Comparison

Chess Clock vs SecureVault Private Storage

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

Head to head
About

Chess Clock

Features
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Two big buttons, your time controls, zero fuss. Zwango turns your phone into a real chess clock for over the board play, with the increment math done exactly right. THE CLOCK - Tap your side to press the clock, targets you cannot miss - Portrait and flat on the table landscape layouts - Low time warning with colour and haptics - Move counter and one tap reset - Screen stays awake through the whole game TIME CONTROLS - Presets for Bullet 1+0, Blitz 3+2 and 5+0, Rapid 10+0 and more - Fischer increment, Bronstein, and simple delay, implemented correctly - Build and save your own custom controls ANY BOARD GAME - Works for every two player turn based game: scrabble, go, shogi, backgammon Free to play with the standard presets. Pro unlocks the custom control builder, Bronstein and delay modes, themes, and a true black tabletop mode for OLED screens. Zwango is an independent app and is not affiliated with Chess.com, FIDE, or any chess federation. TOS: https://apps.borombo.com/zwango/terms/

About

SecureVault Private Storage

Features
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SecureVault helps you organize personal files in a password-protected vault stored locally on your device. FREE FEATURES • Store up to 25 vault items • Import photos, videos, audio, documents, and general files • Search, filter, and sort your vault • Play supported audio and video files • Preview supported files and documents • Record your screen and import completed recordings • Change your vault password • Review and manage local login-activity settings PREMIUM — ONE-TIME PURCHASE Unlock SecureVault Premium with a single lifetime purchase: • Unlimited vault items • Private non-persistent browser • Private video editing tools • Unlimited batch importing • Custom file titles and renaming • Restore Purchases support PRIVATE BROWSING Premium includes a private browser with a dedicated search home, URL and search-query entry, navigation controls, and session clearing. Browser website data uses a non-persistent WebKit session and is cleared when the vault locks. LOCAL STORAGE Imported vault files are encrypted before being written to the app’s local storage. SecureVault does not require a server-side account. Apple processes Premium purchases. SecureVault does not receive or store payment-card information. Remember your vault password and retain backups of important original files. Forgotten vault passwords cannot be recovered.

Screenshots

Chess Clock4 screens
SecureVault Private Storage4 screens

Verdict

The call

Chess Clock and SecureVault Private Storage are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Chess Clock sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and SecureVault Private Storage sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Chess Clock versus SecureVault Private Storage: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChess ClockSecureVault Private Storage
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB5 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperErwan ROMBOGreg Williams

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Chess Clock

Subscriptions1
  • Zwango Pro$2.991 Month
One-time1
  • Zwango Pro$9.99
1 purchases

SecureVault Private Storage

One-time1
  • SecureVault Premium$9.99

Questions

Is Chess Clock free?
Chess Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SecureVault Private Storage free?
SecureVault Private Storage is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Chess Clock or SecureVault Private Storage have ads?
Neither Chess Clock nor SecureVault Private Storage shows ads.

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