Comparison

Tempo vs Chess Clock

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

Head to head
About

Tempo

Features
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Tempo is the ultimate companion for your over-the-board chess games. Designed for both casual players and tournament professionals, it offers a seamless and high-contrast interface. Features: Custom Time Controls: Create your own settings with minutes, seconds, and increments. Preset Modes: Quick access to Bullet, Blitz (3+2), and Classical modes. Multi-Language Support: Choose from 10 different languages. Custom Themes: Personalize your clock with Neon Green, Royal Blue, or Vivid Purple themes. Haptic & Sound: Get physical feedback for every move (can be toggled in settings). Experience a distraction-free, professional chess clock on your iPhone or iPad.

About

Chess Clock

Features
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Two big buttons, your time controls, zero fuss. Zwango turns your phone into a real chess clock for over the board play, with the increment math done exactly right. THE CLOCK - Tap your side to press the clock, targets you cannot miss - Portrait and flat on the table landscape layouts - Low time warning with colour and haptics - Move counter and one tap reset - Screen stays awake through the whole game TIME CONTROLS - Presets for Bullet 1+0, Blitz 3+2 and 5+0, Rapid 10+0 and more - Fischer increment, Bronstein, and simple delay, implemented correctly - Build and save your own custom controls ANY BOARD GAME - Works for every two player turn based game: scrabble, go, shogi, backgammon Free to play with the standard presets. Pro unlocks the custom control builder, Bronstein and delay modes, themes, and a true black tabletop mode for OLED screens. Zwango is an independent app and is not affiliated with Chess.com, FIDE, or any chess federation. TOS: https://apps.borombo.com/zwango/terms/

Screenshots

Tempo4 screens
Chess Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tempo at none against Chess Clock's 2. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. Chess Clock sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Tempo asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Tempo versus Chess Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTempoChess Clock
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.617.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size7 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFurkan SevgiliErwan ROMBO

In-app purchases

None

Tempo

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Chess Clock

Subscriptions1
  • Zwango Pro$2.991 Month
One-time1
  • Zwango Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Tempo free?
Tempo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chess Clock free?
Chess Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tempo or Chess Clock have ads?
Neither Tempo nor Chess Clock shows ads.

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