Comparison

Poker Timer Pro vs Chip Up

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

Head to head
About

Poker Timer Pro

Manage poker tournament blind levels, antes, and breaks with ease. Features clear voice and sound alerts to keep your game on pace. Perfect for home games, leagues, and club events.

Highlights
  • Customizable blind levels and durations
  • Scheduled breaks with automatic alerts
  • Voice and sound alerts for level changes
  • One-tap pause/resume
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Poker Timer Pro is the blind timer and tournament clock for home poker nights. Tell it how many players, how long you want to play and which chips you own. It builds a legal blind structure, works out the chips per player and turns the buy-in into a prize pool with payouts. Setup takes about a minute, and then the whole table can read the clock. SET UP A POKER TOURNAMENT IN A MINUTE • Tournament wizard: players, duration, your chip set and buy-in in, a ready blind structure with antes and breaks out. • Blinds use the chips you actually own, so nobody has to post an 80/150 level. • Starting stack, chip breakdown per player, prize pool and payouts calculated for you. • Choose level speed, antes and breaks. Presets: Standard, Turbo, Hyper Turbo, Deep Stack, Bounty and Freezeout. • Save unlimited tournament structures, edit any level and share a structure with friends. A POKER CLOCK THE WHOLE TABLE CAN READ • Big, readable round clock with the current and next blinds, ante and level number. • Big Clock in landscape for a tablet or a phone propped up on the table. • The screen stays on while you play. • Voice announcements of the blinds in 21 languages ("Blinds up: 200 / 400"), plus sound and vibration. • A background alert when a level or break ends, as a safety net when you switch apps. • Pause, go to the next level or back to the previous one at any time. PLAYERS, REBUYS AND PAYOUTS • Track eliminations, rebuys, add-ons and knockouts with bounties during the game. • The prize pool updates with every rebuy and add-on. • Final standings when the tournament ends. • Random seat draw for one or more tables. TABLE TOOLS • Hand odds on the community board: enter the flop, turn and river and see how likely each poker hand is. • Preflop helper: "Check my play" for a fold, call or raise, or "What should I do?" for your hand and position. • Poker hand rankings settle "what beats what" in seconds. • Chip calculator & payouts for stacks, chip values and the prize pool. PREMIUM (OPTIONAL) • No ads • History & player statistics across your poker nights • TV display & Call Clock • Premium table themes: Midnight Felt, Bordeaux, Royal, Carbon or your own colours Monthly, yearly or lifetime: your choice. FAIR TO THE GAME • Ads never appear during a level, only at breaks or after the tournament. • No account needed. Open the app and shuffle up. • 21 languages: English, Polski, Deutsch, Español, Português, Français, Italiano, Nederlands, Svenska, Dansk, Norsk, Suomi, Русский, Українська, 日本語, 한국어, 中文, Tiếng Việt, العربية, עברית, فارسی. Texas Hold'em home game, poker night with friends or a small league: Poker Timer Pro is your poker timer, blinds clock and home tournament manager in one app. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://remotion.pl/apps/poker-timer/privacy

About

Chip Up

Features
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Run your poker tournaments like a seasoned professional. Chip Up Poker Timer is the ultimate companion for home game hosts, league organizers, and Tournament Directors. With an advanced, lifecycle-resilient blind clock, player roster tools, and local screen synchronization, Chip Up brings casino-grade tournament management to your device. The Free Core Timer - Robust and Accurate * Bulletproof Blind Clock: Lifecycle-resilient wall-clock synchronisation keeps the countdown accurate down to the millisecond, even if the app goes to the background or your device sleeps. * Display Sleep Prevention: Automatic wakelock integration keeps your device screen active during active tournament play. * Customisable Blind Structures: Create custom structures with configurable small/big blinds, antes, levels, and break milestones. Includes pre-configured standard and turbo templates. * Dynamic Chimes and Text-to-Speech: Premium sound notifications (beeps, bells, fanfares) and high-quality voice announcements that dynamically read out level transitions (e.g., "Blinds are now 100 and 200, ante 25"). * Historical Archive: Log completed tournament stats, including game times, entries, total rebuys, and final placements. * Go Professional with the Premium Pack (Annual Subscription) Unlock the full power of Chip Up Poker Timer with our annual premium subscription, giving you ongoing access to professional director features: Local Multi-Device Screen Sync Run auxiliary timer displays for your players. Pair secondary devices (phones, tablets, or laptops running the app) in seconds using a secure 4-digit PIN over your local network. Paired screens display live synced countdowns, active player stats, and current blind levels in real-time. Visual Table Felts & Animated Seat Draws Say goodbye to manual seating assignments and chaotic table redraws. Our dynamic seating manager assigns seats round-robin across tables to guarantee balanced player counts matching official TDA guidelines. Experience a premium, animated virtual green-felt seating reveal. The app automatically prompts you when it is time for a single "Final Table" redraw. Advanced Player Pool & Import Management Store a permanent pool of players on your device and organize them into custom groups (ideal for league tiers, venues, or seasons). Import large rosters instantly by pasting the URL of a player roster or league table page. The app automatically fetches the page, lets you choose which HTML columns hold the name and member ID, runs a dry-run preview, and merges new players in a single transaction to prevent duplicates. Live Payout Calculation & Custom Structures Define exactly how your prize pool splits among top finishers. Save custom payout percentages up to 100 places, support fixed or percentage-based house cuts, and set custom buy-in amounts. During active play, the main Timer screen dynamically computes and displays live cash payout values in real-time as rebuys and entries increase the pool. Result Sharing Export and share final standings, total rebuys, and payout distributions using your native system share sheet. Formats clean text layouts perfect for posting to league forums, chat groups, or social channels. Technical Requirements & Offline Capabilities Offline-First Architecture: Core clock, structures, database, and chime notifications run 100% offline. No account sign-up is required. Local Area Sync: Multi-device sync runs entirely over local Wi-Fi or hotspots, consuming no internet bandwidth. Host and secondary devices must be on the same local network. External Sharing: Sending results via external apps (SMS, Email, WhatsApp) requires active network connectivity at the time of sending. Speech Availability: Voice announcements depend on your device's built-in system TTS engine. Voices and offline performance packages may vary by manufacturer. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Poker Timer Pro4 screens
Chip Up4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Chip Up at none against Poker Timer Pro's shown. Chip Up also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 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. Poker Timer Pro sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Chip Up sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Poker Timer Pro ships an update every 6 months, Chip Up every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Poker Timer Pro versus Chip Up: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPoker Timer ProChip Up
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAdrian CabalaMark McCoy

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Poker Timer Pro

Subscriptions2
  • Premium monthly$0.991 Month
  • Premium yearly$5.991 Year
One-time1
  • Poker Timer Premium$14.99
1 purchases

Chip Up

Subscriptions1
  • Chip Up Pro$4.991 Year

Questions

Is Poker Timer Pro free?
Poker Timer Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chip Up free?
Chip Up is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Poker Timer Pro or Chip Up have ads?
Poker Timer Pro shows ads; Chip Up does not.
Which is updated more often, Poker Timer Pro or Chip Up?
Poker Timer Pro ships an update every 6 months, and Chip Up every 2 weeks. Most recently, Poker Timer Pro was updated on October 30, 2026 and Chip Up on October 24, 2026.

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