HOTKam vs Chess Clock & Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HOTKam
This application connects to dashcams, enabling driving and parking recordings. It supports collision photography, alert message pushes, and cloud storage for recordings. Users can view and manage files in real-time via the app.
- Driving and parking recording
- Collision photography and recording
- Push alert messages
- Cloud storage for recordings
- Real-time viewing and management
- Message push notifications
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An APP client software for driving recorders; Supports driving and parking recordings, and can realize collision photography and recording, as well as push alert messages. The recording supports cloud storage; Supports real-time viewing and management of recording files on the App side, receiving message push, etc.
Chess Clock & Timer
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Plytime is a chess clock for two people at a café table or a club board. The phone lies flat. One of you reads it upside down. Huge digits, one side running, no account, no ads. For casual and club play. Free • Bullet, blitz, rapid, classical, and delay presets • Your own single-stage control, including time odds • Fischer increment, Bronstein, and simple delay • Pause, undo, and adjust time or moves • Three saved custom presets • Sounds, haptics, and VoiceOver Plytime Pro • Multi-stage controls • Hourglass • Unlimited custom presets • Move-time chart and a CSV of every game • High-contrast and OLED black faces Plytime Pro prices • Monthly — $2.99 per month • Monthly Discount — $1.99 per month, offered occasionally • Lifetime — $14.99, one payment • Lifetime Discount — $9.99, one payment, offered occasionally A monthly plan renews until you cancel. Cancel at least 24 hours before the period ends in Settings → Apple Account → Subscriptions. Lifetime is one payment and does not renew. No account. No ads. Privacy Policy: https://flagfall.lovable.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://flagfall.lovable.app/terms Apple Licensed Application EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Questions: eskandari.sobhan@gmail.com Time is measured on the device. Presets, logs, and settings stay on the phone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HOTKam at none against Chess Clock & Timer's 4. HOTKam also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Chess Clock & Timer's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, 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 & Timer sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. HOTKam asks for nothing beyond the download.
HOTKam ships an update every 3 weeks, Chess Clock & Timer every 5 days. Both last shipped on November 12, 2026.
| Parameter | HOTKam | Chess Clock & Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 23.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 150 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen VeePai IoT Intelligent Technology LLC | SER_INT |
In-app purchases
HOTKam
No in-app purchases
Chess Clock & Timer
- Plytime Monthly Discount$1.991 Month
- Plytime Monthly$2.991 Month
- Plytime Lifetime Discount$9.99
- Plytime Lifetime$14.99
Questions
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