train Game Assistant | TikTak Chess Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.7 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 62.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stasis Software LLC | Xin Chen |
Customer experience
Train Game Assistant
TikTak Chess Clock
In-app purchases
Train Game Assistant
No in-app purchases
TikTak Chess Clock
- Weekly Premium$0.997 Days
- Monthly Premium7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Annual Premium$4.991 Year
- VIP Service$9.99
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