Ply vs Ply

Lay your phone flat between two players and play. Ply is a chess clock built to feel like a real one: a heavy press you can feel, a rocker that tips to the side that just moved, and a flag that really falls when time runs out. The far player's digits face them, and the screen never dims mid-game. Ply keeps time, not score: every chess, go and shogi time control, a radial turn timer for up to 8 players, and a real sand hourglass. EVERY TIME CONTROL, FREE • Sudden death, Fischer increment (after or before the move), Bronstein delay and simple (US) delay • Multi-stage controls by move count, byo-yomi with a spoken count (in your language or in Japanese) for go and shogi, and Canadian overtime • Word-game overtime: at zero nobody flags, and the clock counts on in minus so the table can score the penalty • Sand Duel: one hourglass between two players, where every second you think pours into your opponent's side • FIDE/USCF-style time controls, named in plain words, so everyone agrees on the rules before the first move • Move counter, undo the last press, and time correction while paused • Silent mode for tournament rooms, a talking clock, large-tap mode and a High-Contrast face ROUND TABLE (PRO) Time a whole board-game table of 2 to 8 players on one dial. Every name faces its seat, the current player's segment lights up, and a tap in the centre passes the turn. Per-turn limits, a time bank for each player, or no limit at all, with turn stats at the end that show who took the longest. A REAL HOURGLASS The Glass tab is a sand timer made of real, falling grains. Turn your phone over and the sand starts to run; tilt it and the sand follows. Classic durations are free; Hourglass Pro adds any length, six sands and three glasses. CLOCKS WORTH LOOKING AT (PRO) Walnut & Brass with an analog dial and a falling flag, Bakelite, Tournament LCD and anodized metals. Aluminium, Night and High-Contrast are free. MADE FOR THE TABLE • Flat between you, or standing beside the board in landscape, like a real clock • A game survives your phone closing the app: it comes back paused, right where you were • Live Activity on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island • Siri, Shortcuts, the Action Button and a Control Center control • A game card after every game, with each move's think time, ready to share • Works offline. No account. No ads. No tracking. • For casual, club and teaching play. Rated events may require an approved clock. HONEST PRICING The complete two-player clock, with every time control, is free forever. Ply Pro adds Round Table, the Pro faces, your full game history and any hourglass. It's a single one-time purchase, never a subscription, and it works with Family Sharing. Your first game in every Pro mode is on us. Privacy: https://ply.evatech.app/privacy Terms: https://ply.evatech.app/terms

Ply is the chess clock that never misses a tap. Open it, tap a time, and play: two taps to a running game. THE CLOCK • The switch happens the moment your finger lands, not when it lifts. Slap the whole half of the screen, with any number of fingers. • The time never drifts and never jumps: every move is measured on the phone's own clock, not counted in ticks. • The side to move is bright. The side that waits is dim. You can see whose turn it is from across the room. • At 10 seconds the clock turns red. Warnings at one minute, 30 and 10 seconds, a beep for each of the last 5, and an alarm when a flag falls. • A click on every move, made so that fast bullet taps do not cut it off. Loud Sounds for a noisy room. A light tap of the phone on each switch. • One small pause button in the middle, away from your hand. Turn on Hold to Pause, and a stray finger in blitz does not stop the game. • Add or take away time for a penalty, take back the last tap, restart, or end the game. • Upright, or on its side beside the board. On iPad too. TIME CONTROLS • Bullet, blitz, rapid and classical presets: 1+0, 2+1, 3+0, 3+2, 5+0, 5+3, 10+0, 15+10, 30+0. • Your own control: minutes and seconds, an increment, and its kind: Fischer, Bronstein or US delay. Save it as a tile. • Time odds: give one player more time than the other. • Keep Running After a Flag, for US Chess rules. AFTER THE GAME • A summary when a game ends: the time each side used, the average and the longest move, and a chart of the seconds for each move. • Your games stay on your phone. No account, no ads, no tracking. PLY PRO • Board games for 2 to 8 players: names and colors, one tap passes the turn. Time bank, time per turn, or count up. For Catan, Scrabble, Rummikub, backgammon, wargames and more. • Byo-yomi for Go and shogi: main time, then periods. • The FIDE tournament control: 90 minutes for 40 moves, then 30 more, with 30 seconds a move. • A mechanical clock face in 3D: hands, a button that goes down, and a flag that falls. • The OLED Black clock theme, wood-and-bell sounds, and a voice that says "one minute", "thirty seconds" and "ten seconds". • Every game in charts: games by week and by weekday, what you play, how your games end, and where your time goes. Ply speaks 58 languages. Ply Pro is a weekly subscription, with a free trial for new subscribers, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews each week unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your account settings on the App Store. Privacy Policy: https://theflynch.com/e8c62569-7aa8-4720-8e43-b24e1833b75d/ply/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use: https://theflynch.com/e8c62569-7aa8-4720-8e43-b24e1833b75d/ply/terms-of-service.html