Comparison

Meeple Clock vs Chess Clock

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

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About

Meeple Clock

Features
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Keep game night moving. Meeple Clock is a beautiful chess-style clock built for board games — every player gets their own colorful meeple wedge, and passing the turn is one tap. No more "whose turn is it?" and no more games that drag past midnight. Set an optional turn limit, hand the phone to the table, and play. HOW IT WORKS Set up your players, pick who goes first (or let the app choose at random), and place the phone in the middle of the table. The screen becomes a radial clock where each player owns a wedge. When your turn ends, tap your wedge — the clock instantly switches to the next player. FEATURES • Radial "table clock" layout — up to 10 players, each with their own meeple color • One-tap turn passing, designed to be used from any seat • Optional per-turn limit with a clear overtime alert, sound, and haptics • Pause anytime, and undo a turn if someone taps by mistake • Automatic round counting and a running total game clock • Results screen showing each player's total thinking time — and the fastest player crowned • Game history and stats saved on your device, with one-tap sharing • Keeps your screen awake during games, so the clock never disappears mid-turn • A clean dark design that looks great in the middle of any table GREAT FOR Strategy games, family game night, party games, tournaments — any tabletop game where turns matter. If your group has one player who takes forever (you know who), Meeple Clock is the friendly fix. No account, no ads, no subscription. Just press start and play.

About

Chess Clock

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The last game clock you'll ever download. Chess Clock is a dedicated clock for chess, go, shogi and board games. Giant digits you can read from across the table. Every time control that actually exists. No ads, no account, and it works fully offline. NEW IN 2.0 • Instant touch: the clock switches the moment your finger lands. Slap it like a real clock. A slap with several fingers counts as one move, never two. • Visible delay: in simple delay a "delay 4" badge and a shrinking bar show why your main time is not running yet. • Keep playing after a flag (US Chess rules): your opponent has to claim the win. If both flags fall, it is a draw, and the game summary records who fell first. • Sunlight theme: black on white, the side to move inverted, bold digits and full screen brightness for outdoor games and bright halls. TAP ANYWHERE Your whole side of the screen is the button. No hunting for a tiny target while your flag is falling. EVERY TIME CONTROL • Fischer increment: time added after every move • Bronstein delay: get back what you used, up to the increment • Simple delay: your time runs only after the delay expires • Japanese byo-yomi: periods that reset each move • Canadian byo-yomi: a block of time for a set number of stones • Hourglass: your time flows to your opponent • Multi-stage controls: "40 moves in 90 minutes, then 30 minutes" • Sudden death, and any combination of the above 25 presets are ready to play: bullet 1+0, blitz 3+2 and 5+3, rapid 10+5, classical 90+30, FIDE 40/90+30, US delay 5|d5, go, Canadian byo-yomi, shogi, hourglass, and turn timers for board, card, word and party games. Build and save your own in seconds. BUILT FOR GO AND SHOGI Japanese and Canadian byo-yomi done properly, with period counts, stone counts and an audible countdown for the last five seconds. Most clocks skip this. We started here. 2 TO 6 PLAYERS Players sit around the table and the turn goes around with them. Reverse direction mid-game, knock out players who run out of time and keep playing, or give everyone a fixed time per turn. Perfect for board game night, not just duels. PER-PLAYER HANDICAP Give each player a different time control. Ideal for coaching, for teaching kids, and for uneven matchups. READ IT ACROSS THE TABLE Full-screen digits, each player's time turned to face them. Six themes: Modern, Retro LCD seven-segment, OLED Black, High Contrast, Wood Club and the new Sunlight. SOUND AND HAPTICS Two distinct tap tones, so you know who is on move without looking. Low-time warning, byo-yomi ticks, and a falling-flag buzzer. Turn it all off for a silent tournament hall. GAME STATISTICS Move counts, average and longest think, a think-time chart for every move, and your last 50 games in history. Share any result as one line of text. ACCESSIBILITY VoiceOver reads each player's time and state, and a double tap passes the move. Dynamic Type, Reduce Motion, and High Contrast and Sunlight themes. HONEST SOFTWARE No ads. No in-app purchases. No account. No tracking. It works fully offline, on a plane, in a park, in a tournament hall with no signal. The only time it goes online is a quick check for a newer version at launch. Available in 49 languages, translated by hand. Made for players who take the game seriously enough to want the clock to disappear.

Screenshots

Meeple Clock4 screens
Chess Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Meeple Clock at monthly against Chess Clock's every 3 months. Chess Clock's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Meeple Clock ships an update monthly, Chess Clock every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Meeple Clock versus Chess Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMeeple ClockChess Clock
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeroz soffylapnito.cz s.r.o.

In-app purchases

None

Meeple Clock

No in-app purchases

None

Chess Clock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Meeple Clock free?
Meeple Clock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chess Clock free?
Chess Clock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Meeple Clock or Chess Clock have ads?
Neither Meeple Clock nor Chess Clock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Meeple Clock or Chess Clock?
Meeple Clock ships an update monthly, and Chess Clock every 3 months. Most recently, Meeple Clock was updated on October 31, 2026 and Chess Clock on October 31, 2026.

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