Chess Clock by Chess.com vs Deploy Chess

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.

Deploy Chess is chess — reimagined from move zero. Every game begins not with a fixed starting position, but with a deployment phase. You and your opponent receive an identical, randomly generated set of pieces. One by one, in alternating turns, you place them on your half of the board — watching each other in real time. Once both kings are down, the battle begins. No two games start the same. Opening theory is obsolete. The fight starts before the first move. TWO PHASES. ONE CLOCK. ▸ DEPLOY — Place 8 to 16 pieces across your back two ranks. Bishops on opposite colors. King last. The clock is already ticking. ▸ BATTLE — Standard chess from the position you built. Same clock, no reset. Every second you spent deploying is a second you don't have to attack. TWO RATINGS. BOTH MATTER. We track your skill in both phases separately: ▸ DEPLOYMENT ELO — Updated after every game using Stockfish evaluation of your starting position. Did you build a better army than your opponent? ▸ BATTLE ELO — Classic chess rating based on game outcome. Glicko-2 under the hood. Real ratings, real progression. GAME MODES ▸ RANKED — Matchmaking pairs you with opponents of similar combined skill. Both Elos update. ▸ VS FRIEND — Generate a 6-character code, send it anywhere. Choose random or custom piece sets. Pick your time control. TIME CONTROLS ▸ Blitz — 3 min + 2 sec increment ▸ Rapid — 10 min, no increment BUILT FOR SERIOUS PLAY ▸ Server-authoritative clock — no client-side cheating ▸ Real-time deployment — see every piece your opponent places, the instant they place it ▸ Full game replay — step through deployment and battle move by move ▸ Resign, draw offers, rematches with the same pieces ▸ Reconnect mid-game — your match state is preserved FIELD MANUAL AESTHETIC Amber on graphite. Mono numerals. Sharp edges. Classified labels. Deploy Chess looks like a tactical briefing — because that's what every game is. FREE. NO ADS DURING GAMES. NO PAY-TO-WIN.