Comparison

Chess Clock by Chess.com vs Hitori

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

Head to head
About

Chess Clock by Chess.com

This free app functions as a digital chess clock, offering customizable time controls for any game. It supports various increment and delay types, multiple stages, and handicapping, making it ideal for casual play and tournaments. Adjust time on the fly and enjoy clear displays and audio alerts.

Highlights
  • Customizable time controls
  • Fischer and Bronstein increments
  • Multiple-stage time controls
  • Handicapping support
  • On-the-fly time adjustments
  • Pause and interruption support
  • Audio alerts
Features
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Replace your chess clock with this free game timer! It's easy to use, yet fully featured to handle any time control. 100% free: no in-app purchases, no ads! Choose your time control and you're ready to play. The 2nd player presses her button to start the 1st player's clock - and the game is on! FEATURES - Large, easy-to-read buttons - Works in landscape and portrait on all devices - Quickly customize the app for one-tap access to all your favorite time controls - Time controls include base minutes per player and optional per-move delays or bonus time. The app supports both Fischer and Bronstein increments, as well as simple delays. The duration is up to you! - Supports multiple-stage time controls commonly seen in tournaments, such as "40 moves in 2 hours + game in 60 minutes." A glance at the clock shows your current stage! - Support for handicapping lets you set different time controls for each player! - You can adjust the time remaining on the fly, in the middle of your game, for either or both players! - Clock pauses automatically if the app is interrupted; manually pause the clock at any time - Pleasant sounds for buttons and "time's up" alert At Chess.com, we really do love chess, and *sometimes* we even play it offline! For times like that, we created this clock - and we hope you love it as much as we do.

About

Hitori

A logic puzzle game where players eliminate numbers in a grid. The goal is to ensure remaining numbers appear only once per row and column, with specific adjacency rules for filled cells.

Highlights
  • Grid-based number puzzles
  • Eliminate duplicate numbers
  • Row and column uniqueness
  • Adjacency rules for filled cells
  • Single connected component for remaining cells
Features
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Hitori is one of the puzzle game. The rule is simple. Hitori is played with a grid of squares or cells, and each cell contains a number. The objective is to eliminate numbers by filling in the squares such that remaining cells do not contain numbers that appear more than once in either a given row or column. Filled-in cells cannot be horizontally or vertically adjacent, although they can be diagonally adjacent. The remaining un-filled cells must form a single component connected horizontally and vertically.

Screenshots

Chess Clock by Chess.com4 screens
Hitori4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Chess Clock by Chess.com at 91% against Hitori's 40%. Chess Clock by Chess.com also leads on ratings volume (338 vs 6) and chart position (#136 vs unranked). Hitori's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 14.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hitori holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chess Clock by Chess.com has 338 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 91% of Chess Clock by Chess.com's written reviews are positive against 40% of Hitori's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chess Clock by Chess.com ships an update every 3 months, Hitori every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Chess Clock by Chess.com versus Hitori: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChess Clock by Chess.comHitori
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (338 ratings)4.8 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.6% of reviews — better40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings338 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#136 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChess.comYuki Fujimoto

Customer experience

Chess Clock by Chess.com

All ratings338 ratings
Positive90.2%
Neutral3.0%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews212 reviews
Positive90.6%
Neutral5.7%
Negative3.8%

Hitori

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative40.0%

Bugs and requests

Chess Clock by Chess.com

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Time not always reduced when pressing the clock quickly
  • Custom time settings not always saved properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add warning/countdown alerts for time running out
  • Allow setting different times for each player
  • Provide more theme/color options
  • Add vibration feedback when pressing the clock

Hitori

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Chess Clock by Chess.com

No in-app purchases

None

Hitori

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chess Clock by Chess.com free?
Chess Clock by Chess.com is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hitori free?
Hitori is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Chess Clock by Chess.com or Hitori?
Hitori is rated higher. Chess Clock by Chess.com averages 4.6 out of 5 from 338 ratings, while Hitori averages 4.8 from 6 ratings.
Do Chess Clock by Chess.com or Hitori have ads?
Neither Chess Clock by Chess.com nor Hitori shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chess Clock by Chess.com or Hitori?
Chess Clock by Chess.com ships an update every 3 months, and Hitori every 2 months. Most recently, Chess Clock by Chess.com was updated on October 16, 2026 and Hitori on October 7, 2026.

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