Retrogaming Collection vs Chess Clock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Retrogaming Collection
Catalog your entire video game collection, including games, boxes, and manuals. Track your library across numerous classic gaming platforms. This app helps you manage your collection's information, not provide playable games.
- Catalog games, boxes, and manuals
- Supports multiple classic platforms
- Manage your entire game library
- Track collection details
- Digital game library management
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Retrogaming Collection is the must-have companion app for retro game collectors. Catalog your physical game library across 13 iconic platforms and take full control of your collection. - 13 CLASSIC PLATFORMS Atari 2600 · Dreamcast · Game Boy · Game Boy Advance · GameCube · Game Gear · Master System · Mega Drive/Genesis · Nintendo 64 · NES/Famicom · PlayStation · Saturn · Super NES/SNES - BUILD YOUR LIBRARY Search the retrogaming database to find any game. View cover art, release date, publisher, developer, and regional editions (PAL / NA / JP). Add games to your collection in a single tap. - PLAY YOUR GAMES IN-APP Load your own ROM and play instantly for supported platforms — NES, SNES, Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, Mega Drive/Genesis, Atari 2600, Game Gear, Master System, and Nintendo 64. Save and resume anytime. You provide your own legally-owned game files — the app never bundles or links to ROMs. - SORT & FILTER Sort by title, release year, or completeness. Filter by boxed copies, manuals, and regions (PAL/NA/JP). Find exactly what you're looking for instantly. - COLLECTION STATS Get insights at a glance: box rate, manual rate, completeness score, regional breakdown, and your most stacked platform. - YOUTUBE VIDEOS Watch retrogaming content for each platform without leaving the app — reviews, gameplay, and history. - BACKUP & EXPORT Export your collection as JSON or CSV. Share it, archive it, or open it in a spreadsheet. Restore from any backup anytime. - 7 LANGUAGES English · Français · Deutsch · Español · Italiano · 日本語 · 한국어 - DARK MODE Light, dark, or system-adaptive — your eyes, your choice.
Chess Clock
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Chess Clock is the beautiful, complete game timer for over-the-board play — for chess, Go, Scrabble, backgammon and any two-player game. Pay once. No ads. No subscription. Tap your side after each move to start your opponent's clock. Big, glanceable digits read from across the table — and a smart mirrored readout lets both players see both clocks the right way up. EVERY TIME CONTROL • Sudden death & Fischer increment • Bronstein and simple / US delay • Multi-stage FIDE tournament controls (e.g. 40 moves in 90 min, then +30 min, +30s a move) • Byo-yomi & Canadian byo-yomi for Go • Hourglass mode • Custom builder — dial in any base time, increment, delay or stages BUILT FOR THE TABLE • Ready presets: Bullet, Blitz, Rapid, Classical • Low-time warning with sound and haptics • Flag detection with an unmistakable alarm • Keeps the screen awake and auto-pauses if you leave the app • Portrait and landscape PLAYERS & STATS • Keep a roster of players • Automatic win / loss records and win rates • Head-to-head history — see who leads your rivalry MAKE IT YOURS • 7 clock faces: Minimal, Carbon, Wood, Tournament LCD, Neon, Blueprint, Paper • Player names on the board • Light & dark themes · English, Deutsch, Español, Français PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No tracking. Everything stays on your device. Chess Clock Pro unlocks the custom & FIDE tournament controls, Bronstein & delay, Go byo-yomi, extra clock faces, player names, and full stats & history — a single one-time purchase, yours forever.
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Verdict
Retrogaming Collection and Chess Clock 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
Both are free to download. Retrogaming Collection sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Chess Clock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Retrogaming Collection | Chess Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 67.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alain Grange | Ralf Pitter |
In-app purchases
Retrogaming Collection
- Remove permanently$1.99
Chess Clock
- Chess Clock Pro$8.99
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