Comparison

Chess Clock & Chess Timer vs Chess Clock

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

Head to head
About

Chess Clock & Chess Timer

This app provides a tournament-ready chess clock for over-the-board games. It offers customizable time controls, including increments and delays, and supports features like time odds for uneven matchups. Enjoy a clean interface with sound cues and mid-game adjustments.

Highlights
  • Tournament-ready chess clock
  • Customizable time controls (increment, delay)
  • Time odds for uneven matchups
  • Presets for various game speeds
  • Mid-game adjustments
  • Offline play
Features
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Chess Timer is a fast, tournament-ready chess clock built for OTB (over-the-board) games. Pick a preset for bullet, blitz, rapid, or classical, or build advanced time controls with increment and delay. Use Fischer increment, Bronstein, or simple delay, plus sudden death and multi-stage time control setups like 40 moves in 2 hours + rest of game. Play with kids or balance skill levels using time odds (time handicap) with different time per player. Enjoy stunning themes with high-contrast readability for tabletop mode, crisp sound cues, and quick mid-game adjustments. Features • One-tap turn switching with clear visual states and optional sounds • Presets for bullet, blitz, rapid, classical • Fischer increment, Bronstein, and delay • Multi-stage time controls and move-control setups (example: 40/120) • Time odds (time handicap) for uneven matchups, ideal for kids • Pause, reset, and add or subtract time mid-game • Offline, low battery impact, clean distraction-free UI • Also great for 2-player board games like go, shogi, Scrabble, checkers, backgammon, chess timer Easy to play chess: 1. Choose a preset or set base time, increment, delay, and stages. 2. Place the phone between players and tap to start. 3. Tap after each move to switch, pause anytime, adjust if needed. Terms Of Use: https://www.appside.io/chesstimer/termsandconditions.html Privacy Policy: https://www.appside.io/chesstimer/privacypolicy.html

About

Chess Clock

Features
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Chess Clock is the beautiful, complete game timer for over-the-board play — for chess, Go, Scrabble, backgammon and any two-player game. Pay once. No ads. No subscription. Tap your side after each move to start your opponent's clock. Big, glanceable digits read from across the table — and a smart mirrored readout lets both players see both clocks the right way up. EVERY TIME CONTROL • Sudden death & Fischer increment • Bronstein and simple / US delay • Multi-stage FIDE tournament controls (e.g. 40 moves in 90 min, then +30 min, +30s a move) • Byo-yomi & Canadian byo-yomi for Go • Hourglass mode • Custom builder — dial in any base time, increment, delay or stages BUILT FOR THE TABLE • Ready presets: Bullet, Blitz, Rapid, Classical • Low-time warning with sound and haptics • Flag detection with an unmistakable alarm • Keeps the screen awake and auto-pauses if you leave the app • Portrait and landscape PLAYERS & STATS • Keep a roster of players • Automatic win / loss records and win rates • Head-to-head history — see who leads your rivalry MAKE IT YOURS • 7 clock faces: Minimal, Carbon, Wood, Tournament LCD, Neon, Blueprint, Paper • Player names on the board • Light & dark themes · English, Deutsch, Español, Français PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No tracking. Everything stays on your device. Chess Clock Pro unlocks the custom & FIDE tournament controls, Bronstein & delay, Go byo-yomi, extra clock faces, player names, and full stats & history — a single one-time purchase, yours forever.

Screenshots

Chess Clock & Chess Timer4 screens
Chess Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Chess Clock at 13.0 against Chess Clock & Chess Timer's 17. 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. Chess Clock & Chess Timer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Chess Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Chess Clock & Chess Timer versus Chess Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChess Clock & Chess TimerChess Clock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS1713.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMaksym FarynetsRalf Pitter

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Chess Clock & Chess Timer

Subscriptions2
  • 3 Days Free3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Premium Annual$49.991 Year
1 purchases

Chess Clock

One-time1
  • Chess Clock Pro$8.99

Questions

Is Chess Clock & Chess Timer free?
Chess Clock & Chess Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chess Clock free?
Chess Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Chess Clock & Chess Timer or Chess Clock have ads?
Neither Chess Clock & Chess Timer nor Chess Clock shows ads.

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