Comparison

Royal Poker Timer PRO vs PokerLight

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

Head to head
About

Royal Poker Timer PRO

This visually stunning poker timer offers a professional-grade experience for home games. It features a vocal tournament director with attitude, customizable blind structures, and multiple themes for high visibility. Enjoy offline functionality and smart alerts for a seamless tournament flow.

Highlights
  • Visually stunning design
  • Vocal tournament director
  • Customizable blind structures
  • Offline functionality
  • Smart alerts
  • Multiple themes
  • AirPlay support
Features
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100% The Best Poker Timer for Texas Hold’em Your game. Your blinds. Your rules. A professional poker timer and tournament clock for Texas Hold’em, built for home games, poker nights, and players who take their tournaments seriously. It keeps track of the blinds, announces the levels, warns you when time is running out, and occasionally tells you what you are doing wrong. A Poker Clock That Actually Looks Good Most poker timers look like they were designed for a spreadsheet. This one was not. Built for iPhone and iPad, with a large, easy-to-read display, smooth animations, and premium themes that make your poker table feel a little more like a real poker room. Choose your look. Start the game. Let the chips do the talking. Your Very Own Tournament Director You could appoint someone to sit there all night watching the clock. Or you could let the app do it. The voice announcer calls blind changes, round updates, and important time warnings. It is clear when it needs to be clear and has just enough attitude to keep things interesting. Because apparently someone has to tell everyone that the blinds are going up. Build the Tournament Your Way Turbo? Deep stack? Something completely ridiculous you invented at 2 AM? Go for it. Create your own poker tournament structure or start with a preset. Set the small blind, big blind, ante, and duration for every level. You can also: • Change rounds manually • Pause and resume the tournament • Skip levels instantly • Set an unlimited final round • Configure your own blind structure • Choose different tournament timings You are in control. The timer is just here to make sure everyone follows the rules. Keep the Table Moving Someone taking five minutes to decide whether to call 200? Not anymore. Use the built-in player timer and give players 30, 60, or 90 seconds to make their move. There is always one. Everything You Need at the Table • Professional poker tournament clock • Texas Hold’em blind timer • Large, high-visibility display • 3-minute and 1-minute warnings • Voice announcements in 6 languages • Player decision timer • Custom blinds, antes, and round durations • Multiple premium themes • iPhone and iPad support • Landscape mode • AirPlay support • Works completely offline • No account required • No server dependency From a casual poker night with friends to a serious home tournament, this poker timer keeps the game running while you focus on the cards. No spreadsheets. No complicated setup. No one needs to be the guy watching the clock. Just start the tournament, grab your chips, and try not to bust. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

PokerLight

Manage poker tournaments and other competitive gatherings with this timing tool. It clearly displays tournament progress, blind levels, and player information, offering a professional and stable control experience for organizers and participants alike.

Highlights
  • Tournament countdown and level management
  • Blind and ante display
  • Next level preview
  • Player seating control
  • Large-screen projection support
  • Sound, vibration, and light indicators
Features
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PokerLight is a timing and tournament management tool designed specifically for poker tournaments, board game events, and offline competitive gatherings. It helps organizers clearly display the tournament countdown, current level, small blind, big blind, ante, next level, and number of participants, allowing players to understand the tournament progress at a glance and reducing verbal reminders and manual note-taking. Whether it's a small game with friends, a club event, or a formal scorecard tournament, PokerLight provides a clearer, more stable, and more professional tournament control experience. Core Features: Tournament countdown and level management Clear display of small blind, big blind, and ante Preview of current level and next level Player seating and movement control Supports large-screen projection Supports testing with sound, vibration, and indicator lights Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and Mac PokerLight makes tournament rhythm clearer and tournament control easier. This application is only used as a timing management tool for poker board games, scorecard events, and tournaments and does not involve cash wins/losses, deposits/withdrawals, or any form of fund settlement. In short: A professional poker timing and tournament management tool that lets you control levels, times, seating, and projected displays all on one screen.

Screenshots

Royal Poker Timer PRO4 screens
PokerLight4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Royal Poker Timer PRO at 100% against PokerLight's 50%. PokerLight's advantage is monetization model (free vs paid) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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

Royal Poker Timer PRO ships an update every 5 days, PokerLight every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Royal Poker Timer PRO versus PokerLight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoyal Poker Timer PROPokerLight
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB68 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperGilad Tal勇锋 雷

Customer experience

Royal Poker Timer PRO

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

PokerLight

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Royal Poker Timer PRO

No in-app purchases

None

PokerLight

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Royal Poker Timer PRO free?
Royal Poker Timer PRO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PokerLight free?
PokerLight is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Royal Poker Timer PRO or PokerLight have ads?
Royal Poker Timer PRO shows ads; PokerLight does not.
Which is updated more often, Royal Poker Timer PRO or PokerLight?
Royal Poker Timer PRO ships an update every 5 days, and PokerLight every 4 days. Most recently, Royal Poker Timer PRO was updated on October 21, 2026 and PokerLight on October 24, 2026.

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