Comparison

Clock 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

Clock

This app provides a stylish and user-friendly timer for various board games, including chess. It offers customizable settings for time and increments, supporting different modes like Fischer and Bronstein. Enjoy a clean, ad-free experience perfect for both casual and professional play.

Highlights
  • Intuitive classic chess clock
  • Fischer, Bronstein, and delay modes
  • Adjustable time and increments
  • Sound and vibration alerts
  • Minimalist design
  • Ad-free experience
Features
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Clock — стильные и удобные шахматные часы Превратите любое место в турнирную арену с Clock! Удобный, точный и красивый таймер для классических шахмат, блица, рапида и любых других настольных игр. Особенности: - Классические шахматные часы с интуитивным управлением - Поддержка режима Фишера, бронштейна и задержки - Регулируемое время и добавки - Звуковые сигналы и вибрация - Красивый минималистичный дизайн - Без рекламы и лишнего шума Идеален как для профессиональных игроков, так и для дружеских партий. Просто нажми — и игра началась!

About

Chess Clock

Features
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The last game clock you'll ever download. Chess Clock is a dedicated clock for chess, go, shogi and board games. Giant digits you can read from across the table. Every time control that actually exists. No ads, no account, and it works fully offline. NEW IN 2.0 • Instant touch: the clock switches the moment your finger lands. Slap it like a real clock. A slap with several fingers counts as one move, never two. • Visible delay: in simple delay a "delay 4" badge and a shrinking bar show why your main time is not running yet. • Keep playing after a flag (US Chess rules): your opponent has to claim the win. If both flags fall, it is a draw, and the game summary records who fell first. • Sunlight theme: black on white, the side to move inverted, bold digits and full screen brightness for outdoor games and bright halls. TAP ANYWHERE Your whole side of the screen is the button. No hunting for a tiny target while your flag is falling. EVERY TIME CONTROL • Fischer increment: time added after every move • Bronstein delay: get back what you used, up to the increment • Simple delay: your time runs only after the delay expires • Japanese byo-yomi: periods that reset each move • Canadian byo-yomi: a block of time for a set number of stones • Hourglass: your time flows to your opponent • Multi-stage controls: "40 moves in 90 minutes, then 30 minutes" • Sudden death, and any combination of the above 25 presets are ready to play: bullet 1+0, blitz 3+2 and 5+3, rapid 10+5, classical 90+30, FIDE 40/90+30, US delay 5|d5, go, Canadian byo-yomi, shogi, hourglass, and turn timers for board, card, word and party games. Build and save your own in seconds. BUILT FOR GO AND SHOGI Japanese and Canadian byo-yomi done properly, with period counts, stone counts and an audible countdown for the last five seconds. Most clocks skip this. We started here. 2 TO 6 PLAYERS Players sit around the table and the turn goes around with them. Reverse direction mid-game, knock out players who run out of time and keep playing, or give everyone a fixed time per turn. Perfect for board game night, not just duels. PER-PLAYER HANDICAP Give each player a different time control. Ideal for coaching, for teaching kids, and for uneven matchups. READ IT ACROSS THE TABLE Full-screen digits, each player's time turned to face them. Six themes: Modern, Retro LCD seven-segment, OLED Black, High Contrast, Wood Club and the new Sunlight. SOUND AND HAPTICS Two distinct tap tones, so you know who is on move without looking. Low-time warning, byo-yomi ticks, and a falling-flag buzzer. Turn it all off for a silent tournament hall. GAME STATISTICS Move counts, average and longest think, a think-time chart for every move, and your last 50 games in history. Share any result as one line of text. ACCESSIBILITY VoiceOver reads each player's time and state, and a double tap passes the move. Dynamic Type, Reduce Motion, and High Contrast and Sunlight themes. HONEST SOFTWARE No ads. No in-app purchases. No account. No tracking. It works fully offline, on a plane, in a park, in a tournament hall with no signal. The only time it goes online is a quick check for a newer version at launch. Available in 49 languages, translated by hand. Made for players who take the game seriously enough to want the clock to disappear.

Screenshots

Clock4 screens
Chess Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Clock at every 4 days against Chess Clock's every 3 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

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

Clock ships an update every 4 days, Chess Clock every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Clock versus Chess Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClockChess Clock
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTornike Dvalashvililapnito.cz s.r.o.

In-app purchases

None

Clock

No in-app purchases

None

Chess Clock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Clock free?
Clock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chess Clock free?
Chess Clock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Clock or Chess Clock have ads?
Neither Clock nor Chess Clock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Clock or Chess Clock?
Clock ships an update every 4 days, and Chess Clock every 3 months. Most recently, Clock was updated on October 30, 2026 and Chess Clock on October 31, 2026.

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