Comparison

Chess Timer vs Go Time

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

Head to head
About

Chess Timer

This app provides precise time management for chess players, offering various time controls and dual-player tracking. It helps players train for tournaments, sharpen skills, and ensures fair gameplay with customizable settings and low-time alerts.

Highlights
  • Accurate time controls
  • Dual player time tracking
  • Multiple time formats
  • Customizable time settings
  • Low time alert
  • User-friendly interface
Features
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Chess Timer - Clock is the perfect tool for chess players who need precise and reliable time management. Whether you're playing casual games or preparing for competitive tournaments, this app ensures fair and structured gameplay by enforcing time controls for both players. Key Features: Accurate Time Controls: Manage your game time with precision. Select from popular time formats like Bullet, Blitz, Rapid, or set custom time controls to fit your preferred game style. Dual Player Time Tracking: With Chess Timer - Clock, each player’s time is tracked independently, ensuring fair play. With a simple tap, players alternate turns while their respective timers keep the game moving efficiently. Multiple Time Formats: The app offers a variety of standard time controls including Lightning (1 minute), Bullet (2 minutes), Blitz (3-5 minutes), Rapid (10-30 minutes), and Active formats. You can also create custom time settings for unique match configurations. Low Time Alert: The low-time alarm notifies you when your time is about to run out, helping you make quick decisions during the most critical moments of your game. Simple and User-Friendly: The app’s intuitive design allows players to focus on their game while effortlessly managing the time. Easy-to-use features make Chess Timer - Clock suitable for both casual players and professionals. Why Choose Chess Timer - Clock? Train for tournaments by using real-world time controls. Sharpen your skills in fast-paced Bullet or Blitz games. Customize time controls for casual matches or training sessions. Whether you are just learning chess or are a seasoned pro, Chess Timer - Clock is the ultimate tool for ensuring fair play, improving your time management, and enhancing the competitive experience of every game. Chess Timer - Clock app is free. You can use it forever, at no cost. However, Chess Timer - Clock does offer premium features for its subscribers. If you decide to purchase an upgrade, you will unlock additional features. Terms of Use: https://kociapp.github.io/Chess-Timer/term-of-use Privacy Policy: https://kociapp.github.io/Chess-Timer/privacy-policy

About

Go Time

Features
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Go Time is a game clock for people who play Go over the board — and a camera that writes the game record for you. ■ A CLOCK YOU SIT ACROSS FROM Put the phone between you. Top and bottom are the clocks for Black and White; press your side and your opponent's time starts. Big digits and a clear sound when time is nearly up. Pause, reset and the other controls appear only when you shake the phone, so a hand brushing the screen mid-game won't stop the clock. ■ TIME, YOUR WAY • Main time plus Japanese byo-yomi (periods × seconds) • Fischer increment per move • Different settings for Black and White when you play a handicap game • Your last setup is remembered — set it once and it is the same next time ■ TWO PHONES, ONE CLOCK Prefer your own phone in front of you? Link two phones over Bluetooth. One creates the room, the other joins, and each player presses their own screen. The clock stays in sync — no Wi-Fi or account needed. ■ A PHOTO AFTER EVERY MOVE Have a spare phone? Put it on a stand over the board, connect it as the camera, and it takes a picture each time the clock is pressed. When the game ends, the day's photos are kept together as one set — the whole game, move by move, without anyone touching a camera. ■ PHOTOS BECOME A GAME RECORD Go Time reads the stones from those photos and builds a digital record. It only needs to find the one new stone in each shot, so it works under ordinary room lighting. Check each move, correct anything the camera got wrong, then replay the game or export it as SGF to study in any Go program. ■ YOUR GAMES, KEPT • Game list with search and favorites • SGF import, including files from Korean, Japanese and Chinese Go sites (CP949, Shift_JIS, GBK …) • Move-by-move replay with the photo beside the board • Share SGF files with a tap ■ ADS AND SUBSCRIPTION The app is free with ads. An optional monthly subscription removes all ads. Payment is charged to your App Store account on purchase, and the subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it anytime in your account settings. Privacy Policy: https://4lovingyou.com/IOS/GoClock/Privacypolicy.html Terms of Use: https://4lovingyou.com/IOS/Terms.php?AppName=GoClock

Screenshots

Chess Timer4 screens
Go Time4 screens

Verdict

The call

Chess Timer and Go Time are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Chess Timer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Go Time sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Chess Timer versus Go Time: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChess TimerGo Time
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndy SutantoJongHyun Lee

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Chess Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Chess Clock Pro - 1W$0.997 Days
  • Chess Alarm Pro - 1Y$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Chess Timer Pro$19.99
2 purchases

Go Time

Subscriptions2
  • Remove Ads (Monthly)$0.991 Month
  • Remove Ads (Yearly)$5.991 Year

Questions

Is Chess Timer free?
Chess Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Go Time free?
Go Time is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Chess Timer or Go Time have ads?
Both Chess Timer and Go Time show ads.

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