Comparison

Tempo vs Turnwise

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

Head to head
About

Tempo

This app transforms your phone into a shared game clock for multiple players. It features individual timers for each participant, allowing for fair timekeeping in any turn-based game without passing the device. Choose between stopwatch or countdown modes with customizable settings.

Highlights
  • Shared game clock for up to 6 players
  • Individual timers per player
  • Stopwatch and countdown modes
  • Optional Fischer increment
  • Customizable times and presets
  • Per-player names and colors
  • Screen stays awake during gameplay
Features
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Tempo turns your phone into a shared game clock for the whole table. Put it down in the middle, and every player gets their own clock rotated to face their seat. When it's your turn, your side counts. Tap it to pass to the next player. No passing the phone around, no fumbling with a chess clock built for two. Perfect for chess, but built for any turn-based game - board games, card games, word games, or anything where keeping time fair matters. TWO WAYS TO PLAY > Stopwatch - each player counts up from zero. See who's taking the longest. > Countdown - each player starts with a set time and counts down, with an optional Fischer increment added after every turn. Run out? Tempo keeps counting into overtime instead of knocking you out, so your game is never decided by a single buzzer. MADE FOR THE TABLE - 2 to 6 players, each tile angled toward their seat - Tap-to-pass turn in clockwise order - Custom times and increments, plus one-tap presets - Per-player names and colors - A clean center hub for pause, reset, and settings - The screen stays awake the whole game No accounts. No ads. No tracking. Just a clock everyone can see.

About

Turnwise

Features
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Turnwise is a turn clock for tables of 2–8 players — built for Commander and other Magic: The Gathering formats, trading card games, and board games where turns run long and someone always asks "whose turn is it?" Put one phone or tablet in the middle of the table. Every player gets a tile; a tap passes the turn on. The active player's clock is visible to everyone, and slow turns become a number instead of a vague feeling. THREE WAYS TO PLAY Classic — clocks count up, so you see where the time went: per turn, per round, per player, for the whole game. Add an optional turn limit, fixed (say one minute) or growing round by round as the game gets heavier. When time runs out the clock flags and blinks — the table decides what happens, never the app. Chess Clock — for two players: bullet, blitz and rapid presets in chess notation (1+0, 3+2, 5+3, 15+10 …), fully adjustable time and increment, four increment styles (Fischer before/after, Bronstein, simple delay) and an optional handicap so uneven pairings stay interesting. Hourglass — one pool of time between two players: while you think, your clock falls and your opponent's rises. Slow play arms your opponent. MADE FOR REAL TABLES • Seat map: arrange players the way you actually sit; pick who starts without anyone switching chairs • Time warning: a beep and a buzz before a turn runs out — at a fixed mark or a share of the turn • Optional elimination on timeout in classic games — always a question, never an automatism • Pause, undo a pass, eliminate players, keep playing until a winner stands • Game timeline and stats: every turn's duration, round totals, awards at the end • Timing is wall-clock based — backgrounding the app never loses a second AND NOTHING ELSE Turnwise is completely free and works entirely offline. No account, no ads, no tracking, no subscription — nothing is locked. If it improves your game nights, there's a voluntary tip jar; tipping changes nothing in the app. English, German, French, Spanish. Light and dark mode. iPhone and iPad.

Screenshots

Tempo4 screens
Turnwise4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tempo at none against Turnwise's 5. Turnwise's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). On price and ads 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. Turnwise sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Tempo asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Tempo versus Turnwise: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTempoTurnwise
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPaul BurkeAdrian Horstmann

In-app purchases

None

Tempo

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Turnwise

One-time5
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$2.99
  • Large Tip$3.99
Show 2 more
  • Generous Tip$8.99
  • Legendary Tip$17.99

Questions

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

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