Comparison

Chip Up vs Tony计时器

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

Head to head
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/

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Tony计时器

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Tony Time is a tournament timer and live display tool. Use your phone or tablet to organize levels, control countdowns, and share tournament progress with TVs or large screens on the same local network. Manage multiple independent tournaments from one controller. Each tournament has its own match number and timer. Connect several displays to one tournament, or show different tournaments on different displays. Features • Customize tournament templates, level parameters, durations, and breaks. • Start, pause, adjust countdowns, and move between levels. • Track players, entries, and average stack. • Switch between independent tournaments by match number. • Discover tournaments on the same local subnet and select one to connect. QR code and manual address entry are also supported. • Save tournament history for later review. • Use English or Simplified Chinese, with automatic language selection and manual switching. • Automatically open controller or display mode based on the device, with manual role switching available. Free features and projection subscription Local timers, tournament templates, and history are free to use. No account registration is required. Sharing tournament status with displays requires a monthly projection subscription on the iPhone or iPad controller. Display devices do not need separate purchases. The projection subscription renews automatically every month and has no free trial. The price is shown on the App Store purchase confirmation screen. Payment is charged to your Apple account upon confirmation. The subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple account subscription settings. Connection requirements Devices must be on the same local network, with Local Network access allowed. Automatic discovery supports common private IPv4 /24 subnets. Keep the controller app in the foreground while syncing. Camera access is used only to scan connection QR codes; manual address entry is also available. Local timers work without connecting to other devices, and tournament data is stored on your device. Support and user guide: https://tony.v5.lc/ Contact: card163@hotmail.com Privacy Policy: https://tony.v5.lc/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Chip Up4 screens
Tony计时器4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Tony计时器 at every 2 days against Chip Up's every 2 weeks. 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. Chip Up sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year and Tony计时器 sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $24.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chip Up ships an update every 2 weeks, Tony计时器 every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Chip Up versus Tony计时器: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChip UpTony计时器
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMark McCoyHaifeng Zhao

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Chip Up

Subscriptions1
  • Chip Up Pro$4.991 Year
1 purchases

Tony计时器

Subscriptions1
  • Tony Projection Monthly$24.991 Month

Questions

Is Chip Up free?
Chip Up is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tony计时器 free?
Tony计时器 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Chip Up or Tony计时器 have ads?
Neither Chip Up nor Tony计时器 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chip Up or Tony计时器?
Chip Up ships an update every 2 weeks, and Tony计时器 every 2 days. Most recently, Chip Up was updated on October 31, 2026 and Tony计时器 on October 31, 2026.

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