Comparison

Chess Clock vs Blitz Clock

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

Head to head
About

Chess Clock

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Chess Clock is the perfect clock for your chess matches. Customize player colors, orientation, and time settings to match your style. Features: • Quickly select from popular time controls or create your own custom duration and increment. • Toggle sound effects, vibration, and the move counter to suit your preference. • Rotate text and controls individually for each player for the perfect board setup. • Start with a clean built-in color set for both sides. Premium Features: • 14 additional color themes to personalize each player's side • Custom themes: pick your own colors for every part of the board • Player profiles with names and photos shown right on the clock • Game history with move analysis and export • Shareable result cards for finished games Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/chessclocktimerforchess/privacy Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

About

Blitz Clock

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Blitz Clock is a clean, distraction-free chess timer built to replace the physical chess clock. Whether you're playing blitz, rapid, bullet, or classical games, Blitz Clock keeps your matches precise, fair, and smooth. Designed with a minimal interface and fast response time, the timer is optimized for over-the-board games, tournaments, practice sessions, and casual play with friends. Features: * Multiple time controls (Blitz, Rapid, Bullet, Classical) * Custom time settings * Increment (Fischer) support * Simple tap to stop the timer and start the opponent’s timer * Works perfectly for chess clubs and tournaments * Pleasant sounds whilte stopping the timer and time’s up alert. * Voice reading when you are getting out of time we created Blitz Clock to completely replace the physical tapping of chess clock with iPhones, iPads and make the smooth tapping possible to play more games fast, smooth and with more accuracy. Play smart. Play fast. Play with Blitz Clock.

Screenshots

Chess Clock4 screens
Blitz Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Chess Clock at 15.1 against Blitz Clock's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Chess Clock ships an update every 6 months, Blitz Clock every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Chess Clock versus Blitz Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChess ClockBlitz Clock
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBurak Can INCEMekala Vamsi Krishna

In-app purchases

None

Chess Clock

No in-app purchases

None

Blitz Clock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chess Clock free?
Chess Clock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Blitz Clock free?
Blitz Clock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Chess Clock or Blitz Clock have ads?
Neither Chess Clock nor Blitz Clock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chess Clock or Blitz Clock?
Chess Clock ships an update every 6 months, and Blitz Clock every 3 months. Most recently, Chess Clock was updated on September 20, 2026 and Blitz Clock on September 23, 2026.

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