Comparison

Game Clock Pro vs Chess Clock

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

Head to head
About

Game Clock Pro

A professional and elegant game clock designed for competitive turn-based games like Chess, Go, and Shogi. Offers tournament-grade accuracy, multiple time systems, and customizable alerts with a premium design and ultra battery efficiency.

Highlights
  • Tournament-grade accuracy
  • Professional time systems (Fischer, Bronstein, Byoyomi)
  • Premium customizable themes
  • Ultra battery efficient design
  • Customizable alerts (beep, voice, silent)
  • Save custom time control presets
  • Haptic feedback
Features
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The most elegant and professional game clock for serious board game players. Trusted by tournament players worldwide for Chess, Go (Baduk/Weiqi), Shogi, and all competitive turn-based games. WHY GAME CLOCK PRO? - Tournament-Grade Accuracy: Precision timing trusted by competitive players - Professional Time Systems: Fischer, Bronstein, Byoyomi, Canadian Byoyomi, Tournament modes - Premium Design: 6 stunning themes including Wood, Cherry Blossom, Ocean, High Contrast - Ultra Battery Efficient: Optimized refresh rates for hours of uninterrupted play - Customizable Alerts: Beep, countdown voice, or silent mode for any environment PERFECT FOR: - Chess (Blitz, Rapid, Classical) - Go/Baduk/Weiqi (with Byoyomi support) - Shogi (Japanese Chess) - Scrabble & Word Games - Backgammon, Checkers, Othello - Any competitive board game ADVANCED FEATURES: - Save custom presets for your favorite time controls - Haptic feedback for tactile confirmation - Large, easy-to-read display even in poor lighting - Elegant themes: Wood, Cherry Blossom, Ocean, High Contrast, Light, Dark - Clean interface that stays out of your way Join thousands of players who've upgraded their game experience. Download Game Clock Pro today and focus on your strategy, not the clock.

About

Chess Clock

Features
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The chess clock built for real play. Whether you're grinding one-minute bullet online prep, running a tournament arbiter's floor, or teaching a kid how to press their first clock — Chess Clock has the time control you need, and gets out of your way while you use it. •••••••••••• EVERY TIME CONTROL THAT MATTERS • Bullet: 1 min, 2 min • Blitz: 3+0, 3+2, 5+0, 5+3 • Rapid: 10, 15+10, 25+10 • Classical: 30, 60, 90+30 • FIDE Classical: 40 moves in 90 minutes + 30 in 30 minutes + SD in 15 minutes + 30-second increment from move 1 — the World Championship spec, implemented exactly • Armageddon • Hourglass mode • Go and Shogi: byo-yomi periods with FIDE-correct consumption • Scrabble presets • 17 built-in presets across 7 categories •••••••••••• TOURNAMENT-ACCURATE Fischer increment, Bronstein delay, US/Simple delay, Japanese byo-yomi, Canadian overtime, hourglass, and multi-stage transitions — all FIDE-correct. Move-by-move state persists across every action, and you can undo the last press if you fat-fingered a tap. •••••••••••• BUILT FOR THE TABLE • Two big edge-to-edge tap zones — nothing to miss under match pressure • Flat-on-table mode rotates the opponent's clock so both players read face-up • Monospaced digits, tenths of a second in the last 20s • Six visual skins: Classic B&W, Wood, DGT green LCD, Tournament navy & gold, Neon, Midnight — pick one per match • Voice announcements at 60s / 30s / 20s / 10s / 5-4-3-2-1 • Live Activity keeps the clock on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island •••••••••••• MOVE HISTORY & ANALYTICS Every press is logged with its duration. When the match ends, review: • The full move timeline with per-move deltas • Per-side stats: moves, total time, average, longest think • Cross-match analytics: your play streak, average move time, longest think ever, time-trouble rate, wins as White vs Black • Export as PGN with clock annotations for Lichess, SCID, ChessBase • Or export as CSV or JSON for your own analysis •••••••••••• BROADCAST & SPECTATE Tap share to generate a 6-digit code. Anyone with the code can watch your match live from iPhone, iPad, Mac, or the web at chessclock.app — clocks sync in real time. Two-code model: give the edit code to your opponent, the view code to spectators. •••••••••••• DESIGNED FOR SERIOUS PLAY • iPhone, iPad, macOS, visionOS • Landscape and portrait supported • Native SwiftUI — buttery, low-latency • No ads, no accounts, no distractions Chess Clock is a passion project by a chess player, for chess players. Feedback and feature requests are always welcome — tap Send Feedback in Settings.

Screenshots

Game Clock Pro4 screens
Chess Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Chess Clock at Free against Game Clock Pro's $2.99. Game Clock Pro's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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

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

Chess Clock is free to download; Game Clock Pro costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 5 level
Game Clock Pro versus Chess Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGame Clock ProChess Clock
Price$2.99Free — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEngin YazilanIdeas All Day Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

Game Clock Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Chess Clock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Game Clock Pro free?
Game Clock Pro costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chess Clock free?
Chess Clock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Game Clock Pro or Chess Clock have ads?
Neither Game Clock Pro nor Chess Clock shows ads.

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