Comparison

ChessTimer vs Minotor

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

Head to head
About

ChessTimer

Read full description

ChessTimer is a clean chess clock for games over a real board. Put the phone between you, tap your side after each move, and play. BUILT FOR THE BOARD • Huge, high-contrast digits you can read from across the table • Each side faces its player • Light and dark mode; English and Vietnamese, switchable in Settings • Running side lights up; under 10 seconds it turns red and shows tenths • Accurate to the millisecond, even if the screen locks or you switch apps • The screen stays awake during a game • Haptic feedback on every move TIME CONTROLS • Bullet, Blitz, Rapid and Classical presets • Fischer increment • Move counter for each player CHESSTIMER PRO • Every preset, including increment controls (1|1, 3|2, 5|3, 15|10, 30|20…) • Custom time for each player, for handicap games • Every accent color Pro is available as a yearly subscription with a free trial, a monthly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel them in your App Store account settings. No ads. No account. Works offline. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Minotor

Navigate a marble through a 3D cube maze, crossing its six faces. Use intuitive touch controls to rotate the cube and guide the marble to the exit. Discover surprise boxes with random effects and unlock hints to aid your progress.

Highlights
  • 50 levels of increasing difficulty
  • Natural touch controls for cube rotation
  • Surprise boxes with random bonus/malus effects
  • "Arrow path" hint system
  • Customizable cube skins and marble types
  • Polished 3D visual effects
Read full description

A maze like no other: it spreads across all 6 faces of a 3D cube! Guide your marble from the starting point to the golden exit, located on the opposite face of the cube. Gravity always pulls the marble toward the bottom of the screen: rotate the cube with your fingertips to make it roll, cross the edges and travel from one face to another. Easy to pick up, fiendishly addictive. FEATURES • 50 levels of increasing difficulty: from the first easy cubes to giant labyrinths that will put your sense of direction to the test. • Natural touch controls: one finger to rotate the cube, two fingers to spin it around, pinch to zoom. The camera automatically follows the marble if it disappears behind the cube. • Surprise boxes scattered through the mazes: open them and get one of 7 random bonus or malus effects! – Dynamite: blasts the walls around you – Clone: a second marble appears — two chances to reach the exit – Teleportation: thrown to the opposite face in a burst of sparks – Antigravity: the marble falls… upward! – Light marble: slower and easier to control – Heavy marble: bigger and harder to handle – Black smoke: an opaque curtain blocks your view • Lost? Ask for the "arrow path" hint: the full route to the exit appears on the maze floor, arrow by arrow. • Make it yours: dress the cube in wood, stone or metal, and pick your marble — polished steel, glowing lava or a soap bubble. • Polished visual effects: fireworks at the finish, spark explosions, animated surprise boxes… all in smooth 3D. • Interface available in English and French. • Free to play: hints and bonus skins are unlocked simply by watching a short video — no purchase required. Your progress is saved automatically: come back anytime and keep climbing through the 50 levels. Can you tame the cube and lead your marble to the exit? Download Minotor and step into the maze!

Screenshots

ChessTimer4 screens
Minotor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ChessTimer at none against Minotor's shown. Minotor's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 36 months). On price, in-app purchases, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ChessTimer ships an update every 36 months, Minotor every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
ChessTimer versus Minotor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChessTimerMinotor
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.7 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 36 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Ad-supported
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCuong Nguyen VanLOLAGRE

In-app purchases

None

ChessTimer

No in-app purchases

None

Minotor

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ChessTimer free?
ChessTimer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Minotor free?
Minotor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ChessTimer or Minotor have ads?
Minotor shows ads; ChessTimer does not.
Which is updated more often, ChessTimer or Minotor?
ChessTimer ships an update every 36 months, and Minotor every 9 days. Most recently, ChessTimer was updated on November 12, 2026 and Minotor on November 10, 2026.

Other comparisons